Prince Felix of Denmark, the second grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at the Army’s Lieutenant Training.
The news came in a surprise statement issued by the Danish Royal Court which read: “His Highness Prince Felix has decided to interrupt the training course at the Army’s Lieutenant Training, which Prince Felix began in August at the Gardehus Barracks in Slagelse. The prince’s motives are considered private and the Royal House does not wish to comment further on the decision”.
It means that Felix follows in the footsteps of his older brother, Prince Nikolai, who also began his military education and then interrupted it shortly afterwards.
Countess Alexandra, the mother of Prince Felix, has commented further on the decision: “Prince Felix has stopped in the military because it simply is not for him and that is why he has decided to stop now. Now the prince must have peace and quiet to figure out what to do next”.
Prince Felix of Denmark graduated from Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium on Wednesday 23 June 2021. Present to congratulate him were his parents, Prince Joachim, and Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, as well as his big brother, Prince Nikolai. Following that Prince Felix was admitted to one of Denmark`s most prestigious military education camps. Prince Felix was to take the Army’s two-year sergeant training in the military camp in Varde once he received his exam results. The military sergeant training in Varde is a well-respected and tough education and there are strict admission requirements, both in terms of physical and mental strength.
This is the same military training that his older brother, Prince Nikolai, dropped out of after only two months in the camp. It was officially confirmed by the Danish Royal House’s Head of Communications, in October 2018 that Prince Nikolai of Denmark had given up his two-year military training at the Royal Danish Army’s Sergeant School.
It is uncertain what the future holds for Prince Felix. This news has created a lot of debate in the Danish media. The fact that both Prince Felix and Prince Nikolai have broken royal tradition by not completing military education has led to discussion and now there is anticipation over what the prince’s path will be next.
