Engagement of Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström; August 11th, 2009

[MelinaB.]

Ok,so now I'm confused.Do Madeleine & Carl-Philip have the right to get engaged/married whenever they want or not?What does the Swedish law say about that?

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by MelinaB.

Ok,so now I'm confused.Do Madeleine & Carl-Philip have the right to get engaged/married whenever they want or not?What does the Swedish law say about that?

Don't think there is anything in the law about this issue, it's kind of an "unwritten" law some royal families chose to follow. Victoria is the eldest child and she took her time to find her husband to the annoyance of Madeleine. In Spain both Infantas married before the heir, Felipe and so did Prince Constantijn or Princess Anne ... it depends on the situation I guess.

I believe that Madeleine and Jonas knew for ages that they wanted to get married and have a family but could not go ahead. After Victoria confirmed her engagement and with a wedding date set, Madeleine wanted at least her engagement confirmed as justification to live together and to show that her relationship is for life and not a Carl-Philip / Emma thing. If her sister had not taken so long with her own decision and the King had not persisted on that unwritten law that the heiress goes first Madeleine would already be Mrs Bergstroem for some time and probably have children.

Good luck to both, I think they are a perfect match.

[4Pam]

Congrats to the couple and their families!!!

[MelinaB.]

Thank you for helping me understand the situation,Duke of Marmalade!
Both Madeleine & Jonas are so young and have plenty of time to start their family.
I wish them the best of luck,too!

[kyansaunt20]

Congrats Princess Madeleine and Jonas!They are such a lovely and wonderful couple!

[Ccile]

Picture of the ring

http://picture.belga.be/belgapicture...v/14984530.jpg

[Nathalie Cox]

Oh, nice engagement ring. How much it costed? Please, tell it slowly :p

[pretoriana18]

this anhother link...
PPE Agency
enjoy... they look very nice...

[agami.pearl]

Congratulation to the couple and their families

[queenofcelts]

Congratulations! Great news!

[selminha]

Congratulations to Madeleine and Jonas!!!!!!!!!

[Elsa M.]

Belga's gallery:

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[hana]

silvia is a happy mother hers two beautifuls girls are engaged

[Ella Kay]

Congratulations to them! Two engagements for the Swedes in one year. Who would have guessed that?

[carlota]

lovely news. i couldn't believe it when i saw it this morning!

i live madeleine's engagement outfit. now we have 2 royal weddings to look forward to!

[avrilo]

YouTube - Prinsessan Madeleine och Jonas berättar om förlovningen

Here's a video. Im not sure if it is my computer or my connection but I hear no sound

[LadyFinn]

I just watched the engagement video. They are a nice couple. Madeleine´s dress wasn´t good at all. The dress and the tan she uses make her look older than she really is. And the nail polish was an awful colour. She looked happy though.
Jonas is polite and well-behaving, but a little too "perfect" to me. The engagement ring is beautiful, Victoria´s was beautiful too. This engagement event was so informal, that it made the situation much more easier for Madeleine and Jonas, than what it was for Victoria and Daniel.

[lucien]

Originally Posted by LadyFinn

I just watched the engagement video. They are a nice couple. Madeleine´s dress wasn´t good at all. The dress and the tan she uses make her look older than she really is. And the nail polish was an awful colour. She looked happy though.
Jonas is polite and well-behaving, but a little too "perfect" to me. The engagement ring is beautiful, Victoria´s was beautiful too. This engagement event was so informal, that it made the situation much more easier for Madeleine and Jonas, than what it was for Victoria and Daniel.

I think not so much "too perfect" but nervous,plain nervous.First time he's "released" to the press and can talk/has to talk publicly as the future member of the Royal House.Daunting.He'll get used to it,they all do.

[asturiana]

Pictures Bunte Jonas Bergström: Ein Schwiegersohn zum Träumen - Bilder - BUNTE

[Sereta]

Very good news! They look like a nice couple. Congrats to them both!