Discussion about Princess Sofia's Past & Future Role in the Royal Family


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So Epstein just randomly invited Sofia to a screening and was so sure she would attend her name was on the guest list even though they hadn't met for 7 years.

Interesting.

Because Barbro Ehnbom informed Epstein about Sofia's life all the time, also after 2012:
On the day of the engagement in 2014:
"Yes, Sofia Hellqvist is going to marry prince handsome and be the best princess"
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In 2017
"... and ps princess Sofia had a second son"
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I suspect this was Barbro Ehnbom’s way of saying ”i hope she marries Carl Philip so we get some real royalty in our circles”.

Our Sofia = Epstein’s and Ehnbom’s Sofia… In their world they owned her…

Future Princess Sofia = Ehnbom’s own hopes. She could hardly know that they would marry 5 years before they actually married…

Unless something more compromising would come out (wich is not impossible) Sofia’s reputation will not be tarnished in Sweden…

There is so far nothing that indicates that they were special friends in any way (like it appears in M-M’s situation) but as always when it comes to Epstein, nothing can be ruled out…

Sofia took a lot of very bad decisions in her youth and lived a wild jetset-lifestyle like a brat and probably didn’t thought much about what type of friends she had…. It’s regrettable today but there is a hell of a lot of people who are in that situation.
 
In 2012 Sofia was already dating CP and had set up Project Playground, so she was not in the glamour model stage any more. It was also after Epstein had been convicted. It is surprising so many famous names disregarded that and showed up for this screening.

Yes, by June 2012 when the screening took place, Sofia Hellqvist was in a position of royal privilege and power as Prince Carl Philip's public partner of 2.5 years and a de facto member of the Royal Family in the court of public opinion.

In January 2012, Sofia Hellqvist made a charity visit to Finland. There she met with a former prime minister of Finland and a former speaker of the Finnish parliament (and presidential candidate) who referred to her as a member of the Swedish royal family. The visit was coordinated with the Swedish embassy and Ms. Hellqvist was protected by the Finnish Intelligence Security Service.

Also in January 2012, Sofia Hellqvist accompanied Prince Carl Philip on a visit to the governor's mansion of Västerbotten.

In May 2012, Sofia Hellqvist attended Princess Estelle's televised baptism at her own request (previous partners of royals never attended royal events before being engaged to marry).

By early 2012, the Royal Court's official spokesman had begun releasing statements on Sofia Hellqvist's public role and her relationship with Prince Carl Philip.

Prince Carl Philip was a board member of Sofia Hellqvist's charity Project Playground, Sofia Hellqvist's business was run out of Prince Carl Philip's residence, and Ms. Hellqvist regularly spoke publicly about her royal partner.

(I thank @LadyFinn and the late @Boris for creating such a detailed archive of Swedish royal news here on this forum.)
 
Quotes brought over from the General News & Information about Haakon, Mette-Marit & Family 2: June 2020 - thread.

However, the closer and more persistent their acquaintanceship is revealed to be, the less plausible it will be that she was unaware of his abusiveness, some of which became a matter of public record in June 2008. (The same applies to Sofia of Sweden and Sarah Ferguson.)

I think it is premature and over-reaching at this time to lump Sofia in with Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson. There is a paper trail that Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson had interactions with Epstein after his conviction. The most recent reveal is that Sofia was on a guest list at a post-conviction event that has been denied by the Swedish court. There is a similar reveal regarding Frederik of Denmark that has been denied by the Danish court and maybe even debunked.

Exactly. In fact, the Danish Royal House has already stated that Frederik never met Jeffrey Epstein. Laurent of Belgium and Countess Alexandra (former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark) were also mentioned in the files, but they never met Epstein or ever met with him. Even the contact of a King of Saudi Arabia appeared. I think Epstein tried to contact several influential and important people, and that's why so many names appear in the files. But the cases of Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson are clearly different.

No, not all of the mentioned royals had the same level of (known) contact or acquaintanceship with Jeffrey Epstein.

But the point I tried to make was that, even when it was already known that a royal met Jeffrey Epstein (as was already the case with Mette-Marit, Sofia, and Sarah, thus "same applies"), further disclosures still have the potential to be reputationally damaging if they reveal that the acquaintanceship was closer than previously thought.

(I am not saying that the mentioned royals' reputations will definitely be further damaged, however: Time will tell.)
You made a strong (IMO) statement about the closeness between Jeffrey Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Sarah Ferguson and Princess Sofia after he was convicted of a sex crime and that the conviction was publicly known. As I stated, there is a strong paper trail to support that applying to Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson but not Princess Sofia at this time.

The court stated that Sofia interacted with Epstein prior to his conviction but denied that she attended the event where her name was on the guest list. Maybe additional information will come to light, but at this point the Sofia-Epstein connection IMO seems to be more significant than it was due to the name dropping done by Barbro Ehnbom.
 
Quotes brought over from the General News & Information about Haakon, Mette-Marit & Family 2: June 2020 - thread.








You made a strong (IMO) statement about the closeness between Jeffrey Epstein and Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Sarah Ferguson and Princess Sofia after he was convicted of a sex crime and that the conviction was publicly known. As I stated, there is a strong paper trail to support that applying to Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson but not Princess Sofia at this time.

The court stated that Sofia interacted with Epstein prior to his conviction but denied that she attended the event where her name was on the guest list. Maybe additional information will come to light, but at this point the Sofia-Epstein connection IMO seems to be more significant than it was due to the name dropping done by Barbro Ehnbom.

So, in your view, even if further information eventually comes to light in each respective case, it would not affect Princess Sofia but it would affect Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson? As my statement was not about comparing the "paper trails" (I am assuming the "strong (IMO) statement" you are responding to is the first one you quoted, though perhaps I am wrong about that), I am not sure I follow you (but that is fine).
 
Barbro Ehnbom wished in 2013 Jeffrey Epstein a “Merry BBB-Christmas” with a Christmas Card with collage of photos, also of Sofia.
The greeting is found in the files left behind that were recently released.
 
Sofia commented today her meetings with Epstein at her work event
When questioned by journalists, Princess Sofia said: "As I mentioned, I met him on a few social occasions. But now that I've read about all the terrible crimes he committed against young women, I'm very grateful that I haven't had any contact with him since those few times when I was in my 20s."
And he also said: He also said: "My thoughts are with all the victims of the crime. I hope there will be justice in this case. We met at a restaurant, in a social context, when I was introduced to them, and also at a movie theater. Thank God, that's all."

Fortunately, she was only with him on a few occasions.:)
 
I wonder why Princess Sofia and/or her advisers at the Royal Court changed their minds about expressing thoughts for Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

As was discussed earlier, by the time Princess Sofia issued her previous statement (December 11, 2025), other royals in Europe had already been criticized for not mentioning the victims in their statements about Jeffrey Epstein. The Swedish royal court (which follows other European royal courts) would surely have been aware of that, so it appeared to be a purposeful choice not to mention the victims in the previous statement.

But for whatever reason, it seems they have now changed their minds.
 
I wonder why Princess Sofia and/or her advisers at the Royal Court changed their minds about expressing thoughts for Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

As was discussed earlier, by the time Princess Sofia issued her previous statement (December 11, 2025), other royals in Europe had already been criticized for not mentioning the victims in their statements about Jeffrey Epstein. The Swedish royal court (which follows other European royal courts) would surely have been aware of that, so it appeared to be a purposeful choice not to mention the victims in the previous statement.

But for whatever reason, it seems they have now changed their minds.

They have seen what is going down in neighbouring Norway and that's why they have changed their mind. Just my opinion. Not that Sofia's connection to Epstein is at all the same as Mette-Marit's, but nonetheless I think it worried them and they changed their approach a bit.

The fact that Sofia explained herself in person is also a change in approach. Explaining yourself in person makes a better impression, as long as you do it well - which I think she did. If there is no good explanation that you can give face to face, crisis PR probably says you're much better off not answering to questions in person.
 
So, in your view, even if further information eventually comes to light in each respective case, it would not affect Princess Sofia but it would affect Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Sarah Ferguson? As my statement was not about comparing the "paper trails" (I am assuming the "strong (IMO) statement" you are responding to is the first one you quoted, though perhaps I am wrong about that), I am not sure I follow you (but that is fine).
What sins or crimes are you accusing Sofia of, or are hoping for to come to light?
She was introduced to Epstein, as a potential victim, by a woman she trusted and looked up to.
 
What sins or crimes are you accusing Sofia of, or are hoping for to come to light?

Not sure how you came to that interpretation of the comment you quoted, which was part of a debate about whether individuals already known to have associated with Jeffrey Epstein could (theoretically) sustain further damage to their reputations.


She was introduced to Epstein, as a potential victim, by a woman she trusted and looked up to.

At this point, there is also no evidence that Barbro Ehnbom introduced Sofia Hellqvist to Jeffrey Epstein "as a potential victim".

I too have criticized Barbro Ehnbom's behavior and attitudes in this thread (Discussion about Princess Sofia's Past & Future Role in the Royal Family), and in my view, the critical reporting on her continued friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and her choice to continue introducing her BBB mentees to him is legitimate.

However, there is no proof that every single introduction Barbro Ehnbom arranged with Jeffrey Epstein was for the purpose of abuse and victimization by Mr. Epstein. Many would like Princess Sofia to be given all benefit of the doubt for her association with Jeffrey Epstein, so surely some of that benefit of the doubt should also be extended to Princess Sofia's mentor. (Yes, Barbro Ehnbom had a much closer association with Jeffrey Epstein than Sofia Hellqvist did, but that does not automatically mean Ms. Ehnbom was his accomplice, unless and until (hypothetically) further evidence comes out.)

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However, there is no proof that every single introduction Barbro Ehnbom arranged with Jeffrey Epstein was for the purpose of abuse and victimization by Mr. Epstein.

That should read "there is no proof that any of the introductions Barbro Ehnbom arranged with Jeffrey Epstein were for the purpose of abuse and victimization by Mr. Epstein" (based on the information posted in this thread).
 
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That should read "there is no proof that any of the introductions Barbro Ehnbom arranged with Jeffrey Epstein were for the purpose of abuse and victimization by Mr. Epstein" (based on the information posted in this thread).

It's not proven by the information we have, but I wish authorities would actually investigate people like Barbro, who traveled to the US with young women with the purpose of introducing them to Epstein. I don't believe that Epstein always beat around the bush, from Prince Laurent we know for instance that Epstein was specifically looking for European universities with a lot of young women...
 
Expressen:
Three versions of Sofia's meeting with Epstein
There are several versions of when and where Princess Sofia and Jeffrey Epstein met.
Her own.
Her friend's who was present.
And Barbro Ehnbom's version.
When Expressen tried to ask Sofia further questions at lunchtime on Tuesday, we were stopped by the court with the explanation that the princess did not have time.
 
Expressen:
Three versions of Sofia's meeting with Epstein
There are several versions of when and where Princess Sofia and Jeffrey Epstein met.
Her own.
Her friend's who was present.
And Barbro Ehnbom's version.
When Expressen tried to ask Sofia further questions at lunchtime on Tuesday, we were stopped by the court with the explanation that the princess did not have time.
What are the discrepancies, if any, between those versions?
 
They have seen what is going down in neighbouring Norway and that's why they have changed their mind. Just my opinion. Not that Sofia's connection to Epstein is at all the same as Mette-Marit's, but nonetheless I think it worried them and they changed their approach a bit.

The fact that Sofia explained herself in person is also a change in approach. Explaining yourself in person makes a better impression, as long as you do it well - which I think she did. If there is no good explanation that you can give face to face, crisis PR probably says you're much better off not answering to questions in person.
Did MM have a connection to him?

From an outsider here, but hasn't Sofia been an excellent princess? Granted, I don't follow the Scandinavian royals closely.
 
Did MM have a connection to him?

From an outsider here, but hasn't Sofia been an excellent princess? Granted, I don't follow the Scandinavian royals closely.
Yes, she did. There is a long thread about the recent revelations about MM's closer connection to Epstein than previously suggested.
 
What are the discrepancies, if any, between those versions?

If I am understanding the translation correctly, Barbro said that there was one encounter and described it as "a structured meeting."

In her recent comment, Sofia said there were two meetings one at a restaurant and one at a screening. The friend states that there was a meeting at Jeffrey Epstein's office, but her full interview is behind a paywall. IIRC from previous posts the friend may have referenced one or more additional encounters.

To me it is not a big deal if there were 3-4 encounters, versus the two encounters that Sofia mentioned, but it seems like amateurish crisis management on the part of the court and Sofia to (presumably) rely on Sofia's memory only, and not review what the other sources stated, and then jog her memory to see if she could recall other meetings. Although in fairness to the court and Sofia, maybe that did happen, and Sofia only recalls the 2 encounters and is sticking to what she recalls.
 
Yes, Sofia is an excellent Princess indeed. Hasn't put a foot wrong since she joined the royal family.
Indeed and it all happened prior to her marriage to Prince Carl Philip and maintains that she had no further contact for the past 20 years.
Sofia also spoke to reporters on the matter yesterday.
 
What are the discrepancies, if any, between those versions?
If I am understanding the translation correctly, Barbro said that there was one encounter and described it as "a structured meeting."

In her recent comment, Sofia said there were two meetings one at a restaurant and one at a screening. The friend states that there was a meeting at Jeffrey Epstein's office, but her full interview is behind a paywall. IIRC from previous posts the friend may have referenced one or more additional encounters.

To me it is not a big deal if there were 3-4 encounters, versus the two encounters that Sofia mentioned, but it seems like amateurish crisis management on the part of the court and Sofia to (presumably) rely on Sofia's memory only, and not review what the other sources stated, and then jog her memory to see if she could recall other meetings. Although in fairness to the court and Sofia, maybe that did happen, and Sofia only recalls the 2 encounters and is sticking to what she recalls.

@Queen Claude already answered the question well, but here are sources and context for the referenced statements (I've made some corrections to earlier translations):


Email exchange between Barbro Ehnbom and Jeffrey Epstein, December 18, 2005 (Dagens Nyheter report (archive); Nordic Times report; US House Oversight Committee archives):

Barbro Ehnbom: "This is Sofia, aspiring actress just arrived in NYC who is the girl I mentioned to you before I left who I thought you may want to meet, perhaps we can stop by before you disappear for the holidays...love Barbro"

Jeffrey Epstein: "I am in the Caribbean. Does she want to come for a couple of days? I'll send a ticket."​


Email from Barbro Ehnbom to Lesley Groff (Subject: Re: Jeffrey Epstein), April 21, 2006:

"I think he means Sofia the beautiful little dark haired girl who had her friend Camilla with her? He offered them both to go to film school? They run into problems with their visa and called him, no?? [redacted text]"​


Camilla (Sofia Hellqvist's friend), interview with Dagens Nyheter, December 9, 2025 (translated from the Swedish):

"But Sofia's friend Camilla, who is mentioned in the email, tells us they met Jeffrey Epstein in an office in New York – a meeting arranged by Barbro Ehnbom.

It is true that there, Epstein, who called himself “Jeff”, invited her and Sofia to go to “film school,” Camilla told DN.

“He probably mostly wanted to throw out an offer to show that he could and had power and money.”"​


Royal Court statement to Dagens Nyheter, December 9, 2025 (translated from the Swedish):

"Princess Sofia was presented to the person in question on a few occasions around 2005," the Royal Court's information department wrote in an email to DN.

The royal court does not answer where, how, or why she met Jeffrey Epstein.

[…] The royal court does not give an answer to whether it is true that Princess Sofia has received the [acting school] offer.

“Princess Sofia has neither applied nor attended any form of acting education,” they wrote.

[…] "The princess has had no contact with the person in question for 20 years."​


Barbro Ehnbom, interview with Expressen, December 11, 2025 (translated from the Swedish):

[Asked about arranging a meeting between Jeffrey Epstein and Sofia Hellqvist:]

Barbro Ehnbom: "I see it as a lot of fake news and I don’t know what’s what. But I know what happened and what didn't happen. Like, she's only been involved once."

Interviewer: "Sofia?"

Barbro Ehnbom: "Once, when it was a structured meeting."​



Email from Alison Reddington to Jeffrey Epstein of December 8, 2012, regarding a private showing of Les Misérables in New York City, released by the US Justice Department in January 2026:

"Below is the updated yes list for tomorrow evening.

Screening- 142
Party-124

[…] 1c Mr. Hugh Dancy ( Claire Danes ) / ACTOR/ 600/ ELIZABETH/ ENGLISH/ LONDON/ THEATER/ OOT TIL FEB/
1c Ms. Claire Danes ( Hugh Dancy ) / ACD/ A/ 600/ VOGUE 100/ ACTOR/ NY/ THEATER/
4c Mr. Clive Davis / MUSIC/ NY 100/ BEDFORD/ BUSINESS/ MONDADORI GUEST/
1c Ms. Drena De Niro / ACTOR/ 600/ LI/ FILM/ 500/
2c Mr. & Mrs. Ron Delsener ( Ellin ) / MUSIC/ WW/ LI/ BUSINESS/
1 poc Mr. & Mrs. Barry Diller ( Diane von Furstenberg ) / TV/ ACD/ ME/ NY/ IAC/
POLITICS/ BUSINESS/ LI/ 400/ FASHION/ STUDIO/
2c Mr. Jeffrey Epstein ( Sophia Hellqvist ) / BACH/ 600/ BUSINESS/ PB/ 400/
2c Mr. Raul Esparza ( Daryl ) / ACTOR/ THEATER/ ROCKY HORROR/ 600/LEAP OF FAITH/ 800/
2c Mr. Michael Feinstein ( Terrence Flannery ) / MUSIC/ PIANIST/
2c Mr. & Mrs. Frederic Fekkai ( Shirin von Wulffen ) / FASHION/ 600/ WW/ LI/KIDS/ PB/ 400/[...]"​


Princess Sofia, press conference of February 10, 2026:

"As we mentioned earlier, I met him a couple of times on social occasions. But now that I've read about all the terrible crimes he committed against young women, I'm so thankful that I haven't had anything to do with him since those few occasions in my 20s. My thoughts go to all the victims. I hope there will be justice in this. We met at a restaurant at a social occasion, where I was introduced, and at a film showing. Thankfully, that was all."​


Expressen:
Three versions of Sofia's meeting with Epstein
There are several versions of when and where Princess Sofia and Jeffrey Epstein met.
Her own.
Her friend's who was present.
And Barbro Ehnbom's version.
When Expressen tried to ask Sofia further questions at lunchtime on Tuesday, we were stopped by the court with the explanation that the princess did not have time.

It is surprising that Expressen pointed out the (relatively minor) discrepancies; the mainstream national press never did such in the past when reporting on the (future) princess.
 
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I wonder if Barbro Ehnbom missed the red flags in Jeffrey Epstein's behavior because of her own worldview.

We now know that Barbro Ehnbom taught her mentees that they must be pretty, fashionable, and engage in social chitchat in order to succeed in the business world.

According to one of her former mentees, Ms. Ehnbom only mentored businesswomen who were pretty, young and feminine.

Nobody has accused Ms. Ehnbom of having sexual motives towards young women. Therefore, it would seem Barbro Ehnbom honestly believed that women who were ugly, old, or masculine were simply unworthy of being businesswomen and undeserving of her mentorship.

It also seems Barbro Ehnbom thought the business world shared her bigotry against older, less conventionally attractive, or masculine women.

So while Jeffrey Epstein's focus on pretty, young, feminine women might have thrown up red flags to others, Ms. Ehnbom may have taken it for granted that a businessperson would only consider the "pretty ones" to be worthy of helping – since that was exactly how she thought and behaved herself.
 
Therefore, it would seem Barbro Ehnbom honestly believed that women who were ugly, old, or masculine were simply unworthy of being businesswomen and undeserving of her mentorship.
That's exactly how I felt, and I found this attitude, especially coming from a woman, discriminatory and lacking in female solidarity. Surely, as a successful businesswoman or academic, attractiveness shouldn't matter; what counts is intelligence, foresight, and planning skills. Therefore, I wonder what kind of "business" she was recruiting attractive women for Epstein. The only kind of business he was involved in were finances, IIRC.
 
Indeed it is ludicrous to suggets that there is a correlation between competence and beauty. If promoting female business women was her goal surely she would have picked the most competent. And by f.e. picking Sofia as a future business woman, with no education to her name, over a more serious young professional with the right papers, drive and carreer path, shows that the objective of Mrs. Ehnbom may have been somewhat different than what the 'Best and Brightest' name suggests.

At this stage she seems to be a glorified madame. No serious mentor would ever make suggestions about short skirts and legs if they want their pupils to be taken seriously. It felt like an unserious project at the time when we first heard about it, and even more so now we know more of Mrs. Ehnbom.
 
If I am understanding the translation correctly, Barbro said that there was one encounter and described it as "a structured meeting."

In her recent comment, Sofia said there were two meetings one at a restaurant and one at a screening. The friend states that there was a meeting at Jeffrey Epstein's office, but her full interview is behind a paywall. IIRC from previous posts the friend may have referenced one or more additional encounters.

To me it is not a big deal if there were 3-4 encounters, versus the two encounters that Sofia mentioned, but it seems like amateurish crisis management on the part of the court and Sofia to (presumably) rely on Sofia's memory only, and not review what the other sources stated, and then jog her memory to see if she could recall other meetings. Although in fairness to the court and Sofia, maybe that did happen, and Sofia only recalls the 2 encounters and is sticking to what she recalls.
I agree - what I’ve read said “a few” which could mean 3 or 4; a “couple of times” which could mean 2 maybe 3. It’s been 20 years! Is it really important the exact number of times? The most significant sounded like a “date”” to Les Mis where she didn’t go IIRC.
 
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