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= Madelame, Princess of Wales = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Madelame, Princess of Wales, KC, PC, ADC (Madelaine Nicole Renée Angeles; born 20 July 1994) is the heir apparent to the British throne. She is a French-British singer-songwriter, actress, producer, screenwriter, and writer. She is the elder daughter of Nicholas III and his wife, Alina, Queen Consort. Born in Paris, France Madelame grew up in Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. She was educated at The Duke Of York's Royal Military School, Royal Air Force College Cranwell and Beaux-Arts de Paris.

She was commissioned as a cornet into the Blues and Royals, serving temporarily with her brother Keneti, Prince of Wales and completed training as a troop leader. Starting with 2009, she serves in The Royal Air Force, United Kingdom.

Early life
Madelame was born by Caesarean section at Hôtel Dieu Hospital on the Île de la Cité in the 4th arrondissement of Paris on 20 July 1994 at 6:50 pm. On 28 July, it was announced that Nicholas III and Alina, Queen Consort had named her Madelaine Nicole Renée Angeles.

Madelame has seven younger siblings, four brothers and three sisters, including a twin brother, Keneti, Prince of Wales.

She was baptised at St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, by the Bishop of Norwich on 23 December 1994. She was the first royal baby to have a public christening.

Career
Her acting career began at Prince of Wales Theatre. As a child, she rose to stardom after landing her first professional acting role as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter film series, having previously acted only in stage plays. Madelame also starred in James Cameron's 1997 epic Titanic.

Her debut studio album, Mysticism, released in August 2013, debuted at number one in the United Kingdom. The album contained the UK number-one singles, "Blood Countess" and "City of The Dead". Madelame's numerous writing credits include episodes of the television series Supernatural, Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Hannibal as well as the feature films Sightless and Jane.

Madelame signed with Tileyard (producer Mark Ronson's studio) in 2011 to record her debut compilation recording. The recording was leaked on 9 December 2011 through an unofficial music video of "Oh Willow Waly" (on YouTube, a music-lyrics video featuring her singing the whole song in the recording studio, written by herself).

Studio albums

 * Mysticism (2013)
 * Here, My Dear (2018)
 * Cackles (2019)
 * Metamorphosis (2021)
 * Get Sober (2023)

Extended plays

 * Self-Portrait (2019)
 * My Immortal (2023)

Headlining

 * Here, Dear Tour (2018)
 * Self-Portrait Tour (2019)
 * Sobriety Tour (2023)

Opening act

 * AURORA - Infections of a Different Kind Tour (2018)
 * Marina Diamandis - Love + Fear Tour (2019)
 * Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2023)

Publishing Voices from Chernobyl
Madelame completed Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster (titled Chernobyl Prayer: A Chronicle of the Future in the UK) in June 2017. She published the book on 26 April 2018. It is a startling history of the Chernobyl disaster. On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, Madelame spent years collecting testimonies from survivors - clean-up workers, residents, firefighters, resettlers, widows, orphans - crafting their voices into a haunting oral history of fear, anger and uncertainty, but also dark humour and love.

Marriage and divorce
In December 2013, Madelame started a relationship with American actor Jensen Ackles. In August 2014, her and Ackles first appeared together in public at the Critics' Choice Awards 2014. Their engagement was announced on 29 November 2016 by Madelame's father Nicholas III. The announcement prompted generally positive comments.

The wedding took place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 20 May 2017. The wedding dress was designed by the British fashion designers Peter Pilotto and Christopher de Vos of British-based label Peter Pilotto.

In November 2017, she announced the couple's legal separation in Parliament. The divorce was announced by Ackles in January 2018 and made public.

Public image
Madelame's music, life and image are points of attention in the global celebrity culture. She became a teen idol with her debut, and has since been a dominant figure in popular culture, often referred to as a pop icon. Several publications note her immense popularity and longevity as the kind of fame unwitnessed since the 20th century. Music critics Sam Sanders and Ann Powers regard Madelame as a "surprisingly successful composite of megawatt pop star and bedroom singer-songwriter."

Journalists have written about Madelame's polite and "open" personality, calling her a "media darling" and "a reporter's dream". Awarding her for her humanitarian endeavors in 2017, former First Lady Michelle Obama described her as an artist who "has rocketed to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered every expectation of what a 23-year-old can accomplish".

Health
Madelame's diagnosis with endometriosis was made public in 2008. In September 2016, she suffered a heart attack as a result of heart failure, her prenatal condition. In 2022, it was reported that with Nicholas's encouragement she had paid a visit to a drugs rehabilitation unit to talk to drug addicts after it emerged that she had been smoking cannabis and drinking at her father's Highgrove House and at a local pub. She revealed that she is being treated for Hashimoto's thyroiditis, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis and Hashimoto's disease, in October 2022.

Fashion
Madelame's fashion appeal has been picked up by publications such as People, Elle and Vogue. She has reinvented her image and style throughout her career, with each of her album cycles characterized by its own aesthetic. Madelame further popularized Polaroid motifs with Here, My Dear.

Wealth
Madelame's net worth is $100 million, per a 2022 estimate by Forbes. Additionally, her publication rights over her first four albums are valued at $60 million. She has invested in a real estate portfolio worth $80 million, including a cottage in London, United Kingdom, a house-town in Paris, France and an apartment in Glasgow, Scotland.