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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Swedish princess Madeleine breaks off engagement
2010-04-25
Oh noes!
STOCKHOLM — Princess Madeleine of Sweden has broken off her engagement with attorney Jonas Bergstrom, the Royal Court announced Saturday.

“They have decided that the best for them is to go their separate ways,' the palace said in a brief statement.

The court asked for the media to leave the princess and her former fiance alone.

“They need peace and quiet in this difficult situation. The heavy coverage does not ease the situation for them,' it said, adding it would not comment further on the issue.

The couple announced their engagement in August last year, but a date had not yet been set for the wedding.

The reasons for the break up were not disclosed, but Norwegian magazine Se og Hoer published an interview this week with a woman named Tora Uppstroem Berg who claimed she had spent a night with the princess' fiance at a popular Swedish skiing resort last year.

The court has not commented on the report.

According to the Royal Court calendar, the princess is set to spend the next few weeks in the U.S. to work with the World Childhood Foundation.

Madeleine, 27, is third in line to the Swedish throne, after her sister Crown Princess Victoria and brother Prince Carl Philip. After completing an undergraduate degree in art, history and ethnology in 2006, she has combined studies in social affairs with work for the World Childhood Foundation in Stockholm.
Posted by:Steve White

#31  Madeleine can take comfort that her near-sighted alley-cat of an ex-fiancee is now a global laughingstock.
Of course, she could also find comfort at my house. (Hey, I'm old but not dead and it never hurts to extend the invitation.)
Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy   2010-04-25 21:55  

#30  damn, thought I was looking into the jaws of death for a minute...
Posted by: Broadhead6   2010-04-25 21:41  

#29  When Bergström met Uppstrøm Berg at the nightclub, I bet he said to her:
"hey, if we transpose your name, we end up with my name and guess what I'm doing?"
At that she should have slapped his face and walked away.
Posted by: tipper   2010-04-25 18:53  

#28  Thanks for the vote AP. By the way, Melvin found out about digging today. He dug a very righteous hole down where the tractor shed blew down.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2010-04-25 17:53  

#27  Jonas is a djørk.
Posted by: gorb   2010-04-25 17:34  

#26  if I went two notches lower, I'd be going with the lesser of the hunchbacks....damn
Posted by: Frank G   2010-04-25 16:38  

#25  Cornsilk Blondie --- M'Lady and I were talking about this type of thing last week. Some guys are not satisfied with a beautiful, smart, wise lady. They like the high intensity of certain relationships. The amazing high, though followed by bad sh*t arguments and fighting. They like the bad girls, so to speak. I think Lawyer Boy is probably this type. A Front of Respectability can only carry you so far. Madeline could do better.

I vote for Deacon, Melvin votes for Deacon. It is unanimous. Send a letter of introduction.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2010-04-25 16:14  

#24  Was it Paul Neuman who said something like, "Why would I go out for hamburger when I have steak at home?"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-04-25 16:14  

#23  This is one thing I really don't get about guys. Why is it when they go out catting around they almost always get someone who is at least two notches below what they have waiting for them at home?

No idea.

If I tried that, I'd get caught.
Posted by: badanov   2010-04-25 15:51  

#22  Ah, Mrs Spook says I am asking the wrong question, so let me amend my question:

What was he thinking with?
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-04-25 15:46  

#21  THAT is what he cheated on her with? Seriously?

Yeah, Jesse James just lost his title as the most stupid unfaithful man in the world.

What was he thinking?
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-04-25 15:45  

#20  'She', meaning Madeleine. The breakup is now official, but there's been buzz about this for awhile.
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2010-04-25 15:44  

#19  According to my fiance, who met Madeleine at a function in Sweden and has been following this story, that's a really bad picture of the 'strange'.
She dated this guy, who came from 'higher society', and was approved of by her parents.
Her sister, who's dating a 'low society' boyfriend, is not so approved, but then again he's not pulling a Tiger Woods.
I can't tell you how much the Swedes love their royal family. More than the Brits, definitely.
This guy might swim with cement overshoes.

/Madeleine is hotness
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia   2010-04-25 15:42  

#18  From the comment section at the link provided by Dave D.

15:34 April 21, 2010 by texasgubbar
Last time I saw a face like that it had a hook in it.
Posted by: Secret Asian Man   2010-04-25 15:32  

#17  Silkie__ There's old slang about "getting some strange". Of course, this seems to be a case of `way strange'.
Posted by: Rupert Glomons7422   2010-04-25 15:25  

#16  This is one thing I really don't get about guys. Why is it when they go out catting around they almost always get someone who is at least two notches below what they have waiting for them at home?

(Yeah, I read gromky's comment, but still....ew.)
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2010-04-25 14:51  

#15  No matter how hot she is, someone, somewhere is sick of her shit.
Posted by: gromky   2010-04-25 13:39  

#14  well, she is a handball star
Posted by: Frank G   2010-04-25 13:14  

#13  That girl could eat an apple through a tennis racquet.
Posted by: Grunter   2010-04-25 13:01  

#12  
Posted by: john frum   2010-04-25 12:18  

#11  Uppstrøm Berg said she met Bergström at a nightclub in Ã…re, where he was attending a friend's stag night.
Whatever happened to the rule: "whatever happens at a stag night, stays at the stag night"
This talking out of school could lead to the end of a venerated tradition.
I hope someone spills the beans about her hen's night if she ever is lucky enough to have one.
Posted by: tipper   2010-04-25 10:43  

#10  You gotta feel sorry for Madeleine.

I mean to go through life being called a "princess." That's gotta be hard.
Posted by: badanov   2010-04-25 10:32  

#9  I've got another chance with her.
Posted by: Formerly Dan   2010-04-25 10:21  

#8  The guys a Lawyer. Enough said.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2010-04-25 09:28  

#7  I'm still available.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2010-04-25 09:04  

#6  Snow blindness. I blame snow blindness.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-04-25 08:41  

#5  "Breaking news - Tiger Woods forfeits 'World's Stupidist Man' award to Jonas Bergstrom."

No shit. This guy takes "thinking with the wrong head" to new heights. Sweden's English-language daily, TheLocal.se, has an article on the Danish babe he went astray with:

Princess hit by relationship rumours

What a jerk...

Posted by: Dave D.   2010-04-25 08:32  

#4  The Stolkholm Sprocket

Breaking news - Tiger Woods forfeits 'World's Stupidist Man' award to Jonas Bergstrom.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-04-25 07:56  

#3  Paco is hitting P2 centrifuge speed.
Posted by: Shipman   2010-04-25 07:06  

#2  We're not banning cheesecake, we're just on a, um, diet ...
Posted by: Steve White   2010-04-25 00:53  

#1  Well, at least now we have a legit reason for cheesecake in this thread. She is one fine lookin human bean.
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-04-25 00:44  

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