Princess Madeleine is the youngest child of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and Her Majesty Queen Silvia. She has a sister, Crown Princess Victoria, born on July 14, 1977 and a brother, Prince Carl Philip, born on May 13, 1979.

During the period 1985-89, Princess Madeleine attended the Västerled parish pre-school. In the autumn of 1989, she started school at Smedslättsskolan in Bromma, which she attended at junior level. For the intermediate level, the Princess attended Carlssons skola in Stockholm and went on to senior level studies at Enskilda Gymnasiet in Stockholm.
Princess Madeleine was confirmed in the summer of 1997 at Vadstena Church, after confirmation studies in Medevi.
The Princess passed her senior level examination in the summer of 2001 and during the autumn of 2001, the Princess followed a study program in the United Kingdom. During the spring of 2002, the Princess attended a course in law at Folkuniversitetet in Stockholm, studied for an ECDL, European Computer Driving License, and continued with horse back riding.
During the autumn 2002 the Princess went through an introduction in modern architecture, design, art and advertising as preparation for her coming studies in History of Art at the University wich she started in January 2003.

During her leisure time the Princess enjoys riding, skiing and other forms of outdoor life.