Move over Prince Louis! Prince Julian of Sweden, 3, delights with his cheeky antics at playground opening

Prince Julian of Sweden showed off his cheeky side on Monday as he wandered around a new playground named after the three-year-old royal.

And as the young prince ran ahead of his parents, slid down the slide, hid in a wooden Wendy house and stuck out his tongue, he bore a strong resemblance to feisty Prince Louis, who delighted royal fans this weekend as he visited Buckingham danced. The balcony of the palace during Trooping the Colour.

While the third son of Princess Sofia of Sweden, 39, and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, 45, is three years younger than the Prince and Princess of Wales’ six-year-old Prince Louis, Prince Julian exuded the same boyish confidence at the playground opening at Naturum Getterön in Varberg on the west coast of Sweden.

Dressed in a miniature Ralph Lauren sweater and shorts, the Swedish prince ran into the playground after the banner was cut.

His amused parents watched and encouraged him to clap as he tried out the different activities.

The young Swedish prince showed his cheeky side as he stuck out his tongue while his parents helped him

Prince Julian, wearing a yellow Ralph Lauren sweater and beige shorts, went down the slide and clearly had fun doing it

Prince Julian proved himself to be both a curious child and a natural performer, looking through a huge telescope and grabbing a microphone in the playground’s bandstand.

As he smiled broadly, made faces and stuck out his tongue, Prince Julian’s cheerful and somewhat cheeky character came to the fore.

Watching the expressive young royal perform enthusiastically, royal fans will no doubt be reminded of King Charles’ birthday celebration last year, when Prince Louis scrunched up his face and held out his arms to pretend to be a jetliner.

At the playground opening, Prince Sofia wore a matching floral skirt and top with white sneakers, while Prince Carl Philip swapped his trousers for casual beige chinos.

Both of Prince Julian’s parents seemed happy and relaxed as they watched their son play and help him navigate the children’s obstacle course, with Princess Sofia even sitting on the sand herself at one point.

The royal couple were photographed exploring the playground hand-in-hand with Prince Julian.

The family toured the grounds of the new playground and stopped to cut the colorful ribbon in the shades of the Swedish flag to officially open the playground.

Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip share three children: Prince Alexander, seven, Prince Gabriel, six, and Prince Julian, three.

Supported by his father, Prince Carl Philip, the three-year-old prince looked through a huge telescope

He also grabbed the microphone in the bandstand of the playground, which is part of Naturum Getterön in Varberg on Sweden’s west coast.

A smiling Prince Julian at one point hid in the wooden Wendy house as his mother, Princess Sofia, looked on

Princess Sofia, who wore a floral top and matching skirt for the occasion, looked proud of her youngest son as she held him in her arms

The energetic prince was not afraid to try out all the activities offered in the new playground

In 2019, King Carl

Yesterday, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip attended a boat party in Stockholm along with other Swedish royals to celebrate Queen Silvia’s 80th birthday.

The boat party was organized by King Harald and Queen Sonja.

While Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip’s mother, turned 80 last year on December 23, 2023, the family waited until now to celebrate with a party.

On Saturday, June 15, a private birthday party with 275 guests was held at Stockholm Castle.