Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel Of Sweden Expecting Their First Child

As if European royalty hadn't had enough family milestones this year, Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband Prince Daniel have announced that they are expecting their first child.

Reported by Hello!, the news comes about a year after the couple married in what the Daily Mail then called the "biggest royal wedding for decades" (little did they know...).

Princess Victoria, daughter of Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, did what Zara Phillips would do a year later by marrying an athletic commoner, gym owner and personal trainer Daniel Westling who now goes by the title Prince Daniel.

Over a year into their marriage, the prince and princess have announced their good news via a palace statement, which also added that the baby is expected in March of 2012, writes Hello!

The stylish princess, who is first in line for the Swedish throne, said, "With Daniel by my side I feel secure. You have probably noticed that in recent years I have seemed stronger and happier. And now the time has come for us to begin building something together and starting a family."

The couple sure does seem happy -- take a look at the chic pair (we especially love Daniel's sorta hipster glasses) over the past several months!

Comments

[Mandy Littlefield]

10:05 AM on 08/22/2011

I am so excited for the royal couple! I think Victoria is truly a sweet person and Sweden is lucky to have her as a future Queen. Any name ideas? I think for a girl, Anna, Eva, Desiree, Maude, or Silvia will be in there somewhere. As for a boy, I forsee Carl, Gustav, Oscar, Olle, Bertil or Gunnar.

[LMPE]

01:24 AM on 08/21/2011

Vicky, Danny, whatever you do, don't name the baby Bronx Mowgli!

[Nana610]

07:04 PM on 08/19/2011

She is just stunning and is such an inspiration because of her recovery from eating disorders. The fact that he helped her through it is even more special. This 1/2 Swede is SO happy for them!!

[Rob Greer]

09:38 AM on 08/19/2011

Princess Victoria of Sweden is my FAVORITE royal, (if an American can have such a thing)... Beautiful, SEXY, and smart... CONGRATULATIONS to Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel, (or as I call him; Prince Lucky of SOB)

[kaib57]

12:08 AM on 08/19/2011

She always looks happy and he always looks...well, uncomfortable.

[NevaforLeadership]

09:02 PM on 08/18/2011

Great news for this very heartwarming couple.

[martiniandabotoxchaser]

07:32 PM on 08/18/2011

Beautiful couple.

[watch out world]

05:00 PM on 08/18/2011

I don't know how someone can call her ugly. I think she is darling. She glows happiness.

[thinkingwomanmillstone]

09:54 AM on 08/19/2011

I have to agree...she smiles as if she means it and doesn't appear to just going through the motions in the candid picture at the school.

[roblabrousse]

11:20 AM on 08/19/2011

Check out her profile and her honking chin.....then you 'll know she's not that pretty. But yes she projects warmth and cheer.

[hattie54]

10:50 PM on 08/19/2011

I bet you have a lot of warts on your ugly chin.

[Mandy Littlefield]

10:07 AM on 08/22/2011

Victoria may not be your idea of pretty, but she's certainly got a good head on her shoulders and is as noble in bearing as Queen Elizabeth II. I envy her.

[nancynancy]

03:57 PM on 08/18/2011

They seem like a happy and physically well matched couple.

[SonyaInTx]

02:57 PM on 08/18/2011

She really does look happy and content. It's wonderful to see that she has someone she truely loves by her side.

[mazkid]

12:11 PM on 08/18/2011

Where has Nicarol been all his/her life. Sweden has royalty, as does Norway, Japan, Thailand, Spain, France and a whole lot of other countries in this world. Just because we don't hear about them in the news all the time like we do British royalty doesn't mean they don't exist. In fact, I can trace my ancestry back to the royal family of Norway on my grandmother's side. And we don't have a bunch of psycho's, etc. in the family tree.

[manmythlegend]

12:09 PM on 08/18/2011

Dude looks like Dwight from the Office...

[KiTTGT]

11:27 AM on 08/18/2011

Is prince Daniel a hipster?

[debbay1976]

09:32 AM on 08/18/2011

In the words of my hilarious friend Chris Tucker.......DAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNN (swatting away the cooties)

What the hell happened to Royalty being beautiful ? She us UUGLY (YOOGLY) She is so ugly it warrants an extra U !!!!!

[cdnbystander]

07:46 PM on 08/18/2011

Was that really necessary?

[sunflower12]

08:51 PM on 08/18/2011

Beaty is in the eye of the beholder.
It doesn't really matter if you find her beautiful or not, we should just wish them well and hope for the best.
Life is difficult for everyone, let's be gracious.

[nicarol]

09:27 AM on 08/18/2011

I didn't know Sweden had "royalty." I thought that country was more enlightened than to keep up the pretense and nonsense of a "royal family." Is that bloodline full of serial killers and psychos like England's royal ancestors? Yea, real special.

[GraniteSkyline]

02:45 PM on 08/18/2011

What's wrong with you? You should come out from under your rock more often. Wait! On second thought , no! Please remain under your cozy rock.

[nicarol]

10:07 AM on 08/19/2011

Ooh, good one.

[MJinCanada]

10:18 PM on 08/18/2011

Sweden is enlightened. Crown Princess Victoria is the heir to the throne even though she has two younger brothers. Sweden is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament that dates to the 15th century; the constitution developed piecemeal over centuries as Sweden is a very old country. In fact, they often elected their monarchs until the 16th century, when -- because it was no longer the norm for the king to lead troops into battle and parliament had increasing financial power -- hereditary monarchs probably just seemed easier.

I don't know where you get the "serial killers and psychos" from. Too much bad tv and bad fiction, probably. I'd bet there are many more far worse people in corporate headquarters today than in the last 200 years of European royalty.

[Amera]

08:21 AM on 08/19/2011

She has a younger brother and sister.

[nicarol]

10:06 AM on 08/19/2011

Interesting. I recently watched The Tudors, hence, my serial killer comment. Anything from today dealing with "royalty", or the recent past, snooze. Does anyone really care if Kate Middleton wore the same dress twice?