Princess Madeleine Therese Amelie Josephine, of Sweden and Christopher O'Neill, an American banker, have announced their engagement Thursday.
CNN reported that the Swedish princess has called her fiancé her "soulmate" and said that he had opened her heart.
Princess Madeline was engaged prior to this and it was called off in 2010, after there were rumors that her then fiancé had cheated on her, reports CNN. She is the daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia and she is fourth in line to Sweden's throne.
CNN reported that the couple live in New York and met through mutual friends. The tabloid Expressen said that the 38-year-old banker had proposed to Madeline and they left a video clip that was posted on the royal website. In it she said, ''Chris proposed to me in New York at the start of October, and we are very happy." The AP reported that the video was recorded at the Drottningholm Palace outside Stockholm.
''Madeleine and I have known each other for two years and I recently summoned up the courage to ask her to marry me. Thankfully she said yes,'' O'Neill said in the video according to the AP.
The AP reported that Madeline said the wedding would take place in the summer of 2013. Madeline lives in New York and works for the World Childhood Foundation which is a nonprofit that her mother started.
O'Niel was born in London, The Ap reported and now works at Noster Capital, a hedge fund, as a partner and head of research. They have offices in New York and London.
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