Crown Princess shares adorable snaps of new baby
Malaysia's Crown Prince Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra and his wife Crown Princess Sofie Louise Johansson have shared a few adorable snaps of their newborn son.
The couple welcomed their first child, a healthy baby boy Johan, on July 17 at the University Science Malaysia Hospital.
Just two weeks after his birth, Princess Sofie took to Instagram to share a few snaps from her son's recent Aqiqah - an Islamic tradition performed after a child is born, where they sacrifice an animal and share the meat to the poor as a way of celebrating a new life and expressing their gratitude to Allah for blessing them with a child.
"Today we had the Aqiqah for baby Johan," she began the post.
"Normally the Aqiqah takes place on either the 7th day or the 14th day after birth."
The ceremony was held at the royal palace in Kelantan's capital Kota Bharu.
In the photos, baby Johan was pictured sleeping peacefully in a white cot, while in another photo he was resting on a padded stool in a bed surrounded by flowers.
In another photo, a family member is pictured giving baby Johan a taste of honey as part of the Aqiqah, as it is believed to reflect the sweetness of the Qur'an.
The baby's birth was announced just over a week ago in an official statement released by the Kelantan Sultan Office.
"Her Highness and the royal baby are both in good health," the statement read.
"HRH the Crown Prince and HH the Crown Princess would like to thank all the employees at [the hospital] who were involved and to all the Kelantanese who prayed for their well-being and the safe delivery of their child."
The Crown Prince and Princess wedded in a lavish ceremony attended by over 300 people in 2019.
They first met each other in England, when the Crown Prince was studying history at the London School of Economics and Political Science and University College London.
The Crown Princess was working as an au pair during that time.
Images: Instagram