Scandal at the palace: this princess is tattooed like a rap star

Before marrying Swedish Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland, fourth in line to the Swedish throne, Princess Sofia was a glamorous model and reality TV star.

Her maiden name was Sophia Christina Hellqvist. The girl grew up in the Swedish province and after the gymnasium went to conquer Stockholm. There she first worked as a waitress, then became a model, performed topless for a local men’s magazine, and after that appeared on an erotic reality show. During her turbulent youth, Sofia also got tattooed several times.

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However, by the time she met the prince, Sofia was already leading a much more modest life: she opened a yoga center, volunteered and helped build an orphanage in Ghana.

But, having met her future husband, Sophia was not at all going to get rid of the tattoos left as a memory of her former life. Moreover, the future princess did a particularly daring act – she flaunted her tattoo on her wedding day.

A sun tattoo peeked out from under her delicate lace dress. Sofia does not hide this tattoo even after becoming a member of the royal family. For example, Sofia also wore open-backed dresses at a gala reception in honor of the Nobel Prize.

A few years ago, while relaxing on the beach, Sofia also showed off a large flying butterfly tattoo on her ribs. She also has a small tattoo on her ankle and reportedly once had a design on her arm.