First picture of Sweden’s new princess first published on Facebook

Congratulations are in order! Sweden’s crown princess Victoria gave birth to a tiny princess this morning. The newborn princess is second in line to the Swedish throne.

Unsurprisingly, social media in Sweden – and the rest of the Nordics – have been abuzz with royal news all day. But perhaps more surprisingly, the picture everyone has been waiting for was first released on Facebook, not to the press.

Screenshot from the Swedish court's Facebook page.

The Swedish court posted a low-key picture of the small family on their Facebook page just before the princess Victoria, prince Daniel and their daughter (whose name has not been announced yet) left the hospital and returned to their home at Haga castle.

By nightfall, the post has received more than 5,000 comments, 23,000 likes and has been shared 3500 times.

Congratulations to the Swedish people, whose princess has certainly been born into a social media savvy royal family!