VOGUE SCANDINAVIA no. 31 September 2026

In the thirty-first issue of Vogue Scandinavia, Her Royal Highness Princess Madeleine of Sweden certainly knows her way around a formal occasion, but her most treasured environments are notably more relaxed. And so, for her Vogue Scandinavia debut, we captured the Princess on Djurgården and in The Royal Stables, where she fostered her lifelong love of horses. Here, in her two natural habitats, she opens up about her passions, her marriage and being fearlessly true to herself, in any setting.
An animal doesn’t care if you’re a princess. Perhaps that’s why Princess Madeleine has always felt particularly at ease in nature, listening to the twittering birds, or seated on a horse. Case in point: just moments after I meet up with the Princess on Djurgården to walk her dog, an enthusiastic Goldendoodle named Teddy, he abruptly interrupts the early moments of our excursion to do his business. "Sorry about that he needs to do his thing," she says, breezily (yes, she cleaned up after him). Purchased during the Covid pandemic whilst the Princess and her family were living in Miami, Teddy quickly adjusted to Swedish life, the proximity to trees and grass especially. At home, his preferred spot is wherever the Princess is. "I’ve never met a dog who just so loves to cuddle," says Princess Madeleine. She turns to the dog and adds, "You’re the best, Teddy."