Royal Number Seven

Sweden's royal baby boom continues and the latest pregnancy announcement (Madeleine, number three, March next year, all well) has put the country's king and queen in a rather special situation. For this little prince or princess will be grandchild number seven for Carl Gustaf and Silvia. Seven is a bit of a magic number, lucky for most and special for many. So in honour of their exciting news, here's a run down of who else makes the number seven royal grandkids club. We'll start with the current monarchs of Europe and their broods...

United Kingdom

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Lady Louise Windsor is the seventh grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh

Name Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary

Born November 8th 2003, Frimley Park, Surrey

Daughter of Edward, Earl of Wessex (youngest child of Elizabeth and Philip) and Sophie, Countess of Wessex

Place in line of succession Lady Louise is eleventh in line to the throne

Title Lady Louise Windsor (though technically she is entitled to be known as HRH Princess Louise of Wessex)

Denmark

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Princess Josephine of Denmark is the seventh grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik

Name Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda

Born January 11th 2011, Copenhagen

Daughter of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (and elder son of Margethe and Henrik) and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

Place in line of succession Princess Josephine is fifth in line to the Danish throne

Title Her Royal Highness Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat

Of course, many of Europe's monarchs are still raising their children so don't have grandchildren yet. That's not going to stop a royal review in its tracks. Let's go one generation back to the monarchs who have recently abdicated and put a call out for number seven....

Belgium

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Prince Gabriel of Belgium is the seventh grandchild of King Albert II and Queen Paola
Name Gabriel Baudouin Charles Marie Born on August 20th 2003, Anderlecht Son of King Philippe of the Belgians (eldest child of Albert and Paola) and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians Place in line of succession Prince Gabriel is second in line to the Belgian throne Title His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel of Belgium
Spain


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Princess Leonor is the seventh grandchild of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia
Name Leonor de Todos los Santos Born on October 31st 2005, Madrid Son of King Felipe VI of Spain (youngest child of Juan Carlos and Sofia) and Queen Letizia of Spain Place in line of succession Princess Leonor is the heir to the Spanish throne Title Her Royal Highness Princess Leonor, Princess of Asturias


Netherlands
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Countess Zaria is the seventh grandchild of Princess Beatrix and her late husband, Prince Claus
Name Joanna Zaria Nicoline Milou Born June 18th 2006, London Daughter of the late Prince Johan Friso (second son of Beatrix and Claus) and Princess Mabel Place in line of succession None, Zaria has never held succession rights Title Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau

In Norway, King Harald and Queen Sonja currently have five grandchildren and one step grandson while Luxembourg's Grand Duke and Duchess, Henri and Maria Teresa, have three grandchildren. Sweden's monarchs welcome their sixth grandchild in September when Princess Sofia is due to give birth to her second baby with Prince Carl Philip and number seven will arrive in March 2018 with Madeleine's latest arrival.