This Baby Princess Just Gave Her First Royal Wave During King Carl Gustaf of Sweden's 80th Birthday Celebrations

Princess Ines's tiny cape couldn't stop her from greeting fans.

Kristin Contino's avatar
By
published
in News
Queen Silvia looking at Princess Ines
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Members of the Swedish royal family and other royals from around the world gathered for King Carl XVI Gustaf’s glamorous 80th birthday gala on April 30, but it was the tiniest royal who captured hearts during the celebrations.

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia’s youngest child, Princess Ines, is just 14 months old, and she joined her family for a balcony appearance at the Royal Palace in Stockholm to mark her grandfather’s birthday.

Wearing a tiny white cape, the baby princess stole the show as she enthusiastically waved from underneath her cloak in a video shared on X. Princess Sofia, who was holding Ines, then moved her daughter’s cape aside so she could better wave to the crowds gathered outside the palace.

Article continues below

Princess Sofia wearing a blue hat holding Princess Ines

Princess Sofia holds Princess Ines during King Carl XVI Gustaf's birthday commemorations on April 30.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Princess Estelle holding Princess Ines next to Queen Silvia and Princess Sofia

Princess Estelle holds her cousin and goddaughter, Ines.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Prince Carl Philip holding Princess Ines walking with his sons and Princess Sofia

Baby Ines, held by her dad, Prince Carl Philip, wears a floral dress.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Princess Ines’s 14-year-old godmother, Princess Estelle, watched on with a smile as the baby waved away, and she held her goddaughter during part of the birthday tributes. Queen Silvia also took a turn holding the baby as Ines sweetly reached up and touched her grandmother’s face.

The 1-year-old, who wore a floral dress underneath her cape and a white hair bow, was joined by her three brothers, Prince Alexander, 10, Prince Gabriel, 8, and Prince Julian, 5.

Although Princess Ines didn’t get to join her parents for the birthday gala Thursday night, Princess Estelle looked grown up in a lavender gown as she attended the festivities.

CATEGORIES
Kristin Contino
Kristin Contino
Senior Royal and Celebrity Editor

Kristin Contino is Marie Claire's Senior Royal and Celebrity editor. She's been covering royalty since 2018—including major moments such as the Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II’s death and King Charles III's coronation—and places a particular focus on the British Royal Family's style and what it means.

Prior to working at Marie Claire, she wrote about celebrity and royal fashion at Page Six Style and covered royalty from around the world as chief reporter at Royal Central. Kristin has provided expert commentary for outlets including the BBC, Sky News, US Weekly, the Today Show and many others.

Kristin is also the published author of two novels, “The Legacy of Us” and “A House Full of Windsor.” She's passionate about travel, history, horses, and learning everything she can about her favorite city in the world, London.