SWEDEN’S Prince Carl Philip married former model and reality TV star Sofia Hellqvist in the chapel of the royal palace in Stockholm on Saturday.

    The 36-year-old prince, third in line to the throne, was visibly nervous during the ceremony, which was attended by royals from around the world including Princess Takamado of Japan, Queen Mathilde of Belgium and the Earl and Countess of Wessex from Britain.

    Hellqvist, 30, wore a dress by Swedish designer Ida Sjostedt with lace sleeves and back, which revealed the star-shaped tattoo between her shoulder blades.

    The Swedish media revealed the prince’s budding relationship with Hellqvist in 2010, titillated by her racy past.

    In 2005, she took part in the Swedish reality show “Paradise Hotel.” The year before that, at age 20, she had posed topless with a boa constrictor for the men’s magazine Slitz, winning its Miss Slitz title.(SD-Agencies)