Swedish Princess Leonore looks glum as she meets the Pope at the Vatican

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14-month-old Princess Leonore was taken to meet the Pope at the Vatican
Looked out of sorts and played with her mother Madeleine's pearls
Madeleine's British husband Christopher O'Neill, 40, was also there

Published: 11:14 EST, 27 April 2015 | Updated: 01:45 EST, 28 April 2015

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Pouting and playing with her mother's pearl necklace, Sweden's Princess Leonore looked distinctly out of sorts during a visit to the Vatican.

But at just 14-months-old and on the verge of the terrible twos, the infant Duchess of Gotland would probably have preferred to be doing something else.

Cradled in the arms of her pregnant mother, Princess Madeleine, 32, the little girl was instead whisked off to meet Pope Francis.

Displeased: Princess Leonore looked less than impressed with her trip to the Vatican

Madeleine, who wore a traditional lace mantilla for the occasion, is thought to be around six months pregnant with her second child and will give birth this summer.

But before that happens, she has a busy schedule of events in and outside of Sweden to complete - many with her British businessman husband Christopher O'Neill, 40, by her side.

Mr O'Neill was also at the Vatican today and shared the childcare with his wife, at one point giving his little daughter a hug.

The couple have recently returned to Sweden after years spent living in New York, where Princess Leonore was born just over a year ago.

Unlike his or her big sister, the new baby will be born in Stockholm following her parents' move to the city last summer.

The birth is likely to coincide with another big royal event, the wedding of Madeleine's older brother, Prince Carl Philip, 35, on the 13th June.

Hug from Daddy: Not even the ministrations of father Christopher O'Neill could raise a smile

Playing with pearls: Leonore did find at least one distraction though - her mother's pearls

Princess Madeleine of Sweden's beautiful wedding (archive)

His bride-to-be, 30-year-old Sofia Hellqvist, is a former glamour model - a career that was the source of controversy when the couple's relationship was made public in January 2010.

Ms Hellqvist is expected to become Princess Sofia of Sweden following the wedding, although her title will not be officially decided until the ceremony.

Having posed topless in Swedish men's magazines, Ms Hellqvist hit tabloid headlines in 2005 after reaching the final of the scandalous sex and alcohol-fuelled TV show Paradise Hotel.

The shows sees five men and five women stay in a hotel together and included a scene in which Sofia was shown kissing pornstar Jenna Jameson.

However, in 2009, after she met Carl Philip, who is third in line to the throne, in a club, she has softened her image.

Cheerful: Princess Madeleine was all smiles as she made her way into the Vatican

Still cross: The baby was carried in for the audience by her father

Next in line: Prince Carl Philip will marry fiancee Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm on the 13th June

Princess Sofia stuns in white at Royal christening (archive)

The relationship was controversial for a time, as Queen Silvia apparently did not entirely approve of the match.

But it is the prince himself who has the most colourful past, with his 'Wild Summer' of 2012 still referenced by Sweden's tabloid press which delightedly documented his antics.

As well as going on a drunken rampage in central Stockholm while wearing an alien mask, the summer also saw him become the victim of a happy slapping incident during a holiday to Cannes.

He also, following a wild night out, managed to lose his wallet and was forced to hitch-hike to the motor race he was due to compete in, before spectacularly crashing his car on the first lap.

As the only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, the prince was the heir to the throne for a seven months after he was born in May 1979.

But in January 1980 the rules were changed and the principle of primogeniture was introduced, meaning the throne will be inherited by the monarch's eldest child, Crown Princess Victoria.

She will be succeeded by her daughter Estelle, who was born in February 2012.