What is Princess Estelle’s full name?
Princess Estelle’s full name is Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary. The princess has the name Silvia from her grandmother Queen Silvia, and Ewa from her grandmother Ewa Westling. Mary is from Princess Estelle’s godmother, Queen Mary of Denmark.
Her nickname comes from society lady and Folke Bernadotte wife, American Estelle Bernadotte.
When it became clear that the crown prince couple had chosen the name Estelle, it caused strong feelings in Sweden. The historian Herman Lindqvist raged, calling the name “totally inappropriate” and saying it sounded like a nightclub queen – but he was hit back by Aftonbladet’s readers who mobilized and in a poll 190,000 Swedes voted for the name.
Princess Estelle. Image source: Kate Gabor, Royal Court/TT Image Princess Estelle’s age – how old is she?
On February 23, 2012, Princess Estelle was born, which means that she is now 12 years old, but in 2025 she will be a teenager when she turns 13.
Princess Estelle height – how tall is she?
Princess Estelle was 51 centimeters tall when she was born, and since then she has of course sprinted in length. Her mother Crown Princess Victoria is 168 centimeters tall and Prince Daniel is 180 centimeters tall. And it seems Estelle is following in her dad’s footsteps when it comes to height.
Estelle is not fully grown yet, but in pictures where she is standing next to, among others, Princess Sofia, they look the same height – and Princess Sofia is 165 centimeters tall.
Princess Sofia and Princess Estelle are almost the same height! Image source: Mikael Fritzon/TT Bild Are Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel the mother and father of Princess Estelle?
Yes, Princess Estelle is the daughter of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel. Estelle is the crown prince couple’s first child, and she is also the proud big sister of her little brother, the prince Oscar.
Crown Princess Victoria with Prince Daniel and children Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle. Image source: Linda Broström/Kungl. Hovstaterna/TT Bild Does Princess Estelle have siblings?
Yes, Princess Estelle has a little brother in the form of little brother Prince Oscar.
– She is a very talented big sister! Incredibly warm and inclusive – and she is patient. So she is very nice with Oscar, Crown Princess Victoria has told about Estelle in the Year with the Royal Family on SVT.
How much older is Princess Estelle compared to Prince Oscar?
Prince Oscar was born on 2 March 2016, which makes Estelle four years older than Oscar.
Prince Oscar and Princess Estelle have no surnames. Image source: Henrik Montgomery/TT BildWhere is Princess Estelle Duchess?
Princess Estelle is Duchess of Östergötland. Estelle did her first official mission as a two-year-old when she visited her duchy for the first time. As a christening gift from the county, Estelle received a path next to lake Tåkern.
Where is Princess Estelle in the line of succession?
According to the order of succession, Princess Estelle is number two in the Swedish line of succession. This means that she will later become Sweden’s queen. The training to one day take the throne has already begun. According to Swedish Lady so she already started in 2019 with visits to the Treasury and the Bernadotte Library with both Crown Princess Victoria and the King. Something that is important to Victoria.
– Partly so that they know where they are and where they are, But also so that they have understanding, respect and humility before what they get to experience and the environments they get to stay in. Then also that they know the history of Sweden and Stockholm, absolutely, Victoria has told in the documentary Kungliga slottet on SVT.
Princess Estelle’s school – does she go to Campus Manilla?
Yes, Princess Estelle attends Campus Manilla. In 2018, she started in preschool class at the exclusive school on Djurgården.
Campus Manila. Image source: Anders Wiklund/TT Bild
Several famous people have sent their children to the well-known elite school. At parents’ meetings and other events, Victoria and Daniel can meet, among others Steve Angelo and Isabel Adrian, Alex and Amanda Schulman, Mats Sundin and his Josephine, Carolina Neurath, Felix and Clara Herngren and Emilia de Poret and her husband, the Swiss lawyer Amaury de Poret.
At school, Estelle is actually best friends with Mats Sundin’s daughter Bonnie, and the girls also share a great interest in basketball as Bonnie also plays basketball.
Bonnie and Princess Estelle. Image source: Jessica Gow/TT Bild
There is no doubt that Estelle has her head on the shaft, she could actually both read and write even before she started first grade, Queen Silvia has revealed. Estelle is also a cheerleader in English, and for most of her life has had English-speaking nannies to get a head start in English.
Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle and Prince Daniel arrive at Campus Manilla at Djurgården in Stockholm. Image source: Jessica Gow/TT Bild Does Princess Estelle wear glasses?
Yes, just like her father Daniel, Princess Estelle wears glasses. The first time she was photographed wearing glasses was when her grandfather’s birthday was in 2022.
In a comment to the newspaper Happened so revealed the court’s information manager Margaret Thorgren when Estelle had gotten glasses.
– Very recently, Thorgren answered in 2022 when asked when Estelle got the glasses.
Princess Estelle in her stylish glasses. Image source: Pontus Lundahl/TT Bild
Since then, she almost always wears glasses in public. In the summer of 2023, she wore the glasses during the National Day celebration at Skansen, and also during the Paralympics in Paris, her stylish glasses were on.
Does Princess Estelle play basketball?
Yes, Princess Estelle plays basketball. In an interview with Aftonbladet, Prince Daniel has told that Princess Estelle plays basketball while Oscar plays football. Estelle plays in a team in a Stockholm suburb, and they often meet other Stockholm teams for exciting matches.
– The children play sports a couple of times a week. Oscar plays soccer and Estelle plays basketball, Prince Daniel told TV4’s Nyhetsmorgon.
Estelle’s name is followed by an asterisk where the team’s first and last names are presented.
On the team’s website, the princess is presented simply as Estelle – without any title. You can easily think that Estelle would be called Bernadotte in surname, but the fact is that Estelle lacks a surname, something like Today’s Law have reported on. Therefore, her first name is followed by an asterisk.
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In addition to basketball, Estelle also rides.
– She loves to ride. It’s the only thing she does…if she has the choice, Crown Princess Victoria herself has told.
Estelle has her own horse in the form of the white Welsh pony Victor, which she has had since 2016. Estelle is not afraid to take in when she comes to the stable.
– Estelle is here and helps take care of him. She grooms, brushes and scratches hooves, has a stable master Ulf Gunnehed previously disclosed to Swedish Women’s Magazine.
In addition to practicing sports herself, Estelle is a big consumer of following sports – preferably on site! Just like her father, Prince Daniel, she supports the Stockholm team AIK in the Allsvenskan, but if football is not on the menu, Estelle has also been seen at both tennis matches, basketball EC and during the Paralympics in Paris 2024.
Estelle and Bonnie at tennis in 2022. Image source: Fredrik Persson/TT Bild Prince Daniel, Prince Oscar, Princess Estelle and Crown Princess Victoria watch the European Championship qualifiers in basketball between Sweden and Germany at Hovet in Stockholm in November 2024. Image source: Claudio Bresciani/TT BildPrinsessan Estelle and Prince Daniel at an AIK match. Image source: Magnus Lejhall/TT Bild
The latter was actually Princess Estelle’s first official mission abroad, confirmed the royal house on its website.