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Prince Carl Philip shows off fiancée Sofia Hellqvist at Sweden's Nobel prize ceremony

Prince Carl Philip

proudly stepped out with his fiancée

Sofia Hellqvist

at the Nobel Prize ceremony on Wednesday. The Swedish prince, who is

set to wed Sofia on 13 June 2015

, beamed as he descended the stairs in Stockholm City Hall with the former model on his arm.Dressed in a stunning fuchsia gown and wearing her long dark locks in an elegant chignon,

Sofia looked every inch the princess-to-be

.

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Prince Carl Philip got engaged to Sofia on 27 June

Carl Philip, who is third-in-line to the Swedish throne after his elder sister

Crown Princess Victoria

and her two-year-old daughter

Princess Estelle

, looked handsome in smart black tailcoat.

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While other members of the Swedish royal family, including

King Carl XVI Gustaf

,

Queen Silvia

,

Princess Victoria

,

Prince Daniel

,

Princess Madeleine

and

Christopher O'Neill

, were seated apart for the evening's banquet,

Carl Philip and Sofia sat side-by-side

.

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The couple's wedding date is set for 13 June 2015

Guests at the ceremony dined on cream of cauliflower soup, mosaic of red king crab with peas and lemon pickled cauliflower florets, followed by spiced loin of red deer, carrot terrine, salt-baked golden beets, smoked pearl onions, potato purée and game jus.Dessert was mousse and a sorbet of wild dewberries from Gotland, saffron panna cotta and brown butter sponge cake.

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Sofia joined Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris O'Neill at the event

Since

announcing their engagement on 27 June

, Carl Philip, 35, and Sofia, 30, have attended more official engagements together.On 30 September the couple stepped out for the opening of the Swedish parliament, marking

their first high-profile event since getting engaged

.A month later, Täby-born Sofia attended her first gala dinner as the prince's fiancée, wowing royal fashion fans in a floor-length scarlet gown.

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