The prince is himself a racing driver and motor fan and looks forward to the rally with excitement. 

- It will be great fun to see the drivers drive by, they are extremely good and it will go very, very fast, I understand.

So it's always exciting.

It is rumored that Prince Carl Philip himself will drive under some kind of car during Friday in Umeå.

Exactly which car and in what way is still unclear.

- I have also heard of a rumor.

We'll see what happens, get more of it later, says the prince secretly to SVT Sport.

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Here, Prince Carl Philip opens the Swedish rally in Umeå Photo: Lina Bergström/SVT