Princess Madeleine Theresa Amelia Josefina, Mrs. O'Neill

Princess of Sweden Madeleine in recent years has experienced many happy events. She met the man of her dreams, married him and became the mother of two wonderful kids. And yet, it seems, more recently, the girl was grieving for the betrayal of the former bridegroom and, having broken off the engagement, flew overseas hoping to start a new life.

Birth

Princess Madeleine is the youngest daughter of the Swedish King Charles XVI Gustaf. She was born in June 1982 in Stockholm. The weight of the girl at the time of birth was 3 kg 340 g, height - 49 cm. At the baptism held on August 31 of the same year, the baby was named after Madeleine Therese Amelia Josefina. Besides her, the royal couple have two older children: daughter Victoria and son Karl-Philippe. In accordance with the laws of her country, Madeleine is the fourth in line for the throne after her sister, her brother and Estelle's niece, born in 2012.

Education

Crowned parents worried that Madde (as the princess is called family and friends) received an excellent education. The mother of the girl Sylvia (Queen of Sweden) wanted her daughter to study in a decent educational institution, where she could not be disturbed by journalists. As a result, the choice fell on the Enskidla Gymnasium located on the outskirts of Stockholm. In the same place, Madeleine's older sister Princess Victoria was educated. The main course of the institution the girl finished in 1998. In 2000 she became a bachelor of arts at the school-gymnasium Enskilda.

In 2001, Madden went to London to study English. In the years 2003-2006. She studied at the Faculty of Art History, University of Stockholm. After graduating with a bachelor's degree, Madeleine decided to get another specialty in the same higher educational institution, and in 2007 began to study children's psychology. She combined the studies with the work in the international charitable organization Childhood, one of the founders of which is her mother Sylvia. The Queen of Sweden approved this choice of her daughter.

Hobbies

The desire for knowledge is not Madden's only hobby. From her earliest childhood she was attracted by equestrian sport. The first horse of the girl was the pony Travolta, whom she saddled in 4 years. Later, the young Princess Madeleine began to practice equestrian sports at a professional level, which caused many troubles to her parents. But they did not have to blush for their daughter. The girl repeatedly took part in equestrian competitions and even won an honorable second place at one of them. In order not to draw too much attention to her person, Madeleine performed in a competition under a strange name. As a pseudonym, she chose the name Anna Swenson.

In addition to equestrian sports, Princess of Sweden Madeleine is fond of skiing. It was seen more than once in the popular ski resorts of Austria and Switzerland. Another passion for Madden are traveling. The princess feels comfortable in foreign countries and practically does not use the services of translators, because she knows English, French and German fluently, in addition to her native language.

A novel with Bergstrom

Madeleine was always surrounded by attention from the stronger sex. For some time the press punctured her with the English Prince William, but the journalists' expectations were not met. For 8 years, the girl's sweetheart was a lawyer from Stockholm, Jonas Bergström. Young people long pulled with the wedding because of the Swedish laws: the youngest daughter of the king could not get married before the eldest, and the crown princess Victoria did not rush to the crown. Only after in 2009 she was going to become the wife of her long-time boyfriend Daniel Westling, Madeleine was able to think about her own wedding. In the summer of 2009, subjects of the kingdom learned that she was engaged to her chosen one.

Termination of engagement

The marriage, which the youngest daughter of the Swedish king dreamed of, was never to be accomplished. In the spring of 2010, Princess Madeleine publicly announced the severance of relations with the groom, without explaining the reason for such a decision. As it turned out later, the young people parted because of Jonas' excessive love for the opposite sex. Shortly after the engagement in the Swedish press, the revelations of the 21-year-old Norwegian handball player Torah Uppstrem, who publicly talked about her novel with Bergstrom at the time when he was the bride of the princess, appeared in the Swedish press. Later in the media leaked information that the windy Jonas during the relationship with Madeleine managed to even get on the side of the child.

Acquaintance with the future husband

Princess Madeleine was very worried about the betrayal of her former lover. To heal the wounds of wounds, she went to New York, where she plunged into her work in the foundation "Childhood". Life in the United States brought her acquaintance with the American financier of English origin, Christopher O'Neill. Rumors that Madeleine has a new lover, appeared in early 2011, but the royal family for some time refused to comment on them. But the awl was hidden in a bag, and the crowned parents had to admit a couple of months later that their daughter had an affair with an American. In November 2011, the princess began to live with her chosen one in Manhattan. After meeting about two years, the lovers announced an engagement.

Wedding

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

The birth of a daughter and son

In early autumn of 2013 the world became aware of the pregnancy of the youngest daughter of Charles XVI Gustav. February 20, 2014 in New York she gave birth to a girl. The daughter of Princess Madeleine 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. In early 2013, its owners were only 128 subjects of the kingdom. The second name of Lillian was given to the granddaughter of Carl XVI Gustaf and Sylvia in honor of the wife of the uncle of the king. The newborn, like her mother, is a princess of Sweden. At the time of her birth, she took the fifth place in the queue 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 her home, in Stockholm. The names of Paul and Gustav were given to the kid in honor of his grandfathers. The boy took the sixth place in the queue for the Swedish throne. For Madeleine, the birth of children has become a real gift of fate, because both princesses and mere mortal women dream equally of the happiness of becoming a mother.