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"It is your decision..."
It is a big decision: does "woman" keep her own name after the wedding or does she take on the last name of her husband ? Princess Madeleine of Sweden (30) is said to have opted for information from "Billet Bladet" for the former.
They seem a bit rebellious, Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill (38). First it is announced that Chris refuses a royal title and remains bourgeois and now Princess Madeleine wants after the wedding no change: She wants to keep her name .
For Chris, a title would also mean giving up his American citizenship and giving up his job. In addition, he would have received the title of duchy, which was already planned for Madeleine's ex-fiancé. No really rosy prospects.
Now Princess Madeleine stays with the familiar: Madeleine Thérèse Amelia Josephine. She does not want to take her surname from her husband Chris . "Unusual, " say court experts. But the wedding of Madeleine already has some surprises anyway. Do they both want to maintain a degree of independence?
"It's her decision, " said Hofsprecher Bertil Ternert. "No further comment." That is also a statement.
