Today Princess Desiree, Baroness Silfverschiöld, celebrates her 82nd birthday. She was born on 2 June 1938 as the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Västerbotten. Her brother is the current King of Sweden.

In 1964, she married Baron Niclas Silfverschiöld, and her title was changed from HRH Princess Desiree to Princess Desiree, Baroness Silfverschiöld. Baron Silfverschiöld died in 2017.