Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld

Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (born Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla; 2 June 1938 – 21 January 2026) was the third child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and granddaughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden. She was an elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

Health and death
In 2023, Désirée was hospitalised at Sahlgrenska University Hospital for several months because she had meningitis.

She died on 21 January 2026, at the age of 87, at her home in Koberg Castle, Västergötland, Sweden.

Titles, styles, honours, and arms
 2 June 1938 — 5 June 1964: Her Royal Highness Princess Désirée Elisabeth Sibylla of Sweden
 5 June 1964 — 21 January 2026: Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld 

Honours

 : Member Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (LoK av KMO)
 Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Gustaf VI Adolf, 1st Class 
 Sweden: Member of the Royal Family Decoration of King Carl XVI Gustaf, 1st Class

Ancestry

References

Category:1938 births
Category:2026 deaths
Desiree 1938
Category:House of Bernadotte
Category:Disinherited European royalty
Category:Royal Order of the Seraphim