Prince Henrik, consort of Danish Queen
Margrethe II, has given up his title of ‘Prince Consort’ or
‘Prinsgemal’ as part of his retirement. It was at first not
officially announced but he was listed on his biography page of the
Danish Royal Family’s official website as simply ‘Prins Henrik’ and
also on the guest list for the Mexican state visit gala. It was…
Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary
of Denmark will start a controversial tour of Saudi Arabia today
(Sunday) where they will participate in a Danish business
promotional campaign in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyad. They will
then travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha on…
The spotlight of late has primarily
focused on Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday
celebration to occur this April. And why shouldn’t it? It isn’t
something to be taken lightly, with an ongoing reign stretching
over 60 years, and the fact that Her Majesty…
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has
announced during her traditional New Year’s speech that her
81-year-old husband’ Prince Henrik’ is to retire from most official
duties. He will take part in the New Year’s reception on Friday but
he will not be joining the royal family for other receptions held
next week. In her new year message, The Queen thanked her husband
for all…
Denmark’s ten year old Prince Christian,
who is second in line to the throne, has reportedly been saved
from drowning after he went swimming in Australia’s Gold Coast last
week. A Gold Coast lifeguard is the person who courageously saved
the Prince after he was swept…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her
husband, Prince Henrik, have embarked upon a historic State Visit
to Indonesia, to mark 65 years of diplomatic relations and to
strengthen the ties between the two nations. The Queen and Prince
Consort arrived in Indonesia earlier today…
Prince Henrik of Denmark, husband and
Prince Consort of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has complained
about the fact that he is not King of Denmark, but rather Prince
Consort and has claimed that this constitutes sexism, according to
an interview with French newspaper Le Figaro. Prince Henrik was
born in France, as Henri de Laborde de Monpezat. He married then
heiress presumptive, Princess…
When you spend as much of your time as we
do browsing for articles, photos and glimpses of our site’s
namesake, Kate (Better and more properly known as Catherine,
Duchess of Cambridge) it’s easy to forget that there are other
Royal families out there beyond the…
