It would not only have been an economic and thus institutional reason that would have pushed the Danish queen Margaret II82 years old to strip the titles of Royal Highness from four of his grandchildren or the children born of the two marriages of Prince Joachim, his second son: Princes Nikolai (23), Felix (20), Henrik (13) and Athena (10). What initially seemed like a move more related to the internal management of the monarchy has changed its appearance in these hours after the appearance of a gossip in the Spanish magazine Vanitatis Elconfidentcial that condenses the plot by giving it a soap opera -gives airs.
From what was written, it would have been a “crush” to urge Queen Margrethe II to remove the titles from her grandchildren Prince Joachim (married to Princess Marie of Denmark) for her sister-in-law, Crown Princess Mary, originally from Australia and then married to prince Fredrik, 54 years old, heir to the throne. Together they had four children Christian, 16, Isabella, 15, and twins Vincent and Josephine, 11who stand from the second to the fifth degree in the line of succession.
“The three princes and the princess will be known as the Counts and Countess of Monpezat from early 2023”, we read in the official notice issued to communicate the decision taken. “The monarch has confirmed that they will retain their place in the line of succession (ie from seventh to tenth). The Queen’s decision is in line with similar changes made in other royal houses in recent years ». And the Royal House added: “Her Majesty the Queen wishes to create the conditions for her four grandchildren to be able to organize their lives more freely, without being bound by special considerations and duties than formal membership of the Royal House of Denmark as an institution would impose on them » . The same could happen to Archie and Lilibet Diana if Charles III, the new King of England, chose to do so.
The rumors about the alleged crush on Prince Joachim were also reportedly fueled by revelations from some sources within the Danish royal family there would be a photo where Prince Joachim appears to be trying to kiss Princess Mary, at a gala, “in a moment of drunkenness”. All hints remain of what could become a troubled but very exciting and passionate love story. The only thing that is certain at the moment is that Queen Margrethe II’s four grandchildren will no longer enjoy the title “Royal Highness”. And at first they didn’t take it very well. So much so that the Queen Mother wrote an open letter to apologize “from both grandmother and mother,” but without changing her mind. “After 50 years on the throne, I look back, of course, but also forward. It is my duty and my wish as Queen to ensure that the monarchy is always up to date.”
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