She is queen and grandmother. Well, she has done something that has caused complete discord in the royal house.
They must lose the titles of princes and princesses. Now the parents have taken an unusual step.
In the midst of one of the biggest security political crises in Danish waters, a completely different matter is making headlines in Denmark. Arguments about titles have created a storm in the Danish royal house.
On Friday morning, probably a member of the royal family spoke about the best case. Then it was Crown Princess Mary’s turn.
– Change can be immeasurably difficult and painful. Most people have experienced that. But that does not mean that the decision is not right.
This is what Crown Princess Mary said when she received questions from the press during the event, according to BT
Still counts
It all started on Wednesday.
As announced the castle that four of Queen Margrethe’s grandchildren will lose their princely titles from 1 January 2023. These are the four children of Prince Joachim, the younger brother of Crown Prince Frederik.
The four will retain their place in the order of succession. And they get to use their titles as Count and Countess of Monpezat respectively. But soon it will be concluded that they can call themselves Prince Nikolaj (23), Prince Felix (20), Prince Henrik (13) and Princess Athena (10).
This has meant that both Prince Joachim and his ex-wife, Countess Alexandra, have taken an unusual step.
– Very sorry
– We are all very sorry for this. It is never fun to see your children being molested in such a way. They are in a situation they themselves do not understand, says a clearly upset Prince Joachim in a video interview with the tabloid newspaper Extra Magazine.
– It comes like lightning from the blue. The child feels left out. They cannot understand why their identity is being taken from them, Alexandra told the newspaper BT
On Thursday evening, the eldest of the sons, Prince Nikolai (23), also saw what he meant.
– I am very confused as to why it has to happen this way, he said about the grandmother’s decision. In the interview with Ekstra Bladet says it comes as a shock.
According to the royal house, Prince Joachim had received notice of this all in May. The Queen’s decision was in line with similar adjustments that other royal houses have made, the palace pointed out. But the prince doesn’t think that’s true.
In Norway, for example, the children of Princess Märtha Louise do not have princess titles. In 2019, the children of Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Phillip of Sweden were stripped of these titles.
– With her decision, Her Majesty the Queen wants to create the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a much greater extent without being limited by the special considerations and obligations of a formal connection to the royal house as institutions, that’s it. the statement from the castle.
Will look at the titles for own children
But that is not how the queen’s youngest son sees the matter. The startling thing is that both he, his ex-wife and the son speak so freely about it.
Prince Joachim says that he had previously been presented with a plan which meant that it would only happen when the children turned 25.
According to the prince, he was only given five days’ notice of what was to happen.
On Friday, Crown Princess Mary the Queen was also asked questions about what is happening in the royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Frederik.
– It is a very difficult decision to make and to accept, said Mary.
She also saw that they evaluate the titles for her own children “when the time comes”.
When asked if this means that their three youngest can lose their princely titles, Mary replies that they cannot say today what the royal house will look like when the eldest son Christian’s time “begins to approach”.
When asked what she thinks about discord in the family, has the following:
– This is what happens with advances, and it must be worked with, she said.
– Family in deep crisis
Royal house expert Thomas Larsen says Denmark’s radio that it is especially difficult to witness what is happening now:
– It is now crystal clear to everyone that there is great discord within the royal family. It is also clear that Prince Joachim and his part of the family feel neglected and are very unhappy about the decision Queen Margrethe has made, says Larsen.
Royal commentator Peter Thygesen says i the policy that “this testifies to a family in deep crisis”. He believes it is completely unheard of for the prince to distance himself from the queen in this way.
Historian Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen at the University of Copenhagen believes that changes are a «natural regulation». Transfer Berlingske he points out that there have been quite a few princes and princesses. Both of Queen Margrethe’s sons have brand names. But he recognizes that it is hardly a happy decision for those it applies to, because they did not ask for it.