It appears as though Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s abdication news came as a surprise not only to the world but to her sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, too. According to Danish newspaper Berlingske, Frederik found out about his mother’s plans to abdicate the throne on Dec. 28 — just three days before her official … Read more
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has made her final public appearance as monarch ahead of her abrupt abdication next week. The 83-year-old sovereign traveled in a luxurious carriage from Copenhagen’s Amalienborg Palace to Christiansborg Palace for a plush New Year’s reception Thursday. The smiling queen waved to royalists lining the snowy streets of the Danish capital … Read more
Prince Nikolai of Denmark is “shocked” over his grandmother Queen Margrethe II’s decision to strip four of her grandkids of their royal titles. Nikolai, along with his brothers Felix, 20, Henrik, 13, and younger sister Athena, 10 will be referred to as either “His Excellency Count of Monpezat” or “Her Excellency Countess of Monpezat” starting … Read more
The Danish royal household has hit back after Prince Joachim claimed his four children were only given five days’ notice that they would be stripped of their titles by their grandmother Queen Margrethe. The palace said in a statement today that there are a ‘lot of emotions’ but that the decision had been a ‘long … Read more