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The boy in blue, who is sixth in line to the throne, smiled for the camera in the adorable portraits shared by proud parents Carl Philip, 38, and Princess Sofia, 32.
Posting on their joint Instagram account, they wrote: “Congratulations beloved Gabriel. For a year you have spread joy to us and your big brother!”
Gabriel wears a light blue shirt that matches his eyes in the snaps, the same colour that he and big brother Prince Alexander, 2, wore in a family portrait released earlier this month.
And the post has proved a hit with fans of the royal, receiving more than 24,000 likes and hundreds of comments wishing the young Prince ‘many happy returns’ since it was shared a day ago.
The Swedish royal family released two incredibly sweet portraits of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia‘s second son on Friday in honour of the exciting milestone.
The Swedish Royal Court’s official Instagram account shared another portrait of the baby happily looking at the camera.
Former glamour model Princess Sofia married Prince Carl in June 2015.
The Duchess of Varmland previously opened up about transitioning from life as a celebrity to a royal, admitting that she encountered a flood of online bullying after the relationship went public in 2010.
She said during an interview with Sweden’s TV4: “I was met with an enormous hate storm, form people who had opinions about as a person, about my relationship.
“I was surprised and it definitely affected me.
“I didn’t under that people had such need to express how badly they felt about me. It was very tough.”
The 33-year-old used to be a glamour model while she studied in Stockholm.
She posed for men’s magazine Slitz wearing just a bikini bottom and a boa constrictor when she was 20.
She was also voted Miss Slitz 2004 by readers.
Following her modelling career from Slitz she landed a spot on the Swedish reality show Paradise Hotel and made it to the final.
Husband Prince Carl previously shared what it was like to become a family of four in a November interview with Swedish magazine Kupé.
Having two children, Sofia said, is an adjustment, but a positive one. “We do get glimpses that it’s going to be tougher with two than with one,” the 33-year-old mother said. “But there is also twice as much love.”
Carl Philip, 39, agreed: “Gabriel and Alexander are still so small, but it’s so exciting to follow their development. It’s great to be part of their journey.”
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