Prince Carl Philip of Sweden has married former reality star Sofia Hellqvist in a lavish ceremony in the chapel at Stockholm’s Royal Palace.
Sofia Hellqvist, 30, worked as a model and a yoga instructor before helping to set up a charity.
Prince Carl Philip, 36, is third in line to the Swedish throne.
Thousands of well-wishers lined the streets for the event, despite polls suggesting the Swedish royal family’s popularity is waning.
They cheered as commoner Sofia Hellqvist became a princess.
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After their marriage, Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist took to a horse-drawn carriage to parade through the cobbled streets of Stockholm’s old town, waving to crowds in the hot summer sun, before returning to the palace for a 21-gun salute and wedding banquet.
About 550 guests attended the ceremony, many of them royals, including Princess Takamado of Japan and Britain’s Prince Edward.
Prince Carl Philip was initially reported to have had difficulties putting the ring on the bride’s finger while the royal couple said their vows.
A band played a version of the Coldplay song Fix You in the royal chapel, and the newly weds were then serenaded by a man singing a Swedish version of the song Umbrella by Rihanna.
Sofia Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip reportedly first met at a restaurant in 2010, with news of their relationship being revealed soon after.
Prince Carl Philip is third in line to the Swedish throne behind his elder sister Crown Princess Victoria and her 3-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle.
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden is to marry former reality star Sofia Hellqvist in a lavish ceremony in Stockholm.
Sofia Hellqvist, 30, also worked as a model and a yoga instructor before helping to set up a charity.
Prince Carl Philip, 36, is third in line to the Swedish throne.
Thousands of well-wishers are expected to line the streets for the event, despite polls suggesting the Swedish royal family’s popularity is waning.
Sofia Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip reportedly first met at a restaurant in 2010, with news of their relationship being revealed soon after.
The Swedish media made much of Sofia Hellqvist’s past, which included posing for a men’s magazine in 2004.
In 2005, she appeared on the Swedish reality TV show Paradise Hotel, in which singletons compete to stay in a luxury resort.
In response to the media interest, Sofia Hellqvist told Swedish television that she had long since moved on.
She said: “I don’t regret anything. All these experiences have made me the person I am.
“I wouldn’t have made those choices today.”
Amid rumors that her past had caused disquiet among the royal family, the palace has emphasized her charity work.
In 2010, Sofia Hellqvist co-founded the Project Playground charity which helps disadvantaged children in South Africa. She has also worked as a volunteer in several African countries.
Sofia Hellqvist, who is from the central Swedish town of Alvdalen, also studied accounting in New York in 2005 and worked there as a yoga teacher and a waitress.
On Friday evening, more than 200 wedding guests attended a dinner in honor of the couple on the island of Skeppsholmen.
The wedding will take place at the Royal Chapel, or Slottskyrkan, in Stockholm on June 13.
Prince Carl Philip is third in line to the throne behind his elder sister Crown Princess Victoria and her three-year-old daughter, Princess Estelle.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been involved in a car crash on September 17, but is not hurt, the royal palace says.
The king was being driven to an airport in Stockholm when the collision took place, palace spokeswoman Annika Sonnerberg said.
The car was badly damaged but King Carl Gustaf was uninjured and continued his journey in another car, local media said. There have been no reports of other injuries.
The role of king in Sweden is purely ceremonial.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has been involved in a car crash in Stockholm, but is not hurt
Margaretha Thorgren, a press officer at the royal palace, told local media that King Carl Gustaf was “doing well” under the circumstances.
Photos published in local media showed damage to the front of the car, a dark blue Mercedes, with one air bag deployed.
King Carl Gustaf, 68, has now continued his journey to northern Sweden, where he is on a planned visit, palace officials say.
The king ascended the throne in 1973. He is best known abroad for presenting the annual Nobel Prizes.
Constitutional changes in 1974 deprived the king of all but ceremonial duties, such as opening parliament and representing Sweden at the diplomatic level.
A massive rat appeared in a Stockholm family’s kitchen making headlines in Sweden, where it is being dubbed “Ratzilla”.
Measuring nearly 16in plus tail, the rat terrified the family in Solna district.
Pest controllers finally killed the intruder using an oversized trap.
Even the family cat had refused to enter the kitchen while the giant rat was in residence.
Measuring nearly 16in plus tail, the rat terrified the family in Solna district
It appears that the animal entered the kitchen via a ventilation pipe, having gnawed its way through cement and wood.
After devouring food leftovers under the sink, the creature feasted on a “Swedish smorgasbord” of waste in the bin, according to family father Erik Korsas.
The incident occurred three weeks ago and initially, after taking a few souvenir photos, the family thought no more about it.
But when they contacted Sweden’s Home And Rent website to see if it was interested in the story, it rapidly scurried to the top of the country’s news agenda after attracting the attention of reporters at newspapers including the English language The Local.
On Tuesday, the “mega rat” became the most shared item for popular Swedish daily Aftonbladet, according to a tweet by journalist Sven Nordenstam.
Social media rang with gasps of disbelief, disgust and amusement.
Since the incident, the family and its cat – a Cornish Rex by the name of Enok – have not been bothered by rats of any size, Erik Korsas said.
Despite regular media speculation, there appears to be little evidence of rats getting bigger in developed countries.
Reinforcements of Sweden’s specially trained police are being deployed to Stockholm after five nights of unprecedented rioting in the capital’s suburbs.
Police officers are being sent from the cities of Gothenburg and Malmo, both of which saw rioting in recent years, a spokesman said.
“They are trained and educated for the police tasks going on in Stockholm,” Kjell Lindgren said.
Several schools and scores of cars have been burnt in Stockholm this week.
Reinforcements of Sweden’s specially trained police are being deployed to Stockholm after five nights of unprecedented rioting in the capital’s suburbs
The nightly riots began on Sunday in the north-western suburb of Husby, a deprived, largely immigrant area. It is believed they were sparked by the death of a man nearly a week before, who was shot by police after he allegedly threatened to kill them with a machete.
The unrest has since spread around the city, with groups of youths stoning police and firefighters summoned to tackle arson attacks.
The rioting has raised questions about the success of the country’s attempts to integrate foreign-born residents, who now make up some 15% of the population.
In Husby, more than 80% of the 12,000 or so inhabitants are from an immigrant background, and most are from Turkey, the Middle East and Somalia.
Community activists have accused the police of using racist language during the unrest and prosecutors are investigating complaints. Police have tried to calm the situation by speaking to community leaders, such as in mosques.
Jennifer Lopez couldn’t seem to make her mind up on what look she was going for as she stepped out in Stockholm on Monday night.
Donning a somewhat bizarre combination of red tracksuit bottoms and a glamorous fur-trimmed coat, Jennifer Lopez, 43, suffered a definite fashion faux pas in the unusual ensemble.
While the superstar’s top half looked chic and stylish in a tan coat, biscuit-colored jumper and pashmina, her bottom half certainly let her down.
JLo was a far cry from her usually preened and polished self in a pair of baggy bright red tracksuit bottoms and white-trimmed trainers.
But she managed to inject a spot of glamour to her ensemble with a red crocodile skin Hermes handbag and a pair of oversized sunglasses, while her locks tumbled in dramatic curls around her shoulders.
Jennifer Lopez couldn’t seem to make her mind up on what look she was going for as she stepped out in Stockholm on Monday night
Despite her fashion faux pas, Jennifer Lopez was grinning from ear-to-ear as she stepped out in the Swedish capital ahead of her appearance Ericsson Globe Arena as part of her Dance Again world tour.
As usual, JLo’s toyboy lover, Casper Smart, 25, was by her side as she made her way to the show and the backing dancer had opted for an equally casual look.
Casper Smart wrapped up against the cold winter weather in a black leather jacket, hooded jumper, jeans, trainers and a baseball cap to shelter his shaved head.
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