Madeleine ends engagement

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The Palace in Stockholm, in an official statement, announced that Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergström, have ended their engagement. Princess Madeleine and Jonas have decided that the best thing to do is to "go their separate ways."  They have asked the media to respect their decision, as they need peace and quiet.

This was a joint decision, but one can assume that the recent stories about Jonas' alleged affairs led Madeleine (and her parents) to break off the engagement.  According to several news reports in Sweden,  Madeleine and Jonas had not appeared together since January, and he no longer shared their Stockholm apartment.

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The 27-year-old princess left Sweden before the official announcement was made. She boarded a plane this afternoon for a flight to New York City. 

 
Madeleine, third in line to the Swedish throne, was involved with Jonas Bergström for eight years. He proposed to her in Capri. Their engagement was announced last August several months after Madeleine's older sister, Crown Princess Victoria, became engaged to Daniel Westling.  Their marriage will take place on June 19 in Stockholm.

Princess Madeleine may spend some time working with the World Childhood Foundation's US office, which is located in New York City. The charity was founded by her mother, Queen Silvia.

http://www.childhood-usa.org/

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