{{Short description|Member of the Swedish royal family (born 1973)}} {{redirect|Prince Daniel}} {{Primary sources|date=December 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox royalty | name = Prince Daniel | title = [[Duke of Västergötland]] | image = Prince Daniel in February 2023.jpg | caption = Daniel in 2023 | full name = Olof Daniel Westling Bernadotte | spouse = {{marriage|[[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden]]| 19 June 2010}} | issue = {{plainlist| * [[Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland]] * [[Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne]] }} | house = [[House of Bernadotte|Bernadotte]] (by marriage)<ref name="Royal Family">{{cite web |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily.4.396160511584257f21800060.html |title=Royal Family - Sveriges Kungahus |website=Kungahuset.se |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=14 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114212358/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily.4.396160511584257f21800060.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | father = Olle Westling | mother = Ewa Westring | birth_name = Olof Daniel Westling | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|9|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Örebro Hospital]], [[Örebro]], Sweden<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography - Sveriges Kungahus|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/biography.4.40e05eec12926f2630480004395.html|website=www.kungahuset.se|access-date=29 October 2017|language=en|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135505/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/biography.4.40e05eec12926f2630480004395.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> | signature = Signature of Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.PNG }} {{Swedish Royal Family}} '''Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland'''{{refn|His full name, as registered with the [[Swedish Tax Authority]]'s national census, is Olof Daniel Westling [[House of Bernadotte|Bernadotte]].}} (born '''Olof Daniel Westling'''; born 15 September 1973) is a member of the [[Swedish royal family]] by [[Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling|marriage]] to [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden]], making him the presumptive future [[List of Swedish royal consorts|consort of Sweden]]. Prior to his marriage to the [[heir apparent]] to the [[Succession to the Swedish throne|Swedish throne]], he was a [[personal trainer]] and gym owner and ran a company called Balance Training with three gyms in central [[Stockholm]].<ref>Interview (in Swedish) by [[Sveriges Television]] broadcast 19 June 2010{{better source|date=October 2017|reason=his career/success should not be based on a primary source}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Olof Daniel Westling was born on 15 September 1973 to Olle Westling and Ewa (née Westring) at [[Örebro Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hällsten |first=Annika |date=2023-03-24 |title=När kungen firar får prins Daniel stiga åt sidan |trans-title=When the King celebrates, Prince Daniel is allowed to step aside |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281938842163892 |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[Hufvudstadsbladet]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Åström |first=Eva |date=2019-09-06 |title=Så lyckades Daniel vinna Victorias – och (till slut) kungens & svenska folkets hjärtan |trans-title=How Daniel managed to win the hearts of Victoria-and (eventually) the King & the Swedish people |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281578062346032 |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=GALA Magazine |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> His mother and father worked for the postal service and social services, respectively.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-09-15 |title=Prinsen af Ockelbo |trans-title=The prince of Ockelbo |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282196533638892 |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=[[Politiken]] |language=da |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Shortly after his birth, the family moved to a suburb of [[Falun]], and then again in 1978 to [[Ockelbo]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Aschberg |first=Richard |date=2005-10-23 |title=SKILDA VÄRLDAR |trans-title=Different worlds |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/J1b3lm |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> He has an older sister, Anna. Most of his ancestors were farmers in the province of [[Hälsingland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=68C10F13-3BD2-45AD-B7BA-37FADCC192EE |title=Family tree |publisher=Svar.ra.se |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015054805/http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=68C10F13-3BD2-45AD-B7BA-37FADCC192EE |archive-date=15 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=DF4ECDCA-D0C2-43C1-AF2D-12948405661F |title=Family tree |publisher=Svar.ra.se |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801115942/http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=DF4ECDCA-D0C2-43C1-AF2D-12948405661F |archive-date=1 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=8AEAD0B1-2DAD-4D83-89C6-B937A360C86C |title=Family tree |publisher=Svar.ra.se |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227200543/http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=8AEAD0B1-2DAD-4D83-89C6-B937A360C86C |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=E85D7978-14C8-4AE2-9E7A-0450FF3CCF8A |title=Family tree |publisher=Svar.ra.se |access-date=25 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227200723/http://www.svar.ra.se/system/image.asp?uidImageGUID=E85D7978-14C8-4AE2-9E7A-0450FF3CCF8A |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}</ref> Daniel was christened at Almby Church in January 1974.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-23 |title=Högtid helt i tiden |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |via=[[PressReader]] |quote=Måhända hann Ewa Westling sända en snabb tanke tillbaka till lördagen den 19 januari 1974 när – åtminstone enligt nuvarande kyrkoherde Åke Sonesson – sonen Olof Daniel döptes i Almby kyrka. |trans-quote=Perhaps Ewa Westling had time to think back to Saturday, January 19, 1974, when – at least according to the current vicar Åke Sonesson – her son Olof Daniel was baptized in Almby Church.}}</ref> His father has [[Forest Finns|Forest Finnish]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite news |author=Valtonen |first=Marja |date=2015-01-12 |title=Olle Westling är stolt över sina skogsfinska rötter |trans-title=Olle Westling is proud of his Forest Finnish roots |url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/uutiset/svenska/olle-westling-ar-stolt-over-sina-skogsfinska-rotter |access-date=2025-06-11 |newspaper=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
He graduated from Perslundaskolan, and also played hockey at the junior and A-team level. After completing his education, he worked as a [[Unlicensed assistive personnel|care assistant]] in a nursing home.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Åström |first=Eva |date=2019-09-06 |title=Så lyckades Daniel vinna Victorias – och (till slut) kungens & svenska folkets hjärtan |trans-title=This is how Daniel managed to win Victoria's – and (eventually) the hearts of the King & the Swedish people |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281578062346032 |access-date=2025-06-10 |work=GALA magasin |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> He completed 15 months of military service as part of national conscription in the [[Swedish Army]] at [[Hälsinge Regiment]] in [[Gävle]]. He was honorably discharged as a second lieutenant.<ref name=Sponberg>{{cite web|first=Udo |last=Sponberg |title=Daniel Westling |url=http://www.gp.se.adp-visitor.sth.basefarm.net/nyheter/sverige/1.185720-daniel-westling |date=22 September 2009 |publisher=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |language=sv |access-date=18 June 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Daniel then worked at an after-school center for children with special needs for about a year.<ref name=":1" />
== Career == {{expand section|date=September 2017}} In November 2009 it was reported<ref>{{cite news | first=Petersson | last=Claes | title=Tvingas att sluta jobba | url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article6123916.ab | date=14 November 2009 | newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] | language=sv | access-date=18 June 2010}}</ref> that Westling was to step down as CEO and member of the Board of Directors of the Balance company, although he would continue to be an equity partner. It was expected that the same procedure would be followed with his involvements in other companies before he became prince.
==Personal life==
=== Relationship with Crown Princess Victoria === In 2001, Westling met [[Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden|Crown Princess Victoria]] when he became her personal trainer. In May 2002 ''[[Expressen]]'' reported that they were dating. As the relationship progressed, the press noted that he did not appear comfortable with public attention.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nyhlén |first=Daniel |date=16 June 2002 |title=Victorias hemliga möte med Daniel |trans-title=Victoria's secret meeting with Daniel |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article78954.ab |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515145401/http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article78954.ab |archive-date=15 May 2011 |access-date=18 June 2010 |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> In July 2002, Daniel and Victoria were pictured kissing for the first time at a party.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nyhlén |first=Daniel |date=12 July 2002 |title=Första bilden på kärleksparet |trans-title=First picture of the love couple |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article83090.ab |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704204017/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article83090.ab |archive-date=4 July 2010 |access-date=18 June 2010 |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> On 1 July 2008, he moved into a one-bedroom rental apartment in the Pagebyggnaden building on the grounds of [[Drottningholm Palace]]. The move was confirmed by the Royal Court.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kerpner |first1=Joachim |last2=Sjölund |first2=Jill |date=20 June 2008 |title=Här är bevisen: Nu flyttar Daniel in på Drottningholm |trans-title=Here is the evidence: Daniel is now moving into Drottningholm |url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article2730015.ab |access-date=18 June 2010 |newspaper=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref>
=== Marriage and children === [[File:Kronprinsessan Victoria, prinsessan Estelle och Prins Daniel-4.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Daniel with his wife and daughter arriving at the wedding of his sister-in-law [[Princess Madeleine|Madeleine]], 2013.]] {{main|Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden and Daniel Westling}}
On 24 February 2009, Daniel and [[Crown Princess Victoria]] received the required consent of [[Carl XVI Gustaf|King Carl XVI Gustaf]] and the [[Government of Sweden]] for marriage.<ref name=RoyalCourt090224>{{cite press release | title=Engagement between Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling | url=http://www.royalcourt.se/pressrum/pressmeddelanden/2009pressmeddelanden/kronprinsessanvictoriaochdanielwestlingforlovade.5.6b0698e911fa8f9005880007496.html | publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]] | date=24 February 2009 | access-date=19 June 2010 | archive-date=17 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517025946/http://www.royalcourt.se/pressrum/pressmeddelanden/2009pressmeddelanden/kronprinsessanvictoriaochdanielwestlingforlovade.5.6b0698e911fa8f9005880007496.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> Such permission is necessary according to the terms of the [[Swedish Act of Succession]].
The [[Royal wedding between Victoria and Daniel Westling|wedding]] took place at the [[Stockholm Cathedral]] on 19 June 2010, the 34th anniversary of her parents' wedding. After the wedding, Daniel and Victoria moved into the [[Haga Palace]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]]. On 26 September 2010, Daniel went on his first tour with Victoria, visiting France in connection with the Bernadotte anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Crown Princess Couple visit France|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/2010/2010/thecrownprincesscouplevisitfrance.5.40e05eec12926f26304800010303.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605101845/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/2010/2010/thecrownprincesscouplevisitfrance.5.40e05eec12926f26304800010303.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2014|website=Kungahuset.se|access-date=24 October 2015}}</ref>
On 17 August 2011, the Swedish royal court announced that Daniel and Victoria were expecting their first child in March 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/pressrum/pressmeddelanden/2011/kronprinsessparetvantarbarnthecrownprincesscoupleisexpectingachild.5.70e7de59130bc8da54e80002337.html |title=Kronprinsessparet väntar barn / The Crown Princess Couple was expecting a child |date=17 August 2011 |publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002060850/http://www.kungahuset.se/pressrum/pressmeddelanden/2011/kronprinsessparetvantarbarnthecrownprincesscoupleisexpectingachild.5.70e7de59130bc8da54e80002337.html |archive-date=2 October 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=20 August 2011}}</ref> She gave birth to a girl on 23 February 2012, [[Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-02-24 |title=Prinsessan heter Estelle |trans-title=The princess is called Estelle |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/Onjl33 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref> Daniel took his paternity leave and switched parental roles with Victoria when Estelle began preschool.<ref>{{cite web|title=Princess Estelle at nursery school|url=http://www.nordstjernan.com/news/people/5483/|website=Nordstjernan.com|access-date=12 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315030038/http://nordstjernan.com/news/people/5483/|archive-date=15 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their second child, [[Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne]], was born on 2 March 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |last=TT |date=2016-03-03 |title=Estelle har träffat sin lillebror |trans-title=Estelle has met her little brother |url=https://www.svd.se/a/lK7A/estelle-har-traffat-sin-lillebror |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thurfjell |first=Karin |date=2016-03-02 |title=Prins Oscar har fått sitt namn och sin titel |trans-title=Prince Oscar has been given his name and title |url=https://www.svd.se/a/64mz/prins-oscar-har-fatt-sitt-namn-och-sin-titel |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref>
=== Health === Daniel has a congenital, non-hereditary kidney disease, which was discovered in connection with an accident at age 16. The condition became more severe around 2008–2009, and he underwent [[Kidney dialysis|dialysis]] while his parents were tested as potential donors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2019-06-14 |title=Victoria och Daniel |trans-title=Victoria and Daniel |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282604559357475 |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=GALA magasin |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Three months after his engagement, on 29 May 2009, Westling underwent a [[kidney transplant]] at [[Karolinska University Hospital]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-06 |title=Prince Daniel of Sweden breaks his silence about his kidney transplant |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/prince-daniel-sweden-breaks-silence-021902482.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADCenwMgwljvDmFK2jeDP0A-wv4Ad8m-AqcxVt_pDqcFaqeib94ae-z93QO3-kDZd54sH0C_dgUd2Bi9TSx3Rvb8hcyF8F6QktwmS_r8Te3p72pKBb-Ul1DCvQcmCmsioIxWup12NXXluBPTZ_FE1APzOfA3PKA9X16L2aatJrG8 |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref> His father was the donor and the operation was a success.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ekroth |first=Benjamin |date=2019-08-11 |title=Prins Daniel berättar om sin svåra sjukdom |trans-title=Prince Daniel talks about his illness |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281779925757417 |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Victoria could not be present during the operation as she was on a state visit to [[Greenland]] at the time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-05-28 |title=Daniel Westling fick ny njure |trans-title=Daniel Westling receives new kidney |url=https://www.svd.se/a/1f95a616-e96e-3276-bb06-ce83c0fe1e4e/daniel-westling-fick-ny-njure |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref> He has since discussed his experience with the press and advocated for organ donation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Forsberg |first=Katarina |date=2019-08-16 |title=”Han vill berätta hur oerhört bra han mår i dag” |trans-title="He wants to tell me how well he is today.” |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281895889884664 |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>
== Charity work == === Patronages === Daniel is a patron in the following organizations: A Swedish Classic, The Healthy Generation Foundation, [[International Society of Nephrology]], More Organ Donation.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Prince Daniel — Patronage|url = https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/patronage.4.61bb81ad149ceba88dd230.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170613140700/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/patronage.4.61bb81ad149ceba88dd230.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 13 June 2017|website = www.kungahuset.se|access-date = 20 February 2019}}</ref>
=== Sport === Daniel is a keen sportsman. He has attended the [[Ryder Cup]] and also plays golf himself; as of October 2023 had a [[Handicap (golf)|handicap]] of 4.4.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Käck |first=Andreas |date=2023-10-03 |title=PRINS DANIEL HYLLAR DEN NYE GOLFKUNGEN |trans-title=PRINCE DANIEL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE NEW KING OF GOLF |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282793541044553 |access-date=2025-07-12 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> He also enjoys football and ice hockey, and supports [[AIK Fotboll]] and [[AIK IF|AIK Hockey]], respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schüllerqvist |first=Max |date=2011-03-15 |title=Här jublar prins Daniel för AIK |trans-title=Here Prince Daniel cheers for AIK |url=https://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/har-jublar-prins-daniel-for-aik/ |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=[[Expressen]] |language=sv}}</ref>
Daniel invented ''Prince Daniel's Race and Sports Day'', which are arranged each year to encourage more young people to get exercise and to take an interest in sport. The game is in association with the [[Swedish Sports Confederation]].<ref name="www.kungahuset.se">{{Cite web |title=Prince Daniel — Royal Engagements |url=https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/royalengagements.4.2647d2fa159447c25a54259.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003957/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/royalengagements.4.2647d2fa159447c25a54259.html |archive-date=23 July 2018 |access-date=19 March 2019 |website=www.kungahuset.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Prince Daniel attends Prince Daniel's Race and Sports Day at Haga Park|url = https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/latestnews/2013/2013/princedanielattendsprincedanielsraceandsportsdayathagapark.5.4ea495e313c19c119aa9fe2.html|website = www.kungahuset.se|access-date = 19 March 2019|archive-date = 23 July 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180723035708/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/latestnews/2013/2013/princedanielattendsprincedanielsraceandsportsdayathagapark.5.4ea495e313c19c119aa9fe2.html|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Daniel and Victoria established a foundation to mark the occasion of their marriage in 2010. The focus of the foundation is to combat exclusion and promote good health among children and young people in Sweden.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se" /> The couple established {{Interlanguage link|Generation Pep|sv}}, a non-profit organisation that works to raise awareness of and encourage commitment to issues relating to the health of children and young people.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se" /> It awards one school each year for promotion of physical activity in young people.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fernstedt |first=Nora |date=2020-09-18 |title=Här stegrar prins Daniel intresset för det kungliga |url=https://pressreader.com/article/281947430275581 |access-date=2025-07-12 |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> Schools can also earn a certification for creating initiatives to increase movement and sport participation amongst its students.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sjögren |first=Lucas |date=2024-01-12 |title=Nya Skolan Egna hem certifieras av prins Daniel – första i Fyrstad |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282634627773324 |access-date=2025-07-12 |work=[[TTELA]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref> In association with the organization, Daniel has visited schools in Sweden and Finland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2020-09-16 |title=Prins Daniel besökte Eskilstuna – lyfte skolas rörelsesatsning |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/sormland/prins-daniel-pa-besok-i-eskilstuna |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=[[SVT Nyheter]] |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hällsten |first=Annika |date=2018-04-26 |title=Prins Daniel besökte Drumsö och åkte hem med en badboll |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282149291922167 |access-date=2025-07-12 |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>
In 2022, the [[Karolinska Institute]] conferred him with an honorary doctorate for his public health advocacy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hällsten |first=Annika |date=2022-02-11 |title=Prins Daniel blir hedersdoktor vid Karolinska |trans-title=Prince Daniel becomes honorary doctor at Karolinska |url=https://pressreader.com/article/282235194076693 |access-date=2025-05-16 |work=[[Hufvudstadsbladet]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>
=== Health and medicine === He is an honorary chairman of the board of the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation and has given his name to ''Prince Daniel's Grant for Promising Young Researchers''.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se" />
=== Entrepreneurship === Each year, Daniel visits the Swedish Young Enterprise Championship. He is also a member of Young Enterprise's national board.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se"/>
The Prince Daniel's Fellowship project and its entrepreneurial programme were launched in January 2013.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se"/> Prince Daniel with business leaders and entrepreneurs visits upper secondary schools, universities and university colleges around Sweden to inspire young people to get involved in entrepreneurship.<ref name="www.kungahuset.se"/> This project is a long-term partnership between Prince Daniel and the [[Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences]].<ref name="www.kungahuset.se"/>
==Titles, styles, honours and arms== ===Titles and styles=== Sweden has practised [[absolute primogeniture]] only since 1980. This means that Victoria is the first female heir apparent, and questions arose as to how Daniel would be known after their marriage.
When Carl XVI Gustaf married [[Silvia Sommerlath]] in 1976, he discontinued the established norm that Swedish princes must marry royalty to be eligible to inherit the throne. But men, royal or not, had only twice before, in the 13th and 17th centuries, obtained new title or rank as the spouse of a Swedish princess, and even three [[queens regnant]] left no clear precedent. [[Margaret I of Denmark|Margaret]] (reigned 1388–1412) was the widow of [[Haakon VI of Norway]] and [[Christina of Sweden|Christina]] (reigned 1632–1654) was unmarried. The most recent [[Ulrika Eleonora]] (reigned 1718–1720) was already married during her tenure as queen regnant: her husband, [[Frederick I of Sweden|Frederick of Hesse-Kassel]], was given the style "Royal Highness" during his tenure as consort, a style granted to him by the estates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://runeberg.org/nfbh/0682.html |title=1255-1256 (Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 8. Feiss - Fruktmögel) |publisher=Runeberg.org |access-date=25 November 2012}}</ref> Ulrika Eleonora abdicated so her consort Frederick could be king. In Daniel's case, the Swedes were treading on new ground.
The Swedish Royal Court announced that Daniel would become "Prince Daniel" and "[[Duke of Västergötland]]",<ref name=RoyalCourt090224 /> corresponding in form to the [[style (manner of address)|style]] used by previous Swedish princes, including Victoria's younger brother [[Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland]], i.e. ''Prince + Given name + Duke of Province''.
As was further announced in May 2010, on his wedding day Daniel was made a prince of Sweden and was granted the style ''[[Royal Highness]]'', making him an official member of the Swedish royal family and on par with other senior members of the royal family, such as [[Prince Carl Philip]], [[Princess Madeleine]] and [[Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland|Princess Lilian]]. At [[Stockholm Cathedral]], he was also then made a knight of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-06-20 |title=Prins Daniel fick Serafimerorden |trans-title=Prince Daniel receives the Order of the Seraphim |url=https://pressreader.com/article/285172944541611 |access-date=2025-06-12 |work=[[Göteborgs-Posten]] |language=sv |via=[[PressReader]]}}</ref>
Since his marriage, Daniel has been styled as "His Royal Highness Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland". He added the surname of the Swedish royal family, [[House of Bernadotte|Bernadotte]], making his full legal name Olof Daniel Westling Bernadotte.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biography|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/biography.4.40e05eec12926f2630480004395.html|website=Kungahuset.se|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135505/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/hrhprincedaniel/biography.4.40e05eec12926f2630480004395.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> When referring to both him and his wife, they are called the Crown Princess Couple ({{langx|sv|Kronprinsessparet}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Crown Princess Couple|url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/specialevents/specialevents/wedding/thecrownprincesscouple.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a800012174.html|website=Kungahuset.se|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-date=27 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127061323/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/specialevents/specialevents/wedding/thecrownprincesscouple.4.1a6f639212652d9b15a800012174.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Honours=== {{see also|List of honours of the Swedish Royal Family by country}}
====National honours==== * {{flag|Sweden}}: **[[File:Order of the Seraphim - Ribbon bar.svg|50px]] Knight and Commander of the [[Royal Order of the Seraphim]] ('''RoKavKMO''')<ref>{{cite press release | title=Mr Daniel Westling will be knight of the order of the Seraphim after the wedding | url=http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt/mediacentre/pressreleases/pressreleases/mrdanielwestlingwillbeknightoftheorderoftheseraphimafterthewedding.5.40e05eec12926f2630480003179.html | publisher=[[Royal Court of Sweden]] | date=19 June 2010 | language=sv | access-date=19 June 2010 | archive-date=26 June 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626063326/http://www.royalcourt.se/royalcourt/mediacentre/pressreleases/pressreleases/mrdanielwestlingwillbeknightoftheorderoftheseraphimafterthewedding.5.40e05eec12926f2630480003179.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> **[[File:SWE Royal Order of the Polar Star (1748-1975) - Commander 1st Class BAR.png|50px]] Commander of the [[Royal Order of the Polar Star]] ('''KNO'''){{CN|date=December 2021}} **[[File:Commemorative Ruby Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15092013).png|50px]] Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|Ruby Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (15 September 2013).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europapress.es/chance/galeria-noticia-princesa-estelle-estrella-40-aniversario-abuelo-rey-carlos-gustavo-suecia-20130916172729-66058.html#CH_contenedor.html |title=La Princesa Estelle, estrella del 40 aniversario de su abuelo, el Rey Carlos Gustavo de Suecia |language=es |website=Europapress.es |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> **[[File:SWE King Carl XVI Gustaf Jubilee Medal III.png|50px]] Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|70th Birthday Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (30 April 2016).{{cn|date=May 2020}} **[[File:Commemorative Golden Jubilee Medal of His Majesty The King (15092023).png|50px]] Recipient of the [[Swedish Royal Jubilee Commemorative Medals|Golden Jubilee Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf]] (15 September 2023).
====Foreign honours==== * {{flag|Chile}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Bernardo O'Higgins]]{{CN|date=December 2021}} * {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the [[Order of the Elephant]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/ordensudveksling-ved-statsbesoeg-til-sverige|title=Ordensudveksling ved statsbesøg til Sverige |work=Kongehuset |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref> ('''R.E.'''; 6 May 2024) * {{flag|Estonia}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.president.ee/en/estonia/decorations/bearers.php?id=18081 |title=Vabariigi President |website=President.ee |date=18 January 2011 |access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> * {{flag|Finland}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the White Rose of Finland]]{{CN|date=December 2021}} * {{flag|France}}: Grand Officer of the [[Legion of Honour|National Order of the Legion of Honour]] (30 January 2024)<ref>https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2024-01-30-statsbesok-fran-frankrike/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130153400/https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/nyheter/2024-01-30-statsbesok-fran-frankrike/ |date=30 January 2024 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> * {{flag|Germany}}: Grand Cross 1st class of the [[Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany]] (7 September 2021){{CN|date=December 2021}} * {{flag|Iceland}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Falcon]]<ref>[http://royalcentral.co.uk/europe/sweden/princess-sofia-of-sweden-receives-first-foreign-order-during-icelandic-state-visit-94922 Royal Central]</ref> *{{flag|Italy}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/357188/|title = Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/18954#&gid=1&pid=2/|title = Pranzo di Stato al Palazzo Reale}}</ref> * {{flag|Netherlands}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown (Netherlands)|Order of the Crown]] (11 October 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/news/2022-10-13-state-visit-from-the-netherlands|title=State visit from the Netherlands|date=13 October 2022|website=Kungahuset|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725132313/https://www.kungahuset.se/english/archive/news/2022-10-13-state-visit-from-the-netherlands|archive-date=25 July 2023|access-date=13 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flag|Norway}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of St. Olav|Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=212730&sek=26939|title=Utnevnelse til St. Olavs Orden|trans-title=Appointment to the Order of St. Olav|website=Kongehuset|date=21 June 2022|language=Norwegian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725132922/https://www.kongehuset.no/nyhet.html?tid=212730&sek=26939|archive-date=25 July 2023|access-date=13 October 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flag|South Korea}}: Gwanghwa Medal of the [[Order of Diplomatic Service Merit]]{{CN|date=December 2021}} * {{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Civil Merit|Royal Order of Civil Merit]] (16 November 2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2021-18861 |work=[[Boletín Oficial del Estado]] |title=Real Decreto 1013/2021, de 16 de noviembre, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil a Su Alteza Real el Príncipe Daniel del Reino de Suecia |trans-title=Royal Decree 1013/2021, of November 16, by which the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit is awarded to His Royal Highness Prince Daniel of the Kingdom of Sweden |date=17 November 2021 |access-date=2 December 2021 |language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725133206/https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2021-18861|archive-date=25 July 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flag|Tunisia}}: Grand Officer of the [[National Order of Merit (Tunisia)|National Order of Merit]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/statsbesokfrantunisiendag1.5.6c3e0b0f150a889bfed3f4.html |title=Statsbesök från Tunisien – dag 1 - Sveriges Kungahus |website=Kungahuset.se |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=2 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402203319/http://www.kungahuset.se/kungafamiljen/aktuellahandelser/aktuellt/statsbesokfrantunisiendag1.5.6c3e0b0f150a889bfed3f4.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Arms=== <gallery> File:Coat of arms of Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland.svg|Coat of arms File:Royal Monogram of Prince Daniel of Sweden.svg|Monogram </gallery> Daniel's coat of arms is based on the [[greater coat of arms of Sweden]]. It features in the first and fourth quarters, the [[Three Crowns]]; in the second, the lion of the [[House of Bjälbo]]; and in the third, the lion of the arms of [[Västergötland]], representing the titular designation of his and his wife's dukedom. In the centre, on an [[inescutcheon]], is his personal arms (Westling). This Westling escutcheon is based on the arms of [[Ockelbo Municipality|Ockelbo]]. Surrounding the shield is the chain of the [[Order of the Seraphim]], of which he has been a member since his wedding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/press/pressmeddelanden/2010/2010pressmeddelanden/herrdanielwestlingsvapenskoldochmonogramoffentliggors.5.40e05eec12926f263048000474.html |title=Herr Daniel Westlings vapensköld och monogram offentliggörs - Sveriges Kungahus |website=Kungahuset.se |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922081038/https://www.kungahuset.se/press/pressmeddelanden/2010/2010pressmeddelanden/herrdanielwestlingsvapenskoldochmonogramoffentliggors.5.40e05eec12926f263048000474.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{commons category|Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland}}
* [https://www.kungahuset.se/english/royal-house/hrh-prince-daniel The Royal Court's biography]
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