It is with great excitement that the Swedish Royal Court announced on 25 October 2012 that Princess Madeleine is engaged to Christopher O'Neill, and they are to be married in the summer of 2013. Princess Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland was born at Drottningholm Palace on 10 June 1982. She is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustav and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
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| Princess Madeleine with her brother, Prince Carl Philip. |
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| Princess Madeleine |
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| Princess Madeleine wearing large diamond pendant earrings. |
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| On 25 October 2012, the Swedish Royal Court announced that Princess Madeleine is engaged to Christopher O'Neill, and they are to be married in the summer of 2013. |
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| Princess Madeleine at a formal function, wearing a diamond spike tiara. |
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| A formal portrait of Madeleine. |
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| Princess Madeleine wearing a fancy dress and large diamond chandelier earrings. She has recently been seen with her natural, dark brown hair color. She used to exclusively dye her hair blonde, and with her blue eyes, made a stark contrast to her sister, the Crown Princess Victoria, who has brown hair and eyes. |
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| Madeleine showing off her large square diamond engagement ring. |
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| Madeleine looking especially pretty in a diamond tiara and pink silk bolero. |
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| Madeleine with brown hair, on the cover of Svensk Dam magazine. |
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| Madeleine and brother, Carl Philip. |
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| Another shot of Carl Philip and Madeleine. |