Princess Madeline, Duchess of Halsingland and Gastrikland is the youngest child and daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine was born in Sweden on June 10th 1982. The Princess grew up alongside her two older siblings Victoria (1977) and Carl Philip (1979). Through her father she is closely related to the Danish and British royal families. Her godparents include Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Princess Christina of Sweden.
Madeleine attended preschool at Vasterled Parish Preschool. Princess Madeleine studied at various schools throughout her child. In September 2001 at the age of 19 her parents sent her to London to study English for three months. On her return in 2002 Madeleine studied an introduction to Swedish law. In January 2003 at the age of 21 Madeleine enrolled at Stockholm University and in 2006 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Ethnology and Modern History. In 2007 she began studying child psychology.
Princess Madeleine is an avid sportswoman, her main interests include equestrian, skiing and dance. She is also keen on theatre and art. In honour of her equestrian interest, Princess Madeleine created a scholarship fund for young people involved in horse riding. She also regularly gives out awards to people who have achieved in the equestrian field.
Aside from her sport and art interests Princess Madeleine regularly represents the Swedish royal family at various events. She also supports a wide variety of charities. She is the patron of Sweden's 'Make-a-wish Foundation.' Madeleine works closely with the Royal Motorboat club. In 2006 Madeleine interned at UNICEF in New York and founded an organisation to raise awareness and prevent child sexual abuse. Princess Madeleine will release her very first children's book in 2019.
On June 28th 2013 married the British born Christopher O'Neill. The couple have three children together, Princess Leonore (20th February 2014) born in New York, Prince Nicolas (15th June 2015) born in Sweden and Princess Adrienne (9th March 2018) also born in Sweden. Christopher and Madeleine have carved out a life of their own, moving to London between Nicolas and Adrienne's births. In August 2018 it was announced that Princess Madeleine and her family would be moving to Florida.
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