Princess Madeleine (Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josephine)

Princess Date of birth June 10 (Gemini) 1980 (39) Birthplace of Stockholm Instagram @princessmadeleineofsweden

Princess Madeleine - the daughter of the Swedish monarchs, lives with her family in London. She is always very elegant, dresses in a simple, but tasteful manner. The husband of the princess is a businessman, but from a respected family. Madeleine - Member of the Board of Trustees of the World Children's Fund.

Princess Madeleine Biography

Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingland and Hestrickland - daughter of the king and queen of Sweden. She is the youngest child in the family and is not a contender for the throne, the girl has an older sister Victoria, the first heiress to the throne, and brother Philip. Madeline, Princess of Sweden, was born in Stockholm on June 10, 1980.

She received an excellent education: first in the gymnasium to the level of a bachelor of arts. After leaving school, she lived in London for some time and studied international law. Then she graduated from the University of Stockholm, faculty of law, history and entology. The second higher education is humanitarian.

From childhood, Madeleine loves horseback riding, she was presented with her first pony at 4 years old. As a young girl, the princess was a professional rider, she even won competitions. For example, in 1998 she won the silver cup in König. She competed under the fictitious name of Anna Swanson, because she did not want to attract too much attention from the press and the public.

Madeline loves to travel, does not miss the opportunity to ski in the mountains.

Prince Nicholas with his parents, Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, grandfather King Carl Gustav, grandmother Queen Sylvia and second grandmother Eva O'Nill No worse than Kate Middleton! Princess Madeleine showed touching photos from her son’s christening

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.

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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.

Which is the second daughter of King of Sweden Charles XVI Gustav, moves with her family to the USA ..

Why can children of Princess Madeleine lose their royal titles?

The 36-year-old Swedish princess has three children. Together with her husband Christopher O'Neill, she brings up 4-year-old Leonor, Duchess of Gotland, 3-year-old Nicholas, Duke of Ongermanland, and 5-month-old Adrienne, Duchess of Blekinge.

For most of her life, Princess Madeleine and her family live away from Sweden. However, the law states that royal heirs must be brought up within the country in order to claim the throne and retain their titles.

From the age of six, any prince or princess of Sweden must live in Sweden, guaranteeing that their training will take place in their home country.

It is also important to be a member of the Swedish church in order to preserve the right of succession. It is worth noting that all the children of the daughter of the Swedish king were baptized.

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That is, if the royal couple does not return to Sweden by 2020 and does not write Princess Leonor to the Swedish school, the girl will lose her place in the queue for the throne. The same goes for her younger brother, who is due to go to school in 2021, and their younger sister in 2024.

As practice shows, all princes and princesses who lost their right to the throne also lost their titles. Perhaps in the future, all the children of Princess Madeleine will become simple "miss" and "mister."

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Titles of children of Princess Madeleine

Interestingly, Madeleine became the first Swedish princess to pass on her title to children who are far from the royal throne. This was made possible thanks to the 1980 Succession Act.

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That is why, in 2013, when Madeleine became aware of the pregnancy, the royal court announced that the children of the princess would be named "Their Royal Highnesses" and have the titles of "princes" and "princesses".

Born March 9, 2018. A few days later, the royal palace published the cutest children's pictures, in which Her Highness Princess Adrienne appeared.

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 for 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.

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Text: Albina Daminova

Every little girl dreams of becoming a princess. And what are the real little princesses dreaming of? Surely about becoming an ordinary girl so that you can safely go to school without arousing the interest of journalists. Indeed, the princesses life is full, but they practically have no right to choose, all their actions become known to the press, and therefore to the whole world. All their lives they are dictated by the rules of their parents, who, unlike ordinary people, princesses can not disobey. Royal families have their own laws.

Madeleine - Princess of Sweden

Princess Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josephine O'Nill is one of three children in the family of Swedish King Charles XVI Gustav and his wife Queen Sylvia. They also have a daughter, Victoria and a son, Philip.

Madeline is the fourth in a row on the throne, since in Sweden there is no law where the prince should become the heir to the throne. The throne passes according to seniority, so the first in line for the throne is the elder Princess Victoria, followed by her daughter, then Prince Philip, and then Princess Madeleine. But this is for now, because when Philip marries, he will also have heirs.

Princess training

Madeline was born on June 10, 1982. The most difficult choice for parents was choosing a school for the girl. They, like all kings and queens, do not like too much noise around themselves and their children, so the place of training was carefully chosen. It was supposed to be a school that the press would not know about, where the girl would be able to safely study.

The choice was made at the Anxild Grammar School on the outskirts of Stockholm, it was there that their eldest daughter Victoria studied.

Princess Madeleine graduated from school in 1998, but remained there for another two years, where she received a bachelor's degree in art.

A year after studying at Anxild, Madeleine decides to live a little in England to learn the language. In 2002, she, already living in England, enters courses in international law. In 2003, Princess Madeleine further continued her studies. She studies art, law, history and ethnology at the University of Stockholm.

In 2006, after graduating and receiving a diploma, she again goes to university, but already to study the humanities.

Princess Hobbies and Hobbies

While still a little girl, Princess Madeleine fell in love with horses. For four years, her parents bought her a pony, who was called Travolta. King Charles XVI Gustav himself helped his daughter master the horse bridle. He supported the little princess, drove Travolta under the reins in a clearing.

When Madeline grew up, her passion only became stronger, she took up professional riding. Parents, of course, worried about their daughter because of such an extreme sport, but still supported her choice.

Princess Madeleine also loves to travel, and already as an adult woman, she begins to engage in skiing. Want to see a real princess? Go to Switzerland or England, where she spends a lot of time skiing.

Anna Swenson - the pseudonym of Princess Madeleine

When Madeline was so keen on horse riding, she decided to join the largest club in Stockholm in order to be eligible to participate in horse racing.

In order not to cause unnecessary excitement in the press and not to attract special attention from the public, Madeline speaks under a different name - Anna Svenson.

In 1998, Anna Swenson at the prestigious competitions took an honorable second place, received a silver cup.

However, no matter how Madeleine tried to hide under a pseudonym, the journalists somehow found out about the real essence of the horsewoman Anna, this discovery quickly went out into the world and there was no point in hiding.

Madeleine's work

Little girls, when they dream of becoming princesses, think that princesses do not work. It seems to them that the princess sits at home, walks in the garden, sleeps until noon, attends balls and sighs languidly at the sight of a charming gentleman. Perhaps this was once true, but not in the modern world.

Princesses, like all people, work. Of course not in a store or at a factory, but still they bring benefits and make considerable efforts so that their work is not wasted.

Queen Sylvia has long organized a charity children's fund, where Princess Madeleine began her work. After working in the mother’s foundation for three years, the girl moves to the United States of America, where she continues to work at the World Children's Fund.

Broken Engagement

Princess Madeleine for several years was in a serious relationship with lawyer Bergstrom Jonsan. But they could not officially seal their relationship, since the law of the kings did not allow them. It refers to the impossibility of marrying the youngest royal daughter, if the eldest is not yet married. Therefore Madeline and her boyfriend had to wait a long time.

When Victoria finally announced her engagement in 2009, Madeleine and Jonsan also did not pull anymore and then announced theirs.

In 2010, Princess Madeleine officially terminated her relationship with her fiancé. For some time, the reason was not known, but still eventually managed to find out that the reason was the betrayal of the groom, which the princess learned about.

Princess Madeleine's Wedding

Three years after Madeleine terminated the engagement, she gets married. Her husband was Christopher O'Neill, a businessman and son of high-ranking parents. Christopher is eight years older than Madeline.

When the news came that Princess Madeleine was getting married, Sweden did not take this event in a special way, since the girl is not the heir to the throne.

Despite this, the wedding was truly solemn. Madeline and Christopher got married on June 8, 2013 in the Slottchurka church, which was erected on the territory of the royal palace in the eighteenth century. Madeline wore a gorgeous dress with a train from Valentino. Instead of the traditional veil in which her mother and sister married, Madeline chose a four-meter veil with embroidered flowers and apple tree branches. Also on the bride’s head they put on a diadem belonging to the royal house of Sweden. But the princess refused myrtle in her hair, but adorned her bouquet with these branches. Myrtle at the royal wedding is required, as it is a centuries-old tradition of the kings of Sweden.

Since Christopher did not speak Swedish at that time, the priest had to conduct the ceremony in two languages \u200b\u200b- Swedish and English.

The wedding was attended by more than five hundred guests, including representatives of the royal blood of other countries. But again, due to the fact that the wedding was not a successor to the throne, it was not the monarchs themselves who came to congratulate the young, but the crown princes and crown princes.

Husband and children of the princess

Christopher O “Nill did not receive Swedish citizenship and did not stop doing business, so he can not bear the title of“ Royal Majesty. ”According to Swedish laws, a member of the royal family must be a citizen of this country and not be related to industry and trade. the princess’s husband is being treated with the prefix "master."

Soon after the wedding, the couple was born a son. He was called a beautiful name - Nicholas Paul Gustav. King Charles XVI Gustav appropriated the title of Duke to the kid; he became the sixth in line for the throne.

After some time, Nicholas appeared sister - Leonora Lilian Maria. The girl was named Leonora in honor of the Queen of Spain (future), Lilian - in honor of one of the princesses of Sweden, and Maria is Christopher's mother.

O'Neill himself is very happy that the second child is a daughter. He says that she looks like her mother, she is just as beautiful as Princess Madeleine. Sweden celebrated the birth of another member of the royal family with a grand fireworks display.

The expert of the royal families appreciated the name chosen for the girl - it is very rare. In Sweden, only about a hundred women bear the name Leonora.