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Happy Birthday to Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Duke of Varmland! The only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, he is the younger brother of Crown Princess Victoria and the older brother of Princess Madeline. Crown Prince of Sweden for seven months, the law was changed to gender-neutral succession, and he is currently 4th in-line to the Throne. Educated in Sweden and the US, he served in the Swedish Navy, and is keen on sports and car racing. In 2015, Prince Carl Phillip married Sofia Hellqvist, a former model, in a grand ceremony in Stockholm. The couple have three sons, Prince Alexander, Prince Gabriel and Prince Julian, who are no longer members of the Swedish Royal House. We wish HRH a very Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns!