Pregnant Princess Sofia of Sweden Dresses Up Growing Bump During Day of Double Royal Duty

Mar. 15, 2025

Princess Sofia of Sweden at the opening of Swedish Parliament in Stockholm on Sept. 10, 2024; Princess Sofia of Sweden at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm on Sept. 10, 2024.Photo:Michael Campanella/Getty, Jessica Gow/TT/Shutterstock

Michael Campanella/Getty, Jessica Gow/TT/Shutterstock

Princess Sofiaof Sweden is dressing effortlessly during her pregnancy.

On Sept. 10, the Duchess of Värmland, 39, stepped out for two royal duties with her husband,Prince Carl Philip, a week after the palace announced that she is expecting theirfourth childtogether. The set of engagements came with an outfit change — and Sofia impressively wore heels to both!

Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip, 45, kicked off the workday at the opening of the Riksdag’s 2024-2025 parliamentary session, where they joinedKing Carl XVI GustafandQueen Silvia, Carl Philip’s sistersCrown Princess VictoriaandPrincess Madeleine, and their respective husbandsPrince DanielandChristopher O’Neill. For this event, Princess Sofia wore a belted black dress with white polka dots, a black hair accessory and matching heels, sticking to a style tradition!

Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill at Swedish Parliament on Sept. 10, 2024.Michael Campanella/Getty

Michael Campanella/Getty

According toThe Court Jewellerblog, when the opening of Parliament was a grander occasion, the court wore black and white. While the event has modernized with the times, women in the Swedish royal family are known to go with that color palette “in a nod to the past.” Like Sofia, Queen Silivia, 80, Crown Princess Victoria, 47, and Princess Madeleine, 42, all wore black and white outfits to Riksdag in Stockholm.

Later that day, Princess Sofia switched outfits to attend a performance at the Royal Opera House — and turned up the glam! The Duchess of Värmland changed into a red velvet wrap dress tied above her growing bump and completed the look with a coordinating clutch and nude shoes.

(From left) Royal Opera CEO Frederik Lindgren, Andras Norlen, King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Sofia, Christopher O’Neill and Princess Madeleine at the Royal Opera House on Sept. 10, 2024.Jessica Gow/TT/Shutterstock

Jessica Gow/TT/Shutterstock

It was a family affair at the opera house, where the royals came together for a concert commemorating the opening of the Riksdag.

“Their Royal Highnesses Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are delighted to announce that The Princess is expecting their fourth child,” the court said in a statement.

“Princess Sofia is feeling well, and the birth is expected to take place in February 2025. During the autumn, no changes in the public schedule of Princess Sofia are planned,” it said.

The news was shared on social media with a new photo of the royal couple, who wed in June 2015. Sofia became a princess when she married King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia’s son, and they are both working royals.

Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip in Arvika, Sweden on Sept. 4, 2024.Fredrik Sandberg/TT/Shutterstock

Fredrik Sandberg/TT/Shutterstock

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Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden in Arvika, Sweden on Sept. 4, 2024.Fredrik Sandberg/TT/Shutterstock

“Big and warm thanks to all the warmers who so warmly welcomed us to Arvika, Eda and Karlstad this week. We are so glad to have once again experienced so many different parts of Värmland’s culture, industry, civil society and authorities,” the Duke and Duchess of Värmland wrote onInstagram.

“In conclusion, we would also like to extend our warm thanks for the well wishes we have received on the occasion of the upcoming addition to our family,” they added with a heart emoji.

source: people.com