Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Prince Gabriel of Sweden - Christening Reply (2017)

A reply arrived this week from Sweden. I have written to the Sweden Royals so many times over the years, for Births, Christenings, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, Illness, Death, etc. And have only ever gotten 2 replies before. So, this reply is pretty special.

I had written in December to Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia for their son, Prince Gabriel's Christening. (I of course also sent them my best wishes for Christmas and wished Princess Sofia a Happy Birthday in the letter).

The envelope is the same as the other Swedish Royal replies. The left side of the envelope features the Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Sweden with"Royal Court of Sweden," and the address written underneath.


Inside is lovely thank you card. It's the same size as the photo cards we see from the Clarence House. The front of the card features Prince Gabriel's monogram.


Inside is a note from the couple written in Swedish and English. The two signatures are printed on and are the same ones used on the couple's wedding reply in 2015.


The message says:
For all the kindness and consideration shown to us on the occasion of the Christening of our son, Prince Gabriel, we wish to extend our warmest thanks and sincere gratitude. 

Carl Philip   Sofia 

The inside also features a lovely photo of Prince Gabriel taken after his christening. He was 3 months old when the photo was taken.


It's a bit strange writing for so many Swedish Royal Christening and never getting a reply, and then finally getting one. I was quite surprised to get this. And hopefully, I won't have to wait 3 more years for another reply from Sweden.