Prince Ludwig of Bavaria marries Oxford criminology student Sophie-Alexandra Evekink

Prince Ludwig of Bavaria tied the knot with his fiancée Sophie-Alexandra Evekink today during a lavish ceremony in Germany.

The couple, who confirmed their engagement last August, got married this morning at Munich’s St. Kajetan, where hundreds of people lined the streets to catch a glimpse of the bride.

Ludwig, 40, is the eldest son of Prince Luitpold and the great-great-grandson of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, while Sophie was born in Singapore to a Dutch-Canadian family.

Criminology PhD student Sophie-Alexandra, 32, looked stunning in a classic white dress, with floral details on the princess skirt and sheer long sleeves.

She completed her elegant bridal ensemble with a long veil, which was also adorned with a scattering of delicate lace flowers – to match her dress.

Sophie-Alexandra wore her hair half up, the rest in curly curls around her shoulders, and a beautiful diamond botanical headpiece in her wavy locks.

Her delicate jewelry matched her overall ensemble – tiny, glittering crosses.

And the newlywed kept her make-up natural for the occasion, with a pink lip.

She and her husband Ludwig were photographed outside St. Kajetan in a perfect moment, kissing on the steps of the beautiful church.

Ludwig wore gray pinstripe trousers and a black suit jacket to his wedding.

He completed his outfit with a light gray vest and a very colorful tie.

The couple are now attending a reception at Nymphenburg Palace in the city with their family and friends.

The couple was rumored to be getting married after she was spotted wearing a large emerald green ring on her engagement finger at a wedding the couple attended in August 2022.

Speaking to German newspaper Bild, Prince Luitpold said he hoped the couple would “start a family soon,” adding: “Ludwig made a good choice. My future daughter-in-law is a very intelligent and educated woman.’

News of their engagement was shared a week later by the Bavarian royal family’s office, alongside photos of the couple showing them in traditional outfits.

Prince Ludwig, whose parents are Prince Luitpold and Princess Beatrix, is the oldest of five siblings.

He spent much of his childhood at Schloss Kaltenberg and attended the Rhabanus-Maurus-Gymnasium St. Ottilien in Eresing.

At the age of 18, he founded his own IT company before studying law in Göttingen, where he focused on human rights.

Since 2011 he has also shown great interest in East Africa and Kenya in particular.

In 2015, he founded Startup Lions, which is described online as a “digital empowerment program that provides learning, earning and innovation opportunities for young adults in rural Kenya.”

He is now CEO of the company and spends ten months of the year in East Africa and two months in Bavaria.

While in the countryside, the royal family is also already very involved with his family and regularly accompanies his father to public events.

It is not known how or when Prince Ludwig met his future wife Sophie, who also has a powerful career of her own.

She is the daughter of Dorus Evekink, who works as a teacher at the Maastricht School of Business.

The student, who has both Dutch and Canadian nationality, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Politics and East European Studies from University College London (UCL) and a Masters in Science from the University of Oxford.

She is currently working on a PhD at the University of Oxford, which focuses on justice for victims of conflict-related sexual violence.

Before that, she worked in New York for seven years at the United Nations in various positions.

According to an online biography of the future royal family, Sophie “has a keen interest in violence prevention and women’s human rights, themes she has researched in the Middle East and the Caucasus, as well as a passion for efforts that help build global consensus . and bridge the voices of the global north and south.

‘She has previously written about terrorism and radicalisation, and human trafficking in Central and Eastern Europe.’