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Swedish royals expecting first child

FILE - A Saturday, June 13, 2015 file photo showing Sweden's Prince Carl Philip sitting with his bride, Sofia Hellqvist in a carriage, after their wedding ceremony, in Stockholm, Sweden.  The Swedish royal court said Thursday Oct. 15, 2015 that Prince Carl Philip and his bride Princess Sofia are expecting their first child in April next year.  (Mikael Fritzon/TT via AP, File) SWEDEN OUT
FILE - A Saturday, June 13, 2015 file photo showing Sweden's Prince Carl Philip sitting with his bride, Sofia Hellqvist in a carriage, after their wedding ceremony, in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish royal court said Thursday Oct. 15, 2015 that Prince Carl Philip and his bride Princess Sofia are expecting their first child in April next year. (Mikael Fritzon/TT via AP, File) SWEDEN OUT FILE - A Saturday, June 13, 2015 file photo showing Sweden's Prince Carl Philip sitting with his bride, Sofia Hellqvist in a carriage, after their wedding ceremony, in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish royal court said Thursday Oct. 15, 2015 that Prince Carl Philip and his bride Princess Sofia are expecting their first child in April next year. (Mikael Fritzon/TT via AP, File) SWEDEN OUT

STOCKHOLM (AP) – The Swedish royal court says Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia are expecting their first child in April next year.

The couple got married in June.

Carl Philip, 36, is third in line to the throne after his older sister Crown Princess Victoria and her daughter Princess Estelle.

Sweden’s royal family has ceremonial duties but no political power.