Overview

• The royal court has confirmed Sofia will be absent from the September 9 Parliament opening, with Prince Carl Philip attending solo.
• She has been on parental leave since Princess Ines’s birth on February 7 and has largely withdrawn from public engagements.
• Apart from appearances at King Carl Gustaf’s April 30 birthday and Ines’s June 13 baptism, her calendar has remained clear.
• Her first planned return comes on August 26 when she joins the Project Playground board meeting in Stockholm.
• Palace communications chiefs and royal commentators say the extended pause reflects the couple’s family-first priorities.