Who hasn't dreamed of being a princess or marrying a prince? Nowadays everything is possible, crowned persons marry with ordinary people. They no longer rule the country European countries), do not wear dresses with crinolines, prefer business class cars, are on state support. IN modern conditions the royal family is needed more "for beauty" than for rule. A striking example the royal family of Sweden.

In the struggle for existence, the royal house is ready to go to great lengths, including changing the rules of succession to the throne. According to the Swedish law of succession from 1980, the throne passes to the eldest child of the king, regardless of gender. Previously, the throne was occupied by the eldest son. There were two exceptions to this rule - Queen Christina in the 17th century and Queen Ulrika Eleonora in the 18th century. The subjects love their king and his family members. In the summer of 2010, people from all over the country came to Stockholm to see the wedding of the crown princess at least out of the corner of their eye. The activities of the members of the Royal House in the field of charity are highly appreciated by the public. Swedes enjoy watching TV broadcasts, for example, from the celebration of Victoria's birthday.

His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf. Carl Gustav Folke Hubertus was born on April 30, 1946 at the Haga Palace in Stockholm to Prince Gustav Adolf and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. By that time, the family already had four children, but all were girls, so the newborn turned out to be the eldest son and heir. In 1947, Prince Gustav Adolf tragically died in a plane crash at Copenhagen Airport. After the death of his father in 1947, Carl Gustav was raised by his mother and grandfather, who in 1950 ascended the Swedish throne under the name of King Gustav VI. Simultaneously with the proclamation of the grandfather as king, the four-year-old grandson was proclaimed heir to the throne. He attended the Broms school in Stockholm, then the Sigtuna boarding house.
The prince served two and a half years in the armed forces for special program, which provided for internships in all branches of the military, with particular emphasis on Navy. September 15, 1973, after the death of his grandfather, Carl Gustav came to the Swedish throne. He rules under the motto "For the sake of Sweden and in step with the times." In accordance with the entry into force in 1975 new constitution country, the king was actually left with only ceremonial duties.

Gustav VI

In 1972, then Crown Prince Carl Gustaf met at the summer Olympic Games in Munich with an interpreter from Germany Silvia Sommerlath. In March 1976, they announced their engagement. The wedding took place on June 19, 1976 in cathedral Stockholm.

Queen Silvia was born on December 23, 1943 to German businessman Walter Sommerlath and Brazilian Alice Sommerlath. From 1947 to 1957, the Sommerlat family lived in Sao Paulo, after which they returned to Germany. Silvia Sommerlath graduated from school in Düsseldorf in 1963, and then from the Institute of Translators in Munich. After graduation, she worked at the Argentine consulate in Munich. In 1971-1973 she worked in the organizing committee of the Summer Olympic Games in Munich. The Queen of Sweden is active in the field of assistance to the disabled, she is the chairman of the Royal Wedding Fund, whose funds go to research that helps disabled athletes. Heads the International Children's Fund (World Childhood Foundation).

Queen Silvia

Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree was born on July 14, 1977 at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. Victoria graduated primary school and high school in 1996. After a year she studied at the Western Catholic University in Angers (France). From 1998 to 2000 Victoria lived in the USA where she studied various subjects at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. In May 1999, Victoria completed an internship at the Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, and then served three weeks in the Swedish army. In 2000, she took a course at the Swedish National Cathedral College.

Princess Victoria

As heir to the throne, Victoria acts as regent in cases where Carl XVI Gustaf is unable to fulfill his duties as head of state and monarch. Such duties include, among others, official visits, representing Sweden and the royal family at public events; Victoria also manages her own program, which provides assistance in resolving international conflicts, participates in the international peacekeeping and provides support to the disabled.

In May 2002, the Swedish newspaper Expressen reported that Victoria was having an affair with her personal sports coach, Daniel Westling, who is the owner of Balance Training, which has three gyms in central Stockholm. The company currently has about 100 employees. Rumors about their wedding appeared in 2009. In accordance with the provisions of the Swedish law of succession to the throne, the government must approve the marriage of a princess or prince of Sweden. Otherwise, the prince or princess loses their right to the throne. On February 24, 2009, permission was received, the wedding took place on June 19, 2010.
On February 23, 2012, Victoria gave birth to a daughter, Estelle, Duchess of Ostergotland, who is second in line to the throne after her mother.

Princess Victoria and Daniel

Prince Carl Philip was born on May 13, 1979. He is currently ranked third behind his sister Crown Princess Victoria and niece Princess Estelle. However, in the order of succession to the throne of the Commonwealth of Nations, he is ahead of his sister and niece, being in 204th place, since the UK favors men in the order of succession to the throne.

Prince Carl Philip

The prince holds the rank of reserve officer in the Swedish Amphibian Corps. In 2007, he became a captain after passing the appropriate training. Carl Philipp was licensed by the Swedish Motor Sports Federation in 2003 and has been racing as a driver since 2005. Since 2008 he has been taking part in the Scandinavian Porsche Carrera Cup racing series in a Porsche 911 GT3.

Carl Philip dated Emma Perland, but their relationship ended in a breakup in 2009. In April 2010, he confirmed his relationship with model Sophia Hellqvist.

Carl Philip with Emma

Sofia

Sofia is also known for her candid photo shoot.

Princess Madeleine was born on June 10, 1982, studied at the Enskilda Gymnasium, the main course of which she graduated on August 20, 1998. Two years later she received a bachelor's degree in art from the Enskild Gymnasium. She was a professional horse rider. Participated in equestrian competitions. He is a member of the equestrian club Faeltrittklub in Stockholm.

Princess Madeleine

Madeleine for a long time was in a relationship with Jonas Bergström, but the couple could not seal themselves by marriage, since by law the youngest daughter in the royal family cannot marry until the eldest does. Crown Princess Victoria announced her engagement on February 24, 2009, and already in August 2009, the engagement of Princess Madeleine to Jonas Bergström was announced. The engagement was called off on April 24, 2010. In an interview with the local publication Dagens Industri, the princess spoke about how hard it was for her to part with her ex-fiance, lawyer Jonas Bergström, who cheated on her with a young Norwegian, Tora Uppström.

On October 24, 2012, the Princess' Father King Carl Gustaf announced Madeleine's engagement to Christopher O'Neill. They met about 2 years ago in New York. The wedding is scheduled for summer 2013. The new "prince handsome" comes from a powerful family. His mother, Eva O'Neill, spokeswoman high society New York. According to the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet, she once dated Prince Charles.

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Helsingland and Gestrikland, is the youngest daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia. Princess of Sweden. For 2018 - the seventh contender for the Swedish throne. But this does not upset her at all - she happily devotes herself to her family - her husband Christopher and their three children.

Childhood and youth

The full name of the princess sounds like Madeleine Theresia Amelia Josephine. She was born on June 10, 1982 in Stockholm. Despite such a long and sonorous full name, relatives and friends, and later subjects began to call the girl Madde. Her father, Carl XVI Gustaf, has been the King of Sweden since 1973.

He met his future wife and mother of children, Silvia Renata Sommerlath, during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Madeleine is their third child. She has a sister, Victoria, and a brother, Carl-Philip.

Already at the age of 2, Madde started skiing, and at the age of four she became interested in horseback riding. Her first mount was a miniature pony named Travolta. The girl also played in the theater, participated in performances based on works. The young princess attended a Christian camp for girls.

Parents carefully chose a school for the girl, they wanted, firstly, that she would receive a decent education, to match the royal family, and secondly, she would study in a calm environment, without media attention. Their choice fell on the Enksilda gymnasium on the outskirts of Stockholm. She graduated from high school in 1998, but decided to continue her studies and received her Bachelor of Arts degree two years later.

Lived in London for a couple of years and studied international law. Later she entered Stockholm University, Faculty of Law, History and Ethnology. In 2007, the princess began to study child psychology and at the same time began working in an international charitable organization"Childhood", the founder of which was her mother - Queen Silvia.

Madeleine carried her childhood hobbies through her whole life. She loves to travel and often visits ski resorts. And she was engaged in horse riding at a professional level. In 1998, the girl became a silver medalist in prestigious equestrian competitions.

True, in order not to attract attention to herself, she was in an equestrian club under an assumed name - Anna Swenson. But she did not manage to hide for a long time, soon the journalists found out that under the name Swenson, none other than the princess of Sweden is acting.

Princess

Despite the fact that in Sweden there is no such law, according to which the throne is transferred only through the male line, Madeleine's turn will not come soon. Today the throne passes by seniority. After Carl XVI Gustav, Madeleine's older sister, Victoria, inherits the throne. Her children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, are next in line. Then brother Karl Philip and his sons - Alexander and Gabriel. And only after all of them, Madeleine can claim the throne.

But in fact, the Swedish monarchy does not have any political functions according to the country's constitution. The king continues to be the head of state, but this is only nominally, since he has no power in the country.

In fact, the monarchy in Sweden is national symbol, members of the royal family are some of the most popular and beloved personalities in the Kingdom.

Personal life

After school, Princess Madeleine led a colorful and boisterous life. Each of her appearances at social events became an event. And she had no shortage of boyfriends. The princess was predicted to be the bride of the princes and, but she chose absolutely “inappropriate” persons as grooms.

One of Madeleine's lovers was engaged in equestrian sports. The other was an advertiser. She also met with a hockey player of a popular team. He was followed by the party-goer Matthias Trotzig. On the Riviera, she rested with Pierre Ladov. But, perhaps, Eric Garnet became the most “terrible” groom. The guy did not work anywhere, was convicted of hooliganism and drunk driving.

Madeleine at that time was 19 years old, she was fun and easy with Eric. But soon their father intervened in their relationship, and the girl announced to reporters about their separation.

The first serious relationship of the princess was an affair with Jonas Bergström. The young man was a promising lawyer, preferred quiet home evenings, and, of course, for the royal family was ideal option. It was going to be a wedding.

But according to tradition, Madeleine could not marry earlier. older sister. Therefore, as soon as Victoria announced her engagement, Madeleine and Jonas did the same. Unfortunately, her fiancé was convicted of infidelity and the wedding was cancelled. Seven years of relationship culminated in a break.

The girl experienced a breakup for a long time. To drown out the pain of resentment, she took up charity work and threw herself into work. Madeleine met her future husband in New York, at the christening of her niece Estelle. The wedding with British businessman Christopher O'Neill took place on June 8, 2013.

In 2014, their daughter Leonor Lilian Maria was born. In 2015, their son Nicholas Paul Gustav was born. The boy was named after his paternal and maternal grandfathers.

In August 2017, the Princess announced

The royal family is certainly no stranger to the constant scrutiny of the Swedish and foreign media. However, for last years several significant events took place in the Bernadotte family, which attracted even more attention from the press and the public, both in Sweden itself and abroad.

Perhaps no event in 2010 was followed by the public as 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, the former 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 the happy newlyweds have been on the covers of newspapers and magazines all over the world for several weeks.

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

french roots

The Swedish monarchical tradition is about a thousand years old. During this time, eleven dynasties have changed, including the current ruling dynasty of Bernadotte. The founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, Marshal of the Napoleonic army, became Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. He ascended the throne under the name Karl XIV Johan. The Royal Family Sweden is related to all the royal courts of Europe.

Christening of Prince Nicholas by Archbishop Antje Jaquelin.

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 British-American businessman Christopher O'Neill. On June 15, 2015, the couple had a son, Prince Nicholas. Youngest daughter, Princess Adrienne, was born on March 9, 2018.

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

To retain the title of Her Royal Highness, Princess Madeleine did not take the surname O'Neill. Unlike Prince Daniel, Christopher O'Neill chose to renounce his royal titles and retain British and US citizenship. As such, 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 fiancee Sophia Hellqvist. The wedding took place on June 13, 2015 in Stockholm. Hellqvist - former model and a participant in a television reality show. The couple has been living together since 2011. On April 19, 2016, Princess Sofia gave birth to her son, Prince Alexander Eric Hubertus Bertil. Their younger son, Prince Gabriel Karl Walter, was born on August 31, 2017.

Carl XVI Gustaf

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel chose June 19 for their wedding. On this day in 1976, the current king of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, married Queen Silvia.

King Carl XVI Gustaf is the seventh monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. He was born on April 30, 1946, was the fifth child in the family and only son Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf 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, Carl Gustaf became crown prince Sweden. Then his grandfather, 68-year-old Gustav VI Adolf, ascended the Swedish throne.

Gustav Adolf ruled for 23 years and died in 1973. In the same year (at the age of 27), the crown prince ascended the throne and became King Carl XVI Gustaf. Its motto is "For Sweden - at all times!"

Three generations of the royal family.

Queen's career

The translator Silvia Sommerlath, 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.

Silvia is the first Queen of Sweden to have a professional career before her marriage. In those days, marriages of royalty with "people of the people" were extremely rare. Queen Silvia 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 especially much attention to the rights of children.

Photo: Kate Gabor/Kungahuset

For Sweden - at all times!

Sweden combines what a few decades ago seemed incompatible: a 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 constitution of 1974, the king does not have political power. The duties of the monarch are mainly ceremonial and representational.

King Carl XVI Gustaf makes a lot of efforts to solve environmental problems and is considered an authority on environmental issues. Among other things, he was awarded the Agency for Protection environment USA. 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 available to everyone.

Difficult everyday life of the monarch

King Carl XVI Gustaf 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 participates in international trips organized by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering and the World Scout Organization.

Every year, the Swedish Royal Family receives thousands of invitations. Once a week, the King holds a meeting with the Queen, the Crown Princess and immediate subordinates to review 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 is unable to fulfill his duties (for example, during a trip abroad), Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip or Princess Madeleine - in that order - temporarily assume the duties of regents.

Famous Swedish Monarchs

Gustav II Adolf

Gustav II Adolf ruled from 1611 to 1632. Thanks to his participation in the Thirty Years' War, he was able to prove himself as a talented military figure and an 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 Lützen. Parliament decided to honor the memory of the monarch by giving him the title of Gustavus Adolphus the Great. None of the Swedish kings ever received such an honor.

Queen Christina

With the exception of the short (1719-1720) reign of Queen Ulrika Elenora, Queen Christina is the only female monarch in recent history Sweden. Queen Christina succeeded Gustav II Adolf in 1632, on the eve of her sixth birthday, reigned for 22 years, and abdicated in 1654. Then she converted to Catholicism and settled in Rome, yielding 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 demand was rejected by Parliament, and Christina had to return to Rome.

Gustav III

Gustav III ruled from 1771 to 1792 and is often referred to as the "King of the Theatre". He was a keen patron of the arts, especially theater and opera, founding the first opera in Stockholm (in 1782), the Swedish Academy and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. Gustav III's methods of government were not popular with the higher aristocracy. The result of this confrontation was a conspiracy in 1792: Gustav III was mortally wounded by a shot by Jakob Johan Ankarström during a masquerade ball at the Royal Opera in Stockholm. Ankarström 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 Swedish history.

Crown Princess Victoria's daily routine includes formal dinners, opening ceremonies and meetings with high-profile international guests. In addition, she attends the Advisory Council on Foreign Relations and meetings held by ministers, and also temporarily acts as regent when necessary.

Victoria makes many official visits. Her first independent visit was in 2001 to Japan, where she presented the achievements of her country: design, music, culinary and environmental developments. By the way, the Crown Princess takes a personal interest in all these areas. In addition to Swedish, she speaks English, French and German.

What did the crown princess learn

Victoria received her primary education in public schools, and her secondary education in a private school. Despite being dyslexic, thanks to her perseverance and love of learning, she graduated from high school in 1996 with good grades.
After graduating from high school, the crown princess studied French at the 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 became very interested in problems international relations and completed an internship at the UN in New York and at the Swedish Embassy in Washington.

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

useful links

www.royalcourt.se The Royal Court of Sweden
www.sweden.gov.se Swedish government agencies

Love for art

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

Office in the old town

Like the king and queen, the office of 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 outdoors. She enjoys long walks, skiing and other outdoor activities. She is very fond of animals, especially dogs. As a young mother, she spends a lot of time with her daughter Estelle.

Life in Haga Palace

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

Children's Fund The Crown Princess Victoria's Fund was established in 1997 to help organize recreational activities for children with functional disabilities or chronic illnesses.

Who is the second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, moves to the United States with her family.

Why might Princess Madeleine's children lose their royal titles?

The 36-year-old Swedish princess has three children. Together with her husband Christopher O'Neill, she is raising 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 have lived away from Sweden. However, the law states that royal heirs must be brought up within the country in order to have a claim to the throne and retain their titles.

From the age of six, any prince or princess of Sweden must live in Sweden, ensuring that their education takes place in their home country.

Also, it is important to be a member of the Church of Sweden in order to retain the right to inherit. It is worth noting that all the children of the daughter of the Swedish king were baptized.

Photo: Instagram princess_madeleine_of_sweden

That is, if the royal couple does not return to Sweden by 2020 and do not enroll Princess Leonor in a Swedish school, the girl will lose her place in line for the throne. The same goes for her younger brother, who is due to start school in 2021 and their little 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 of Princess Madeleine's children will be simply "Miss" and "Mr."

Photo: Instagram princess_madeleine_of_sweden

Titles of children of Princess Madeleine

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

Photo: Instagram princess_madeleine_of_sweden

That is why, in 2013, when Madeleine's pregnancy became known, the royal court announced that the children of the princess would bear the name "Their Royal Highnesses" and have the titles of "princes" and "princesses".

He was born on March 9, 2018. A few days after that Royal Palace published the cutest childhood pictures, which appeared Her Highness, Princess Adrienne.

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

They say that there are no accidents: she just went overseas to get distracted, but the trip led to marriage. Happy marriage, which turns 6 this year.

On June 8, 2013, all of Sweden, and what’s there - the whole world, watched the tender and touching wedding ceremony of Princess Madeleine and the American economist Chris O'Neill. Thousands of eyes watched as the elegant and sophisticated bride walked to the altar, where she was already waiting the fiancé, who was barely restraining his emotions, Chris later 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 start of the wedding in an interview with the Norwegian television TV2.

Naturally, because Chris O "Neal is far from a media personality. He comes from a wealthy British family, lived in London until the age of 10, studied in Switzerland, then received a bachelor's degree from Boston University, worked in New York in the financial sector. The royal family, the paparazzi following on his heels, and the close attention of the public - all this was not part of the usual reality of a businessman before meeting Madeleine.

And now, overwhelmed with emotions, Chris stands at the altar in the Palace Church of Stockholm, where she enters, beautiful and radiant, his future wife. After the guests recalled that the groom shed a tear.

When the doors opened and I saw Madeleine, everything was behind me, and nothing existed for me but her, - Chris told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in an interview.

The bride looked royally graceful in a finely pleated silk dress by Valentino Garavani, who was also present at the solemn wedding ceremony. Madeleine seemed to float down the aisle of the Palace Church: gentle dress, trimmed with lace, a long air train ... The bride's veil was about four meters: the princess abandoned the traditional Bernadotte wedding veil, and nothing that Queen Silvia, Madeleine's mother, and her sister, Crown Princess Victoria, married in it.

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

In fact, by royal standards, the wedding of Madeleine and Chris was quite calm: not so pompous and with a small number of important guests. Which is not surprising, because Princess Madeleine is only the fourth in line for the royal throne. But perhaps this is what led her to happy marriage with Chris. The fact is that, according to the law, she could not marry before her older sister Victoria, the first in line of succession to the throne. And, being in a long 7-year relationship with the Swedish lawyer Jonas Bergstrom, she could not announce the engagement. And when the long-awaited and desired moment arrived (in February 2009, Crown Princess Victoria announced her engagement), Princess Madeleine and her fiancé soon made the same announcement. And six months later, one more thing - about the gap.

Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström at the moment of announcing their engagement to the world

Then Madeleine decided to change a lot in her life, because most girls react to difficult breakup. Just changing her hair from blonde to brunette seemed to Madeleine insufficient, and she flew overseas to "unwind."

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

Friendly communication in a common company grew into personal meetings, which took place more and more often. The lovers carefully concealed their relationship, only the closest knew about them. Madeleine and Chris later reasoned that if they lived in Sweden, news about them would have spread around the world in a couple of days. And the streets of New York are crowded 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 planning began for the celebration. Madeleine 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 do everything that she even violated the rules of the road, trying to bypass the traffic jam.

And now, everything is superbly organized, the Swedish people rejoice in the square, waiting for the appearance of the young. It was decided to hold the ceremony in two languages ​​- Swedish and English: after all, then Chris did not yet speak his native language future wife. The climax of the wedding, shrouded in tradition, came when the Swedish lag and the English I will (“I agree”) sounded.

And then, already a 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 then Madeleine and Chris held hands on the threshold of the Palace Church, so they go through life, supporting each other.

Now there are two of us, Chris and me, against the whole world. That's what it is real love, the feeling that you cannot live without your other half, - Madeleine confessed her love to her husband.

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

The young family returned to New York after their honeymoon, where Chris continued to work in the financial sector, and Madeleine - in charitable foundation childhood founded by her mother. Princess Madeleine is known for her love for children, she easily finds with them mutual language, dedicates itself to caring for the improvement of 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 spent 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 their son Nicholas and their second daughter, Adriana, Chris and Madeleine returned to the United States again. Their family lives the way they themselves want. King of Sweden Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia do not impose their rules of family life and upbringing of grandchildren on them, but simply rejoice at their happiness.

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

Text: Albina Daminova