Everything I Wanted ↡ British & Swedish Royal Families
When Harry Met Madeleine, he got everything he wanted.
Started | Thursday, 12 March 2020
Published | Friday, 13 March 2020
Completed | Monday, 15 March 2021
Prince Harry + Princess Madeleine Fa...
Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Sussex, Hälsingland and Gästrikland
Princess Madeleine of Sweden, Duchess of Sussex, Hälsingland and Gästrikland (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine; born 10 June 1982), is the second daughter and youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and a member of the British royal family. Upon her birth, she was third in line of succession to the Swedish throne. She is currently seventh in the line of succession. Princess Madeleine is married to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. They have four children, Princess Leonore, Prince Nicolas, Princess Adrienne, and Princess Archie.
Princess Madeleine Duchess of Sussex, Hälsingland and Gästrikland
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Princess Madeleine in 2017
Born 10 June 1982 (age 37) Drottningholm Palace, Drottningholm, Sweden Spouse Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Hälsingland and Gästrikland (m. 2013) Issue Princess Leonore of Sussex, Duchess of Gotland Prince Nicolas of Sussex, Duke of Ångermanland Princess Adrienne of Sussex, Duchess of Blekinge Prince Archie of Sussex, Duke of Närke Full name Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine House Bernadotte Windsor (by marriage) Father Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden Mother Silvia Sommerlath Religion Church of Sweden
Early life
Madeleine was born on 10 June 1982 at 19:05 CEST at Drottningholm Palace and is a member of the Swedish royal family from the House of Bernadotte. She was christened at The Royal Palace Church on 31 August 1982, her godparents being her father's maternal cousin the Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, her maternal uncle Walther L. Sommerlath, her father's paternal cousin Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and her paternal aunt Princess Christina, Mrs Magnuson. She was given the honorary title of Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland. It was the first time since the early 17th century (when such titles were still more than honorary) that a Swedish ducal title included more than one province.
Education
From 1985–1989, Madeleine began her education at Västerled Parish Pre-School. In the autumn of 1989, she entered Smedslättsskolan in Bromma, attending at the junior level. For the intermediate level, she proceeded to Carlssons School in Stockholm, and then went on to Enskilda Gymnasiet in Stockholm, which she attended at the senior level. She also completed upper secondary school at Enskilda, from which she graduated in 2001. During the autumn of 2001, she lived in London, where she studied English. In the spring of 2002, she took a basic module in Introduction to Swedish Law and studied for the European Computer Driving Licence. In January 2003, she enrolled at the Stockholm University where she began studies in art history. She took 60 Swedish academic units in this subject (two semesters). In the autumn of 2004, she began a course in ethnology at the same university. She speaks English, German and Swedish fluently, and also intermediate-level French. She graduated 23 January 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts in art history, ethnology and modern history. During 2007, she studied child psychology at University of Stockholm.
