Princess Madeleine of Sweden Gives Birth; Newborn Daughter Might Not Be In Line Of Succession To Throne

There’s another royal baby in Europe. Princess Madeleine of Sweden, and New York banker hubby Chris O’Neill welcomed a baby girl on Wednesday night, an official statement from the Sweden palace confirmed. “The Office of the Marshal of the Realm is delighted to announce that H.R.H. Princess Madeleine gave birth to a daughter on Feb. 20, 2014, at 10:41 p.m. local time New York,” the family said in a statement. “Both mother and child are in good health.”

According to Swedish website The Local, the baby was born at New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, and proud daddy O'Neill was at the hospital during the entire delivery. "Everything went well. The mother and child are doing well," Royal Court spokeswoman Annika Sönnerberg told the TT news agency, the national wire service in Sweden. The Royal Family has been informed but so far their plans on whether they’ll travel to New York or not remain unclear.

Madeleine, the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia announced her engagement to American Chris O’Neill in October, 2012. The two were married in Stockholm on June 8, 2013 and announced they were expecting in September. A lot of speculation began after the pregnancy announcement, on whether the royal baby was going to be born in Sweden or the United States, since the couple’s primary residence in in New York. The Royal Court announced the delivery plans in January.

It’s still unsure if the baby, whose name hasn’t been revealed yet, is going to be in the line of succession to the throne. O'Neill, who was born in London, maintained his US citizenship when he married Princess Madeleine. If their child only takes US citizenship, she cannot be included in the line of succession. Also, she would have to be raised a Protestant, and not Catholic, like her father.