Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland

Princess Sofia
Duchess of Värmland

Sofia in June 2015
Born (1984-12-06) 6 December 1984
Danderyd, Sweden
Spouse Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland (m. 2015)
Issue Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland
Full name
Sofia Kristina
House Bernadotte (by marriage)[1][2]
Father Erik Oscar Hellqvist
Mother Marie Britt Rotman[3]
Religion Church of Sweden

Princess Sofia of Sweden, Duchess of Värmland (born Sofia Kristina Hellqvist on 6 December 1984) is the wife of Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland.[4] Prior to her marriage, Sofia was a glamour model and reality television contestant. She married Carl Philip in 2015.

Early life and education

Sofia Hellqvist was born in Danderyd, to a Swedish mother, Marie Britt Rotman (born 1957), marketing manager in the plastics industry,[5] and a Danish–Swedish father, Erik Oscar Hellqvist (born 1949), employment counsellor at the Swedish employment agency[5]. She was christened on 26 May 1985 in Tibble Church. She moved to Älvdalen at the age of six.[6][7] She has two sisters, Lina (humanitarian project coordinator, born 1983) and Sara Hellqvist (criminologist,[5] born 1988).[8] She attended Älvdalen Montessori School and Älvdal School. She studied the arts programme at Vansbro Education Centre.

Career

At the age of 20, Hellqvist was published in photos in the men's magazine Slitz wearing only a bikini bottom and a live boa constrictor around her upper body[9] and was later voted Miss Slitz 2004 by readers.[10] When her relationship with Prince Carl Philip was revealed in 2010, Expressen republished the photos.[11] Following the Miss Slitz win, Hellqvist was cast in the Paradise Hotel reality show on TV4[12] where she made it to the final.[11] In the show, she had a much publicized feud with Olinda Castielle[13][14] and finally voted Castielle off the show.[15][16]

In 2005,[17] she moved to New York to study accounting, specialising in business development, at the Institute of English and Business. She has also studied global ethics, child and youth science, children's communication and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in theory, and in Swedish practice at Stockholm University.[18] She is also a certified yoga instructor and worked as such in New York.[8]

Back in Sweden she studied in Stockholm, where she also worked part-time as a waitress and glamour model.[10]

Hellqvist made headlines by having kissed American adult film star Jenna Jameson while in Las Vegas to do a Swedish version of reality show Paradise Hotel.[19][20]

In 2010, Hellqvist was one of the co-founders of the Project Playground, a charity that assists underprivileged children in South Africa.[17]

Marriage and motherhood

Princess Sofia on her wedding day.

In July 2010 the Swedish Royal Court confirmed the relationship between Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip.[21] The UK Daily Telegraph described the news as putting the Swedish monarchy "on the defensive", due to Hellqvist's history as a semi-nude model and reality television contestant.[9] In April 2011, the couple moved in together in Djurgården of Stockholm,[22] which was confirmed by the palace.[23]

On 27 June 2014, the couple's engagement was announced,[24] and in December, Hellqvist made her debut at the Nobel Banquet with her future husband, In May 2015, it was announced that she would receive the title of princess.[25][26][27] The couple married at Slottskyrkan in Stockholm on 13 June 2015.[28][29][30]

In 2015 it was announced that the couple expected their first child,[31] and on 19 April 2016 Princess Sofia gave birth to a son, Prince Alexander, Duke of Södermanland.[32][33]

In March 2017, it was announced that the couple's second child is expected in September 2017.[34]

Titles, styles and honours

Styles of
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

Honours

National honours

References

  1. ↑ "Royal Family - Sveriges Kungahus". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Bernadotte Dynasty - Sveriges Kungahus". Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Hoelseth, Dag T. (3 July 2014). "Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: Sofia Hellqvist's ancestry". Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prins Carl Philip flyttar ihop med Sofia Hellqvist!". Posh24.se. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Kvarnkullen, Tomas (11 June 2015). "Sofias mormor: "Vi önskar dem lycka till"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Forsberg, Malin (24 January 2010). "Det här är Sofia - lär känna prinsens flickvän". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Prinsen ofta på besök i Älvdalen". dt.se. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Princess Sofia biography". Kungahuset.
  9. 1 2 Squires, Nick (8 April 2010). "Swedish prince has relationship with glamour model". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  10. 1 2 Lindwall, Johan T (13 January 2010). "Sofia Hellqvist har vikt ut sig i Slitz". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  11. 1 2 Joo, Nathalie (14 January 2010). "Bilderna Silvia knappast sett på prinsens nya romans". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "Swedish prince to marry 'Paradise Hotel' girlfriend". Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Edvardsson, Anja; Pettersson, Mats (18 March 2005). "Hatattacker mot Paradise -Olinda". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  14. ↑ Wik, Karin (25 March 2005). "Här blir Olinda mobbad". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  15. ↑ Juhlin, Anders; Wik, Karin (18 March 2005). "Hämnden på Olinda". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  16. ↑ "Sweden royal wedding: Prince Carl Philip to marry ex-reality star". BBC News. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  17. 1 2 Reuters (13 June 2015). "Swedish prince weds Sofia Hellqvist, commoner and former glamour model". Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Sofia Hellqvist Info" (PDF).
  19. ↑ Hammarlund, Pontus (17 April 2005). "Kysstes med porrstjärnan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2011.
  20. ↑ "Sofia Hellqvist is the former glamour model about to marry a Swedish prince". Metro. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Palace confirms Prince Carl Philip's romance after blocking nude photos". Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Prins Carl Philip & Sofia Hellqvist flyttar!". Posh24.se (in Swedish). 15 April 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  23. ↑ Bönnelyche, Åsa (10 June 2011). "Carl Philip och Sofia nu sambor – officiellt". Svensk Damtidning (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  24. ↑ "Sweden's Prince Carl Philip Proposed to Sofia Hellqvist With 1 Carat Engagement Ring". Closer Weekly. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  25. ↑ "Modeexperten om nobelfestens snackisar". svt.se. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  26. ↑ "Så ska Sofia sitta under Nobelfesten". Expressen. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  27. ↑ "Hovet: Sofia blir prinsessa". dn.se. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  28. ↑ "Vigsel mellan Prins Carl Philip och fröken Sofia Hellqvist". Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  29. ↑ "Reality starlet to wed prince in Swedish fairytale". Yahoo News. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  30. ↑ "Reality starlet weds Swedish prince". Yahoo News. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  31. ↑ "The Prince Couple is expecting a child". Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  32. ↑ "Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  33. ↑ "Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia have had a son". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  34. ↑ Royal baby joy! Swedish princess pregnant with second child - The Local
  35. ↑ Lindqvist, Svante (27 June 2014). "Engagement between Prince Carl Philip and Miss Sofia Hellqvist" (Press release). Sveriges Kungahus.
  36. ↑ Lindqvist, Svante (27 June 2014). "Prins Carl Philip och fröken Sofia Hellqvist förlovade" (Press release) (in Swedish). Sveriges Kungahus.
  37. ↑ "Lysning". Sveriges Kungahus.
  38. ↑ "Host broadcaster at the wedding between Prince Carl Philip and Ms. Sofia Hellqvist" (Press release). Sveriges Kungahus.
  39. ↑ "Allocation of seats for photo and media positions at the wedding between Prince Carl Philip and Ms. Sofia Hellqvist" (Press release). Sveriges Kungahus.
  40. ↑ "Application for photo and media positions at the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Ms. Sofia Hellqvist" (Press release). Sveriges Kungahus.
  41. ↑ "Announcement from the Marshal of the Realm" (Press release). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  42. ↑ Getty Images photo
  43. ↑ "Where is your tiara Mary? Princess dons a modern gold headpiece for a formal banquet". Daily Mail. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
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