Sweden's Prince Carl Philip to marry ex-topless model on June 13
AFP
October 23, 2014 07:30 MYT
October 23, 2014 07:30 MYT
Prince Carl Philip and Hellqvist pose during the celebrations of the 37th birthday of the Crown Princess on July 14, 2014, in the city of Borgholm, on the island of Oland. AFP Photo/TT News Agency/Jonas Ekstromer
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip will marry former topless model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist on June 13, the Royal Court said on Thursday.
The 35-year-old prince, who is third in line to the throne, will marry Hellqvist in the chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm after a five-year relationship.
It will be the third royal wedding in Sweden in four years, after Crown Princess Victoria's in 2010 and baby sister Madeleine's in 2013.
Hellqvist, 29, was a well-known figure in Sweden years before meeting the royal couple's only son in 2009.
In 2004, she posed topless for a men's magazine and the following year took part in "Paradise Hotel", a TV programme Swedish media labeled as "scandal reality".
In 2010, the same year her relationship with Carl Philip became official, she founded Project Playground, a children's rights non-profit organisation in South Africa, following in the footsteps of Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine, who are both heavily involved in charity work.