Royal Profile: 35 Facts about Princess Madeleine of Sweden, The Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland
- Princess Madeleine Thérèse Amélie Joséphine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland was born 10 June 1982 as the youngest of the three children of King Carl XVI Gustav & Queen Silvia {Source}.
- At her birth, she was 3rd in line for the throne of Sweden after her two older siblings {Source}.
- With the births of her newest nephews in 2016, she is presently 6th in line for the throne of Sweden after two siblings, a niece, and two nephews {Source}.
- She was christened at The Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1982, her godparents were {Source}:
- Prince Andreas of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (paternal 1 cousin 1x removed)
- Walther Sommerlath (maternal grandfather)
- Princess Benedikte of Denmark ( her 1st cousin 1x removed)
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (paternal aunt)
- As a great-great-great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria, she is also distantly in line for the British throne {Source}.
- She is related to nearly every current reigning monarch:
- Denmark: Her father is 1st cousins with Queen Margrethe II, making her and her siblings 1st cousins once removed
- The Netherlands: Her father is Princess Beatrix's 3rd cousin, making her a 3rd cousin once removed from Princess Madeline. Same with the Luxembourg Grand Ducal family
- Liechtenstein: Her father is Prince Hans Adam II's 6th cousin, making her a 6th cousin once removed.
- Monaco: Her father is a 7th cousin of Prince Albert II, making her a 7th cousin once removed.
- United Kingdom: Her father is a 3rd cousin of Queen Elizabeth, making Madeline a third cousin once removed of the Queen. This is on both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's sides of Queen Elizabeth's family.
- Greece : Queen Anne-Marie is her first cousin 1x removed
- Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg: Princess Benedikte is her first cousin 1x removed
- Like her siblings, she mostly attended local state schools in Sweden {Source}. She took a basic module in Introduction to Swedish Law and studied for the European Computer Driving Licence in spring 2002 {Source}. She attended the following schools since 1985 {Source}:
- Västerled Parish Pre-School
- Smedslättsskolan
- Carlssons School
- Enskilda Gymnasiet
- Stockholm University
- As a youngster, she was an avid equestrian {Source}.
- She owned several horses that were housed at the Royal Mews in Sweden {Source}.
- She competed in show jumping under the name "Anna Svensson" for several years {Source}.
- In recognition of her age of majority in 2001, a scholarship fund was created in her name by the Gävleborg province, which comprises her duchies of Hälsingland and Gästrikland {Source}.
- It encourages and supports young people involved in horse riding {Source}.
- In 2001, Princess Madeleine first distributed such awards as 'Pony Rider of the Year with trainer in Gävleborg' and 'Gold Rider {Source}'.
- She also enjoys skiing, and is very interested in the cultural world, particularly theatre, dance and art {Source}.
- She is the patron of the organisation Min Stora Dag (the Swedish equivalent of Make-A-Wish Foundation, more commonly known as My Big Day, its translation into English) {Source}.
- She is also affiliated with Europa Nostra, Carl Johan-League and the Royal Motorboat Club {Source}.
- In 2010, she moved to New York, NY USA, where she interned for UNICEF for six months in New York City and worked for the division of Child Protective Services {Source}.
- She has been engaged and broke it off to Jonas Bergström in 2009 {Source}.
- From 2009-2013, she is resided in New York City, NY where she was working for he mother's organization, World Childhood Foundation {Source}.
- In 2013, she married Christopher Paul O'Neill, and they have two children:
- Princess Leonore Lilian Maria of Sweden, Duchess of Gotland (2014)
- Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf of Sweden, Duke of Ångermanland (2015)
- She was included in the "The 20 Hottest Young Royals" as compiled by Forbes Magazine in 2008, at #12{Source}.
- Her brother was ranked at 9th and sister was ranked 7th on the same list{Source}. She has also appeared high on several other lists as well.
- She came in 3rd of the "10 Hottest Young Royals of 2010" in a list composed by the website PopCrunch.
- In 2011, she was among CEOWORLD magazine's Hottest Royal Women, a list which included Princess Charlene of Monaco, Princes Eugenie of York, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Charlotte Casiraghi, Princess Letizia of Asturias and Zara Philips.
- In 2011, she was placed on the CBS List of World's Most Beautiful Royals, that also includes: Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Grace of Monaco; Diana, Princess of Wales, Queen Rania of Jordan, Princess Margaret, Charlotte Casiraghi, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, among others{Source}
- She had a dog named Jambo, and Jambo died in 2010.
- She has a dog named Zorro now.
- She has repeatedly been criticism for her recent absences from the public in Sweden {Source}.
- According to her mother, she and he siblings all have a mild form of dyslexia, like their father.
- She holds top honors from Sweden, Brazil, Germany, Jordan, Latavia, Luxembourg, Maylasisa, Norway and Romania.
- While living in the USA, she often represents Sweden in it's foreign affairs. For example, she attended the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Pre-Conference gala dinner with her brother in law, Prince Daniel in November 2010 {Photo}
- She speaks English , Swedish, German and French.
- She is active on social media, particularly on Facebook.
- She and her family currently reside in London.
- Her astrological sign is Gemini.
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