It was announced by the Royal Danish House on Wednesday that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark has died at the age of 83. He was the husband of Queen Margrethe and father to Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.
The Royal Danish House said in a statement, “His Royal Highness Prince Henrik died on Tuesday, February 13, at. 23.18 peacefully in his sleep at Fredensborg…
Crown Princess Mary cancels trip to Lithuania following the death of her father-in-law
14th February 2018
Crown Princess Mary has cancelled a planned visit to Lithuania on Friday following the death of her father-in-law Prince Henrik.
The Princess was due to visit Baltic state later this week to mark the country’s centenary of independence.
She was due to join Sweden’s…
Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat was born on 11 June 1934 in Talence, Gironde, France, to Count André de Laborde de Monpezat and Countess Renée de Monpezat, née Doursennot.
Henri, as he was then known, spent his first five years in Vietnam while his…
Early this morning, the Royal Danish House announced that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik had died at the age of 83 at home at Fredensborg Palace. He passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his wife, Queen Margrethe and their two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim at 11:18 pm on 13 February.
The Royal Danish House has announced that the Royal Court will have a month of…
Flags in Denmark fly at half-mast following the death of Queen Margrethe's husband
14th February 2018
Following the news of Prince Henrik’s death late last night, officials in Denmark have begun to mark his death. On Wednesday morning, the Danish Defence and the Danish Royal Lifeguard began to mark the sombre occasion. At 8:37 am local time, the first flags went up…
Danish Prime Minister sends condolences to The Royal Family following Henrik's death
14th February 2018
Denmark’s Prime Minister has sent his official condolences to the Danish Royal Family following the death of Prince Henrik. Prime Minister Lars Røkke Rasmussen wrote the following:
“It was with great sorrow that I have received the announcement of the death of…
Christina Oxenberg publishes a new book about the Serbian Royal Family
13th February 2018
Christina Oxenberg, daughter of Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and descendant of the Serbian House of Karageorgevic, is due to have her seventh book published. This time, it is about her own family, the Serbian Royal Family of Karageorgevic. The book can be described as part memoir, part royal history and contains several never before released photos of the Royal Family from…
Queen Margrethe cancels more engagements to be by Prince Henrik's side
13th February 2018
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has cancelled two more engagements to be at the side of her ill husband, Prince Henrik at Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet. Her engagement this coming Friday, 16 February at the Theatre House in Copenhagen has been cancelled. She was supposed to…
Several images of the Belgian Royal Family have been released this evening from their recent private holiday. The images were taken with the permission of the King and Queen by press photographer Yves Herman on behalf of Belgian photo agencies.Â
Their Majesties King…
Prince Henrik's siblings travel to Denmark to visit seriously ill brother
12th February 2018
The siblings of Prince Henrik have announced they are travelling from their homes in France to be by their brother’s bedside in Denmark in another troubling sign of His Royal Highness’s health.
Yesterday, Henrik’s younger sister Catherine de Monpezat arrived in Denmark and visited her brother in hospital. Catherine is 12 years his junior and is a nun in the Catholic Order of the…
