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 father was employed there. He was educated privately at home until 1947 before enrolling at the Jesuit boarding school in…
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…
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 His Royal Highness Prince Henrik.
“Prince Henry’s could fill up the whole world. From a childhood in Hanoi to high…
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…
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…
The Royal Danish House announced on Friday, 9 February, that Prince Henrik’s health had “severely worsened.” He has been in hospital at Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet since 28 January when he returned from Egypt for further testing. He had initially been in hospital in Egypt.
As a result of the deterioration of the 83-year-old Prince’s health, his and Queen…
The Royal Danish House has said that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark’s condition has “severely worsened.” As a result, Crown Prince Frederik, who was in South Korea to attend International Olympic Committee meetings and cheer on Danish…
His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, the husband of Denmark Queen Margrethe II, is admitted to the hospital. This is confirmed by the Royal Court in a press release that was sent out Sunday evening.
The statement said: “His Royal Highness Prince Henrik has been…
Sisters Queen Margrethe and Queen Anne-Marie make rare joint appearance at "To Greece with Love" symposium
27th January 2018
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark and her younger sister, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece made a rare joint appearance together yesterday at the University of Copenhagen for the “To Greece with Love” symposium.
The two-day conference, attended by people from as far away as Texas, USA, was organised around the British travel writer and freedom fighter in Greece, Patrick Leigh Fermor.
