There is a new royal wedding ahead, and some are very excited about it, especially in Sweden. Sofia Hellqvist, a former erotic model, is set to marry Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland and become HRH Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland. The Swedish royal wedding is already being compared to William and Kate’s lavish affair.
Royal wedding alert, Sofia Hellqvist is set to wed Prince Carl Philip of Sweden next month. Sofia Hellqvist, an ex-model, who often posed half naked using snakes and leaves to cover her private parts, will become HRH Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland on June 13.
Prince Carl Philip, who is third in line to the throne, and Hellqvist started dating in 2010 and despite the royal family’s dislike of the model, the romance bloomed. In April 2011, the unmarried couple moved in together at a private estate in Djurgården, Sweden – the move further frustrated Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf. More about Sofia Hellqvist:
“Sofia Kristina Hellqvist is a former Swedish erotic glamor model and reality television contestant. As a glamor model, Hellqvist won the men magazine Slitz’s, Miss Slitz competition in 2004 and was then was cast by TV4 and participated in the reality television show Paradise Hotel in 2005 where she kissed a female porn star and appeared drunk most of the time. Hellqvist has been in a relationship with Prince Carl Philip since 2010 and it was reported that the Swedish monarchy was “on the defensive” due to Hellqvist’s history as a semi-nude erotic model and reality television contestant.”
Prince Carl Philip was no saint either, in 2012, he got into a bar fight at Cannes, lost his Gucci wallet and hitchhiked his way to a motoring competition where he crashed his car. Talking about his fiancée, Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland stated: “I have the incredible honor of being engaged to this fantastic girl. Sofia has said yes to sharing the rest of her life with me.”
Miss Hellqvist claimed the proposal was “a fantastic surprise, I expected a totally normal day at work. I was amazed and a little bit shocked. Carl Philip is the most humble person I have ever met, which is what made me fall in the beginning.”
Sofia Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip have settled down since meeting each other.
Do you think the royal family will ever embrace Hellqvist?
Confirmed: after the wedding on 13 June, Sofia Hellqvist will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland.
— Scandinavian Royals. (@crownprincely) May 17, 2015
