Princess Sophie Louise
That’s why hardly anyone knows this Swedish royal
Princess Sophie
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The life of Sophie Louise Johansson will never be the same again. She left everything for love, became the crown princess of Kelantan. Today she is a little star on Instagram.
Crown Princess Sofie Louise, 36, turned her life around for love, turned her back on her native Sweden forever and suddenly became famous there with her step. Only in this country is the Royal hardly known to anyone. The reason: She does not belong to the Swedish royal family, but is part of the royal family of Kelantan, a state and sultanate in Malaysia. Married in April 2019 Sofie Louise Johansson, as her real name is, the Malaysian Crown Prince Dr. Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 49. Now the couple is expecting their first child, as announced on Instagram on March 19, 2023. But from the beginning.
Royals that nobody knows: This is the exciting life of Crown Princess Sofie Louise of Kelantan
Originally originated Sophie Louise Johansson According to the Swedish newspaper “Aftonbladet” from the municipality of Mantorp near the Swedish university town of Linköping, southwest of Stockholm. She was born and raised there and moved to Great Britain after leaving school. The first step into a new life, a fateful one that would determine the rest of her life.
In London, the 36-year-old first worked as an au pair, then studied English and sociology and later met her great love here, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, brother of Sultan Muhammad V., 53, Sultan of Kelantan and former King of Malaysia. know. He studied history in the British capital, earned his doctorate in ancient history and says he now works as a pro-canselor at the University of Malaysia, Kelantan.
Magnificent wedding: Sofie Louise converts to Islam for love
On Valentine’s Day 2018, Tengku Muhammad, the heir to the throne of Kelantan, proposed to his beloved. A good year later, the Crown Prince and Sofie Louise became husband and wife. The couple tied the knot in a traditional and lavish ceremony on April 19, 2019 at Istana Balai Besar Palace, in Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Her family was flown in specially and, according to media reports, a good 300 guests celebrated with them.
Sofie Louise keeps looking back on this very special day via Instagram and shares beautiful snapshots. The commoner became the Crown Princess of Kelantan. For this converted Johansson to Islam, now wears headscarves, but has nevertheless remained true to her Swedish homeland. This can be seen on her official Instagram account, which she set up shortly before her wedding in 2019 and which is now followed by an impressive 118,000 users.
The crown princess has nevertheless remained true to her homeland
There, the Crown Princess not only gives private insights into her life in the Istana Kota Lama, the old city palace of Kota Bharu, the capital of the Malaysian state of Kelantan. In addition to regular visits from her family – except for weddings during the corona pandemic – Sofie Louise also regularly shares recipes of Swedish national dishes such as kanelbullar, i.e. cinnamon rolls, which she bakes.
Princess Sofie Louise, who officially bears the title of Che Puan Mahkota of Kelantan, also celebrates the Swedish National Day on June 6 every year and shares historical facts about the event. But she also has good connections to her husband’s family, for example she attended a store opening with her sister-in-law Tengku Amalin, 38.
Although Crown Princess Sofie Louise will never return to her old life in Mantorp, but will soon give another member to the Royal Family of Kelantan, her homeland will always be in her heart.
Sources used: instagram.com, aftonbladet.se, dagbladet.no, Dana Press