Princess Madeleine of Sweden has experienced many happy events in recent years. She met the man of her dreams, married him and became the mother of two wonderful babies. But, it seems, more recently, the girl was grieving over the betrayal of her former groom and, having terminated the engagement with him, flew overseas in the hope of starting a new life.

Birth

Princess Madeleine is the youngest daughter of the Swedish king. She was born in June 1982 in Stockholm. The weight of the girl at birth was 3 kg 340 g, height - 49 cm. At the baptism on August 31 of the same year, the baby was named after Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josefina. In addition to her, the royal couple has two more older children: daughter Victoria and son Karl-Philippe. In accordance with the laws of his country, Madeleine is the fourth in line to the throne after her sister, brother and niece Estelle, born in 2012.

Education

Crowned parents worried that Madde (as the princess is called by relatives and friends) received an excellent education. The girl’s mother Sylvia (Queen of Sweden) wanted her daughter to study at a decent educational institution where reporters could not disturb her. As a result, the choice fell on Enskidla Gymnasium located on the outskirts of Stockholm. Madeleine's older sister Princess Victoria was educated there. The girl graduated from the main course of the institution in 1998. In 2000, she became a bachelor of arts at Enskild Grammar School.

In 2001, Madden went to London to study English. In 2003-2006 she studied at the Faculty of Art History of Stockholm University. Having finished it with Madeleine, she decided to get another specialty at the same higher educational institution, and in 2007 she began to study child psychology. The girl combined her studies with work in the international charity organization Childhood, one of the founders of which is her mother Sylvia. The Queen of Sweden approved this choice of daughter.

Hobbies

Craving for knowledge is not Madden's only hobby. From early childhood she was attracted to equestrianism. The first horse of the girl was the pony Travolta, whom she saddled at 4 years old. Later, the young Princess Madeleine began to engage in equestrian sports at a professional level, which caused a lot of concern to her parents. But they did not have to blush for their daughter. The girl repeatedly participated in equestrian competitions and even won an honorable second place in one of them. In order not to draw too much attention to her person, Madeline competed in competitions under a false name. As a pseudonym, she chose Svenson.

In addition to equestrian sport, the Princess of Sweden Madeleine is interested in skiing. She was seen more than once at the popular ski resorts of Austria and Switzerland. Madden's other passion is travel. The princess feels comfortable in foreign countries and practically does not use the services of translators, because in addition to her native language, she is fluent in English, French and German.

An affair with Bergstrom

Madeline has always been surrounded by attention from the stronger sex. For some time, the press read English to her as a groom, but the expectations of the journalists did not materialize. For 8 years, beloved lawyer from Stockholm Jonas Bergström. Young people pulled for a long time with the wedding because of Swedish laws: the youngest daughter of the king could not marry earlier than the eldest, and crown princess Victoria was in no hurry. Only after in 2009 she was going to become the wife of her long-time boyfriend Daniel Westling, was Madeline able to think about her own wedding. In the summer of 2009, citizens of the kingdom learned that she was engaged to her chosen one.

Engagement termination

The marriage, which was so dreamed of by the youngest daughter of the Swedish king, was never destined to happen. In the spring of 2010, Princess Madeleine publicly announced a breakdown with her fiancé, without explaining the reason for this decision. As it turned out later, the young people broke up because of Jonas' excessive love for the opposite sex. Soon after the engagement was terminated, the Swedish press revealed the revelations of 21-year-old Norwegian handball player Torah Uppström, who publicly spoke about her affair with Bergström when he was the princess’s fiancé. Later, information appeared in the media that the windy Jonas even managed to have a child on the side of his relationship with Madeleine.

Acquaintance with the future husband

Princess Madeleine was very upset by the betrayal of her former lover. She went to New York to heal emotional wounds, where she plunged headlong into her work at the Childhood foundation. Life in the United States brought her an acquaintance with an American financier of English descent, Christopher O’Nill. Rumors that Madeleine has a new lover appeared in early 2011, but for some time refused to comment on them. But the awl in a bag is difficult to hide, and the crowned parents a couple of months later had to admit that their daughter had an affair with an American. In November 2011, the princess began to live with her chosen one in Manhattan. Having met for about two years, the lovers announced their engagement.

Marriage

The wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher took place in June 2013 in the Swedish capital. About 500 guests of honor from different countries were invited to the celebration. The bride dressed in a luxurious wedding dress with a four-meter train, created by the popular designer Valentino Garavani. The wedding day of the princess was a real holiday for the Swedes. It was accompanied by a solemn procession, festivities and a grandiose salute. After the wedding, the newlyweds left to live in New York, where the princess continued to work in "Childhood".

Birth of a daughter and son

In early autumn 2013, the world became aware of the pregnancy of the youngest daughter of Carl XVI Gustav. February 20, 2014 in New York, she gave birth to a girl. Princess Madeleine's daughter decided to call Leonor Lillian Maria. This was announced at a meeting of the council of ministers of the kingdom, held a week after the birth of the baby. In Sweden, the name Leonor is extremely rare. At the beginning of 2013, only 128 citizens of the kingdom were its owners. The second name Liliane to the granddaughter of Charles XVI Gustav and Sylvia was given in honor of the wife of the king’s uncle. The newborn, like her mother, is the princess of Sweden. At the time of her birth, she took fifth place in line for the throne.

In mid-June 2015, the king and queen of Sweden became richer for another grandson: their youngest daughter had a son. The boy was named Nicholas Paul Gustav. This time, the Swedish princess flew to give birth to her homeland, in Stockholm. The names Paul and Gustav were given to the baby in honor of his grandfathers. The boy took sixth place in line for the Swedish throne. For Madeleine, the birth of children was a real gift of fate, because the princesses and ordinary mortal women equally dream of the happiness of becoming a mother.

The royal family, of course, is not used to the constant gaze of the Swedish and foreign media. However, in recent years, several significant events have occurred in the Bernadotte family, which have attracted even more media attention and the public, both in Sweden and abroad.

Perhaps, the public did not watch any event of 2010 so closely as the wedding of crown princess Victoria and Daniel Westling, which took place on June 19, 2010.

The celebration of the wedding of Victoria and Daniel, in the past - the owner of the sports club and personal trainer of the princess, lasted three days. Thousands of people came to the Swedish capital to congratulate the young couple. Photos of happy newlyweds for several weeks did not leave the covers of newspapers and magazines around the world.

Eighteen months later, on February 23, 2012, a daughter, Princess Estelle Sylvia Eva Mary, was born at the Carolina University Hospital in Stockholm with Victoria and Daniel. She is second in succession to the throne. Princess Estelle's younger brother, Prince Oscar Carl Olof, was born on March 2, 2016.

French roots

The Swedish monarchist tradition is about a thousand years old. During this time, eleven dynasties were replaced, including the current ruling dynasty of the Bernadotts. The founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte - the marshal of the Napolenovsk army - became the Swedish crown prince in 1810. He ascended the throne under the name Karl XIV Johan. The royal family of Sweden is related to all the royal courts of Europe.

Christening of Prince Nicholas by Archbishop Antje Jaqueline.

Royal weddings

Almost on the same day, only two years later, on February 20, 2014, Victoria’s younger sister, Madeleine, gave birth to a daughter, Princess Leonor Lilian Maria. The baby's father is a British-American businessman Christopher O’Nill. On June 15, 2015, the couple had a son, Prince Nicholas. The youngest daughter, Princess Adrienne, was born on March 9, 2018.

The wedding of Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Nill took place on June 8, 2013 at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, after which the celebration continued at the Drottningholm Palace, the residence of the royal family.

To preserve Her Royal Highness’s title, Princess Madeleine did not take the name O’Nill. Unlike Prince Daniel, Christopher O’Nill chose to abandon the royal titles and retain the citizenship of the United Kingdom and the United States. Therefore, he is not an official member of the Swedish royal family.

In June 2014, the Royal House of Sweden announced the engagement of the middle of the three royal children, Prince Carl Philip and his bride Sophia Hellqvist. The wedding took place on June 13, 2015 in Stockholm. Hellqvist is a former model and participant in a television reality show. The couple has been living together since 2011. On April 19, 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to a son, Prince Alexander Eric Hubertus Bertil. Their youngest son, Prince Gabriel Carl Walter, was born on August 31, 2017.

Carl XVI Gustav

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel did not accidentally choose a date for the wedding on June 19th. On this day in 1976, the current king of Sweden, Charles XVI Gustav, married Queen Sylvia.

King Charles XVI Gustav is the seventh monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. He was born on April 30, 1946, was the fifth child in the family and the only son of Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus and Princess Sibylla. Crown Prince Gustav Adolf died in a plane crash in Denmark a year after the birth of his son.

In 1950, after the death of his great-grandfather Gustav V, Karl Gustav became the Crown Prince of Sweden. Then his grandfather, 68-year-old Gustav VI Adolf, ascended the Swedish throne.

Gustavus Adolf ruled for 23 years and passed away in 1973. In the same year (at the age of 27), the Crown Prince ascended the throne and became King Charles XVI Gustav. His motto is “For Sweden - at all times!”

Three generations of the royal family.

Queen's career

The translator Sylvia Sommerlat, a native of Germany, at one time, probably could not have imagined that she was destined to become the Queen of Sweden. Sylvia met her future husband in 1972, at the Olympic Games in Munich, where Sylvia worked as a senior guide.

Sylvia is the first Queen of Sweden to pursue a professional career before her marriage. In those days, royal marriages with “people of the people” were extremely rare. Queen Sylvia managed to change the image of the Queen, making it more modern. Equality reigns in her relationship with the king, and Sylvia herself is engaged in social activities, paying particular attention to the rights of children.

Photo: Kate Gabor / Kungahuset

For Sweden - at all times!

Sweden combines what a few decades ago seemed incompatible: stable democracy based on the principles of equality, and a monarchy with strong historical traditions.

The most important symbol of Sweden and formally the head of state, according to the 1974 constitution, the king does not have political power. The duties of a monarch are mainly ceremonial and representative.

King Charles XVI Gustav makes a lot of efforts to solve environmental problems and is considered an authority on environmental issues. Among other things, he was awarded a prize by the US Environmental Protection Agency. He pays no less attention to the preservation of the cultural heritage of Sweden and believes that the royal palaces with their magnificent collections and parks should be accessible to everyone.

Difficult everyday life of the monarch

King Charles XVI Gustav is an active monarch who is interested in what is happening in the country, including Swedish business. In addition to two or three annual official visits to other countries, he takes part in international trips organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Technical Sciences and the World Scout Organization.

The royal Swedish family receives thousands of invitations every year. Once a week, the king meets with the Queen, the Crown Princess and the closest subordinates to familiarize themselves with the invitations and decide which ones are the most important. During the year, the royal family manages to visit all corners of Sweden.

When the king cannot fulfill his duties (for example, while traveling abroad), Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philipp or Princess Madeleine - in this order - temporarily assume the duties of regents.

Famous swedish monarchs

Gustav II Adolf

Gustav II Adolf reigned from 1611 to 1632. Thanks to his participation in the Thirty Years War, he was able to prove himself as a talented military leader and experienced diplomat. Under his leadership, Sweden acquired one of the most combat-ready armies. Gustav II Adolf was killed in 1632 at the Battle of Lutzen. Parliament decided to honor the monarch by giving him the title of Gustavus Adolf the Great. Not one of the Swedish kings was honored anymore.

Queen Christina

With the exception of the short (1719-1720) reign of Queen Ulrika Elenora, Queen Christina is the only female monarch in modern Swedish history. Queen Christina ascended the throne after Gustav II Adolf in 1632, on the eve of her sixth birthday, ruled for 22 years, and abdicated in 1654. Then she converted to Catholicism and settled in Rome, losing the throne to her cousin Carl Gustav. When he died in 1660, she returned to Sweden in the hope of regaining the throne. However, her request was rejected by parliament, and Christine had to return to Rome.

Gustav III

Gustav III reigned from 1771 to 1792. He is often called the “King of the Theater”. He was an enthusiastic patron of the arts, especially theater and opera, founded the first opera in Stockholm (in 1782), the Swedish Academy and the Royal Academy of Music of Sweden. The methods of government of Gustav III were not popular with the higher aristocracy. The result of this confrontation was a conspiracy in 1792: Gustav III was mortally wounded by the shot of Jacob Johan Ankarström during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Ankarstrom later confessed to his crime and was executed.

Future Queen of Sweden

Replacing her father on the royal throne over time, Crown Princess Victoria will become the 70th Swedish monarch and the third female monarch in the history of Sweden.

Victoria Crown Princess's daily routine includes formal dinners, opening ceremonies, and meetings with senior international guests. In addition, she attends the Consultative Council on Foreign Relations and meetings held by ministers, and also, if necessary, temporarily plays the role of regent.

Victoria makes many official visits. Her first independent visit took place in 2001 - to Japan, where she presented the achievements of her country: design, music, cooking and environmental developments. By the way, the Crown Princess is personally interested in all these areas. In addition to Swedish, she speaks English, French and German.

What did the crown princess learn?

Victoria received primary education in public schools, and secondary education - in a private school. Despite dyslexia, thanks to her perseverance and love of knowledge, she graduated from school in 1996 with good grades.
  After graduating from high school, the Crown Princess studied French at Western Catholic University in Angers, France.
  In 1998, she entered Yale University in the United States, where she studied geology, history and international relations. During her studies, she was very interested in the problems of international relations and had an internship at the UN in New York and at the Swedish embassy in Washington.

In the spring of 2002, she continued to study international relations at the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at Uppsala University in Sweden. As part of a training program at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), she visited Uganda and Ethiopia. In addition, she trained at the offices of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Berlin and Paris, received basic military training and attended courses at the National Defense College (Försvarshögskolan) in Stockholm.

useful links

www.royalcourt.se Royal Court of Sweden
www.sweden.gov.se Government Offices in Sweden

Love of art

Crown Princess Victoria loves painting and drawing. She appreciates the cultural heritage left by her ancestors. During big celebrations, she proudly puts on family jewelry.

Office in the old town

Like the king and the queen, the office of the crown princess Victoria, in which her subordinates work, is located in the royal palace in the Old Town of Stockholm.

Hobby

Crown Princess Victoria loves spending time in nature. She enjoys long walks, skiing and other outdoor activities. She really loves animals, especially dogs. As a young mother, she spends a lot of time with her daughter Estelle.

Life in the Hag Palace

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel and their daughter Estelle live in the Hag Palace near Stockholm, where King Charles XVI Gustav was born and lived for some time.

Children's Fund The Victoria Crown Princess Fund was established in 1997 with the goal of helping organize recreational activities for children with functional impairments or chronic diseases.

Princess Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josephine (Swede Prinsessan Madeleine av Sverige, hertiginna av Hälsingland och Gästrikland; born June 10, 1982, Stockholm, Sweden) is the second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden and Queen Sylvia.
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Princess Madeleine, the youngest daughter of the King of Sweden, Carl the Fourteenth Gustav and Queen Sylvia, was born on June 10, 1982. She was baptized on August 31 of that year, by Bishop Olof Sundbyomm and named after Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josephine Bernadotte. At baptism, she was granted the title of Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikslandskoy, by the name of the family estates of the Swedish kings. She also bears the title of Princess of Sweden. But all the relatives, friends, relatives, and after them all subjects, lovingly call her simply: "Madde."

The biggest addiction in Madeleine's life is Madde, horses and travel. From the age of four, the princess was already seated on a small pony named Travolta, who was carefully guided under the bridle by his father, King Carl Gustav.

The hobby for horse riding on a professional level delivered, by the way, many worries to the parents of the little Princess. But they are proud that their daughter has participated in equestrian competitions more than once, is a member of the largest equestrian sports club in Sweden - Faeltrittklub in Stockholm, and in April 1998 won an honorable second place and a silver cup in prestigious competitions in Koenig. She participated in competitions under the name of Anna Swenson, so as not to cause unnecessary excitement among the public and the press. But she still gets to know every step of "little Madeleine."

For example, when she was seven years old and it was time to choose a place to study, the parents of the Princess (especially her mother, Queen Sylvia, a modest woman who did not like too much noise) puzzled over how to carefully choose a school to this did not become known to all journalists and newspaper men in Sweden. They decided more than one day where Madeline should study - at the school where Prince Phillipe had begun his education at the boarding school of Lundesburg, in Wärmland, or at Enskild Grammar School (a suburb of Stockholm), where her older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, also studied. The choice was made in favor of Enskild Grammar School, the main course of which Madeleine completed on August 20, 1998. Two years later, literally on the eve of his birthday, June 5, 2000, Madeleine-Theres-Amelia Josephine Bernadotte received a bachelor's degree in art from the Enskild Grammar School and is considering continuing her education as an art critic in Italy or the USA.

Madeleine's character is very unpredictable, she is sociable, has many friends, is capable of harmless pranks and jokes, practical jokes and parodies. So in 1997, she participated in a parody concert of the college - gymnasium, where she performed in the guise of one of the soloists of the group "Space Girls", of which she is a big fan. But at the same time, many people who know the princess - both close and not very - note her deep seriousness, strong sense of duty, affection for her father, King Gustav and mother, the adoration of which on the part of Madeleine is so great that it causes playful jealousy of her father and elder brother.

Madeline often says, "I will do as my dad advises."

Princess Madeleine is also fond of skiing and often spends her vacations in the ski resorts of Switzerland and Austria.

Princess Madeleine, the youngest daughter of the King of Sweden, Carl the Fourteenth Gustav and Queen Sylvia, was born on June 10, 1982. Her birth weight was 3340 grams, and her height was 49 cm. She was baptized on August 31 of that year, by Bishop Olof Sundbiom and named after Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josephine Bernadotte. At baptism, she was granted the title of Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikslandskoy, by the name of the family estates of the Swedish kings. She also bears the title of Princess of Sweden. But all the relatives, friends, relatives, and after them all subjects, lovingly call her simply: "Madde."

The biggest addiction in Madeleine's life is Madde, horses and travel. From the age of four, the princess was already seated on a small pony named Travolta, who was carefully guided under the bridle by his father, King Carl Gustav.

The hobby for horse riding on a professional level delivered, by the way, many worries to the parents of the little Princess. But they are proud that their daughter has participated in equestrian competitions more than once, is a member of the largest equestrian sports club in Sweden - Faeltrittklub in Stockholm, and in April 1998 won an honorable second place and a silver cup in prestigious competitions in Koenig. She participated in competitions under the name of Anna Swenson, so as not to cause unnecessary excitement among the public and the press. But she still gets to know every step of "little Madeleine."

For example, when she was seven years old and it was time to choose a place to study, the parents of the Princess (especially her mother, Queen Sylvia, a modest woman who did not like too much noise) puzzled over how to carefully choose a school to this did not become known to all journalists and newspaper men in Sweden. They decided more than one day where Madeline should study - at the school where Prince Phillipe had begun his education at the boarding school of Lundesburg, in Wärmland, or at Enskild Grammar School (a suburb of Stockholm), where her older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, also studied. The choice was made in favor of Enskild Grammar School, the main course of which Madeleine completed on August 20, 1998. Two years later, literally on the eve of his birthday, June 5, 2000, Madeleine-Theres-Amelia Josephine Bernadotte received a bachelor's degree in art from the Enskild Grammar School and is considering continuing her education as an art critic in Italy or the USA.

Madeleine's character is very unpredictable, she is sociable, has many friends, is capable of harmless pranks and jokes, practical jokes and parodies. So in 1997, she participated in a parody concert of the college - gymnasium, where she performed in the guise of one of the soloists of the group "Space Girls", of which she is a big fan. But at the same time, many people who know the princess - both bluntly and not very - note her deep seriousness, strong sense of duty, affection for her father, King Gustav and mother, the adoration of which on the part of Madeleine is so great that causes playful jealousy of the father and elder brother.

Madeline often says, "I will do as my dad advises."

Princess Madeleine is also fond of skiing and often spends her vacations in the ski resorts of Switzerland and Austria.

Recently, all Swedish newspapers have been excited that Madeleine has a new fan. It became known even his name: Matthias Trotzig. When they started asking the Princess herself with questions, she, giving the reporters a dazzlingly radiant smile, said cheerfully that Matthias was far from the first in the long list of her fans. Which one? She will look: Now it is too early for her to think about the boyfriends. She has everything ahead. In the meantime, the princess plans to seriously engage in the continuation of her education, to pull up her lame, as she believes, English .. Perhaps on the shores of foggy Albion.

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Star novel: Princess of Sweden Madeleine and Chris O'Neill

They say that there are no accidents: she just left to be distracted overseas, but the trip led to marriage. Happy marriage, which this year marks 6 years.

On June 8, 2013, the whole of Sweden, and the whole world there, watched the tender and touching wedding ceremony of Princess Madeleine and American economist Chris O'Neill. Thousands of eyes watched as an elegant and sophisticated bride walks to the altar, where she is already waiting a barely restraining bridegroom, Chris repeatedly recalled in an interview that he was at that moment in a fainting state.

I'm just crazy with happiness. But I must honestly admit that I'm a little nervous, - the groom shared his feelings before the wedding in an interview with Norwegian television TV2.

Naturally, after all, Chris O'Neill is far from a media person. He comes from a wealthy British family, lived in London for 10 years, studied in Switzerland, then received a bachelor's degree at Boston University, worked in New York in the financial field. Royal family , the paparazzi on his heels, and the close attention of the public - all this was not part of the usual reality of a businessman before meeting with Madeleine.

And so, overwhelmed with emotions, Chris stands at the altar in the Stockholm Palace Church, where she enters, beautiful and radiant, his future wife. After the guests recalled that the groom was crying.

When the doors opened and I saw Madeline, everything was behind, and for me there was nothing but her, ”Chris told in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

The bride looked royal elegantly in silk with fine pleating dress from Valentino Garavani, who was also present at the wedding ceremony. Madeleine seemed to soar along the aisle of the Palace Church: a delicate dress trimmed with lace, a long airy train ... The bride’s veil was about four meters: the princess refused the traditional wedding veil of Bernadotte, and nothing that Queen Sylvia, Madeleine’s mother, married in her and her sister is Crown Princess Victoria.

Everything was perfect: the church, the children wonderfully singing. I expected to be nervous, but to my surprise, I was very calm. I think, because this is exactly what I wanted in my life, ”the princess shared her feelings in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet.

In fact, by royal standards, Madeleine and Chris's wedding went quite calmly: not so pompously and with a small number of important guests. Which is not surprising, because Princess Madeleine is only the fourth in the queue for the royal throne. But perhaps this is precisely what led her to a happy marriage with Chris. The fact is that, by law, she could not marry before her older sister Victoria, the first in the line of succession. And, being in a long 7-year relationship with the Swedish lawyer Yunas Bergström, she could not announce the engagement. And when the long-awaited and desired moment arrived (in February 2009, Crown Princess Victoria announced their engagement), Princess Madeleine and her fiance soon made the same announcement. And six months later, another one - about the break.

Princess Madeleine and Yunas Bergstrom at the time of the announcement of the engagement to the world

Then Madeleine decided to change many in her life, because most of the girls react to a difficult separation. Just repainting from a blonde to a Madeleine brunette seemed inadequate, and she flew overseas to “unwind”.

Our first meeting took place in New York several years ago. At first I didn’t even know that Madeleine is a princess, Chris recalls.

Friendly communication in a common company grew into personal meetings, which took place more and more often. Lovers carefully concealed their relationship, only the closest knew about them. Madeline and Chris later reasoned that if they had lived in Sweden, news of them would have spread around the world in a couple of days. And the streets of New York are crowded with famous people, and no one pays attention to passers-by. Forced secrecy only strengthened their feelings.

One of the first photos of Chris and Madeleine, 2012

Two years later, the couple received the blessing of the King of Sweden, and the planning of the celebration began. Madeline and Chris actively participated in the preparations for the wedding, followed all the processes. On the eve of the ceremony, Madeleine was in such a hurry to catch everything that she even violated the rules of the road, trying to go around the traffic jam.

And now, everything is perfectly organized, the Swedish people rejoice in the square, waiting for the appearance of the young. The ceremony was decided to be held in two languages \u200b\u200b- Swedish and English: all the same, then Chris had not yet spoken in the native language of his future wife. The climax of the wedding, shrouded in tradition, came when the Swedish lag sounded and the English I will ("I agree").

And then, already husband and wife, went out to the square to the Swedish people, who were waiting for them with such impatience, waving small flags. And just as Madeline and Chris were holding their hand on the threshold of the Palace Church, so they go through life, supporting each other.

Now there are two of us, Chris and I, against the whole world. This is true love, the feeling that you cannot live without your other half, Madeline admitted to her spouse in love.

Madeline and Chris on the eve of the wedding at the reception of King Charles

After their honeymoon, the young family returned to New York, where Chris continued to work in the financial sector, and Madeleine - in the charity foundation of childhood, founded by her mother. Princess Madeleine is known for her love of children, she easily finds a common language with them, devotes herself to taking care of improving their living conditions, especially in disadvantaged areas and regions.

The family of Madeleine and Chris did not remain in such a small composition for long - already in February 2014, their daughter Leonor was born.

Both Chris and Madeleine, living in New York, missed Europe. No matter how long Chris was in America, he still remained in London with his heart and soul. It was there that the family in the updated composition decided to move. And after the birth of the son of Nicholas and the second daughter - Adriana, Chris and Madeleine returned to the United States. Their family lives the way they want. King of Sweden Carl Gustav and Queen Sylvia do not impose on them their rules of family life and the education of grandchildren, but simply rejoice in their happiness.

HELLO.RU congratulates Princess Madeleine and Chris O Neal on their wedding anniversary!

Text: Albina Daminova