Once again, Sweden's King Carl Gustaf is disappointed by his son-in-law. However, Princess Madeleine and her family's move to Sweden is still planned for 2024.
Stockholm – Princess Madeleine (41) has lived in Pinecrest with her husband Christopher O'Neill (49) and their children Princess Leonore (10), Prince Nicolas (8) and Princess Adrienne (6) for almost six years. The family seems to feel at home in sunny Florida - especially O'Neill, who was born in London. After the planned move to Stockholm failed in 2023, Madeleine's husband now seems not to want to travel to Sweden for a special occasion.
Princess Madeleine's husband Chris O'Neill doesn't want to celebrate his 50th birthday in Sweden
On June 27th, Chris O'Neill celebrates a big birthday - the businessman turns 50. As
Svensk Damtidning
reports, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden (77) wanted to give his son-in-law a party in Stockholm, but this plan seems to have met with little approval from O'Neill - Princess Madeleine's husband is said to have declined. Instead, he would rather celebrate privately.
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A slap in the face for the Swedish royal family, of which Chris O'Neill has been a member since his wedding to Princess Madeleine in 2013. But the entrepreneur apparently sees no point in celebrating his 50th birthday in his wife's homeland. According to
Svensk Damtidning,
there are several reasons for this. On the one hand, O'Neill doesn't have his own circle of friends in Sweden, so only Princess Madeleine's acquaintances would probably come to his party. On the other hand, the brother-in-law of Crown Princess Victoria (46) and Prince Carl Philip (44) is considered extremely reserved.
King Carl Gustaf's sister Birgitta hints at Princess Madeleine's return
“As soon as he runs 300 meters, people constantly stare at him and know who he is. If you don't enjoy this role, it's unbearable," says royal expert Herman Lindqvist (80), describing
the situation for Chris O'Neill in Stockholm to the Swedish magazine
Hänt
. This is also said to be the reason why there is still no concrete date for Princess Madeleine's move to Sweden after the plans were canceled at the last minute last year.
But Princess Madeleine's return is by no means off the table, as an interview with
Svensk Damtidning
by her aunt Princess Birgitta (87) shows. “I see her so rarely that I don’t really know how she’s doing,” admits King Carl Gustaf’s sister, who lives in Mallorca, but also emphasizes: “We saw each other last summer and now that she’s coming to Sweden, “It might be easier to see each other, but other than that we don’t see each other very often.”
It is not known whether the parade will take place before or after Chris O'Neill's birthday. His brother-in-law had to cancel his party last year. Since Prince Daniel's 50th birthday fell on the same day as King Carl Gustaf's 50th anniversary on the throne, only the Swedish monarch was allowed to celebrate in a big way.
Sources used:
hant.se, svenskdam.se