The future of the Swedish monarchy was on full display in Stockholm on Wednesday night, as both Crown Princess Victoria and her sister-in-law Princess Sofia showed off their growing baby bumps at an official dinner hosted at the Royal Palace.
Princess Victoria, 38, who is heir to the Swedish throne, attended the dinner on the arm of her husband Prince Daniel, wearing a floor-length beaded lace gown, which featured a low-cut neckline, which she accessorized with an elegant tiara and royal sash.
Meanwhile Princess Sofia, opted for a lengthy gold gown, which swept below her feet and trailed out behind her as she walked. She also added a dazzling tiara, and a pale blue sash, to her ensemble, while her husband Prince Carl-Philp looked dashing in a white bow tie and tails.
Mothers: Princess Sofia, left, and Crown Princess Victoria, right, both showed off blooming baby bumps at an official dinner at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on Wednesday evening
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| Leading the way: Princess Victoria, 38, who is heir to the throne, is expecting her second child with Prince Daniel in March |
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| Glamorous: For the glittering occasion, Sofia donned an appropriately glamorous dress design, opting for a gold sequin-covered design, which fell below her feet and trailed out behind her as she walked |
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| First-time parents: Princess Sofia, 31, and Prince Carl-Philip, 36, revealed in October that they are expecting their first child together one month later, in April
The glittering royal event is the first official dinner to be hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia this year, and was held at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
In a post shared on the Swedish royal family's official Instagram account, a spokesperson for the palace explained that attendees included family and friends of the King and Queen, as well as diplomats and other political representatives.
'The King and Queen give this year's first official dinner at the Royal Palace,' a caption on a photo of the three royal couples read.
'Invited guests were selected diplomats, representatives from the parliament and the government, official agencies, sciences, sports, businesses, arts, and people the Royal Family have met during their travels.'
Royal affair: The event was the first official dinner hosted by King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at the Royal Palace in Stockholm this year
It is possible that Princess Victoria invited some of the people that she met during her travels to Peru earlier this year.
The royal attended the inauguration of a Nordic-Latin American Contact Seminar in Lima along with her husband back in October, not long after her brother and his wife had shared the news about their pregnancy.
Victoria announced her own news in September on the royal family's official website. The princess, who had been the subject of numerous baby rumors over the summer, declared herself 'happy' at the prospect of becoming a mother again.
'Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel are happy to announce that the Crown Princess is expecting their second child,' read the statement.
The birth is expected to take place in March of 2016.'
Meanwhile Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia shared their own happy news via an official statement released on Facebook just a few days before Princess Victoria's Peru trip, in which they said: 'We are so happy and excited to announce that we are expecting our first child. We are very much looking forward to it.'
The couple's baby will fifth in line to the Swedish throne; while Princess Victoria is currently first in line, her eldest child Princess Estelle, three, is second. Estelle's baby sibling will be the throne's third successor when he or she is born, putting Prince Carl-Philip back into fourth position, just above his unborn child.
Princess Victoria and Princess Sofia's children will be the fourth and fifth grandchildren for the King and Queen. As well as Princess Estelle, the couple's youngest daughter Princess Madeleine has two children, Princess Leonore, who is nearly two, and Prince Nicolas, who is eight months.
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