Carl Philip

Swedish prince unharmed after spinning off racing track

Carl PhilipStockholm - Swedish Prince Carl Philip spun off the track in a high-speed auto race Friday but was unharmed and ready to race over the weekend, reports said.

"I feel fine," the prince was quoted as telling the online edition of the Expressen newspaper after the incident at a racing track in Falkenberg, south-western Sweden.

"I pushed a little too hard," he added. "It is a tight turn."

His Porsche Carrera was estimated to be doing some 160 kilometres an hour, the report said.

Carl Philip, 30, started competing in the Swedish Porsche Carrera Cup last year.

Sweden's Prince Philip and long-term girlfriend break up

Stockholm - Sweden's Prince Carl Philip has broken up with his long-term girlfriend, reports said Wednesday, a week after his sister, Crown Princess Victoria, announced her engagement.

"We have decided to take a break. It is a joint decision," Philip's girlfriend Emma Pernald was quoted as saying in Stockholm tabloid Expressen.

The 29-year-old prince, has been dating Pernald since 1999. They met through mutual acquaintances, and still have deep affection for each other, according to sources cited by the newspaper.

The prince, known for his interest in design, photography and motor sports, is studying forestry and agriculture at the University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp, southern Sweden.

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