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Prince Carl Philip's new romance
Apr 9, 2010, 12:22 GMT
Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has begun a relationship with a bikini model.
The 30-year-old royal - who is second in line to the Swedish throne - has taken 25-year-old Sofia Hellqvist on trips to New York and in Sweden after becoming close last summer following a meeting in the seaside town of Bastad.
Upon his birth, Carl Philip was first in line to the crown, but following changes to the rules of succession in 1980, his sister Victoria is now to inherit the throne following their father King Carl XVI Gustaf's death.
A royal watcher said: "He comes across as the black sheep of the family. Now that he is no longer next in line to the throne he does his own thing.
"He's a racing car driver and a bit of a wild child. But he also designs his own range of cutlery and he's studying at an agricultural college in southern Sweden."
As yet the prince has failed to comment on the relationship, and the Swedish royal family's press agent Nina Eldh, said: "We have no comment to make at all."
Prior to his relationship with Sofia, he dated PR worker Emma Pernald for ten years.
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