Sweden’s Princess Sofia asked if she would ‘do a Megxit’ in new doco

Like Meghan Markle, Sweden’s Princess Sofia rose to fame through a TV series before meeting a prince and becoming part of his royal family.

However, she won’t be following in the Duchess of Sussex’s footsteps in moving away from her role as a working royal and forging a new independent path.

In a new documentary, a journalist asks Sofia, 35, whether she would ever “do a Megxit” and walk away from royal life. According to Royal Central, the answer is a firm no.

“I think I have found such a fantastic balance, and I really see it as a positive that I have made it through these stormy years,” the mum of two says in Princess Sofia: Project Playground.

“It is such a huge advantage, in that we have the opportunity to stand a little in both worlds.”

Sofia, who is married to Prince Carl Philip, also admits she has “been through many identity crises” since becoming a princess.

Though she’s a popular member of Sweden’s royal family now, the princess faced some public push-back when her royal relationship was in its infancy.

A former reality TV star and glamour model, Sofia has spoken of the “bullying” she faced as her romance with the prince became public knowledge in 2010.

“I was met with an enormous hate storm, from people who had opinions about as a person, about my relationship,” she said in a 2018 interview.

“It was very tough. People had comments on everything possible, on what I do and how I look.”

Sofia said she was surprised by the negativity she faced from the media and members of the public.

“I didn’t understand that people had such a need to express how badly they felt about me,” she added.

That’s another thing she and Meghan have in common; the Duchess has faced no shortage of criticism and scrutiny, much of it racist, during her time in the British royal spotlight.

Sofia married Prince Carl Philip, the only son of Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, in 2015.

The couple has since welcomed two sons, Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel.

The princess was widely praised earlier this year when she volunteered in a hospital care unit in Stockholm during the coronavirus crisis.

After undergoing a three-day training course in basic nursing, Sofia assisted care staff with non-medical tasks like disinfecting equipment and cleaning.