DenmarkAs soon as the children of the second prince Joachim will be deprived of the titles of "prince" and "princess", all parties responded strongly.
After nearly a week, the Queen of Denmark Margaret II spoke out about this for the first time. She apologized for the impact of the deprivation of her grandchildren’s titles, but at the same time she also said the decision would not change.
On October 3, Queen Margaret issued a statement saying that her decision on the title of four children of the second son Prince Yoakim has been brewing for a long time, and this decision has also brought the Danish royal family to the future.
As the queen, her duties and wishes are the monarchy that keeps pace with the times. However, she said she underestimated the reaction of her youngest son and his family to the decision, which had a great impact, and she apologized for this.
Danish royal family announced on September 28 that starting from January 1, 2023, the children of Joachim will no longer enjoy the titles of "prince" and "princess", and will only retain the titles of "Count of Monpezat/Countess of Monpezat".
The royal family explained in the statement that is a measure for the Danish monarch to streamline the royal family. also said that the queen hopes that these children will be less restrained and live their lives better.
In fact, Margaret decision also reflects the wishes of the Danish people . Although the Queen of Denmark is very supportive by the people, the people hope that members of the royal family can be self-reliant and should not spend the country's money all the time.
Long before the royal family adjusted their titles, Danish media conducted a poll, and the results showed that 566% of Danes believed that Yoachim's children should live a normal life and do ordinary people's work as adults.
However, the Yoakhim and his wife were not willing to understand public opinion, nor could they understand their mother. They just kept complaining about their anger to the media publicly, just like the Danish version of "Harry and Meghan ".
Yoakhim and his ex-wife Wen Yali (Alexandra Manley), are two sons, namely Nikolai (Prince Nikolai, 23 years old) and Felix (Prince Felix, 20 years old).
He and his current wife Princess Marie have a son and a daughter, Prince Henrik (13 years old) and Princess Athena (10 years old).
Yoachim said he was very frustrated after hearing this change. He didn't understand why they were cancelled, saying that the queen's decision was " to punish ", complaining that no one wanted to see his children be treated so unfairly.
Princess Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier said that after this incident, Princess Athena encountered "bullying" at school, and she even believed that her children should continue to be protected by the royal halo.
It is worth noting that although next year it will no longer be a prince or princess, Joachim's four children is still the heir to the Danish monarch throne , and the inheritance order is still from 7th to 10th.
Judging from the Queen's statement on Monday, she is not biased against her second son's family, nor is she "punishing" them. She said: "My children, my daughter-in-law, and my grandchildren are all my pride and my source of happiness. No one should question this."
Judging from the statement, her decision was to consider the future development trend of the monarchy in . She hopes that she can take a big step towards the future when she is in power. After all, the Queen is 82 years old.
Danish royal announced on September 21 that Queen Margaret tested positive for the new crown . This is her second time this year that she has been infected with new crown . Margaret was diagnosed with mild symptoms when she was infected in February.
Margaret just finished attending the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London (should on September 19), and was diagnosed with the new crown when she returned to Denmark. She recuperated for a few days at the Fredensborg Palace in the north of Copenhagen, where Queen Margaret's summer palace.
The days of recuperation require the event attended or hosted by the monarch, and the event will be temporarily done by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.
After September 26, Margaret appeared again and attended public events such as awards ceremony, reception ceremony, and important dinners. The elderly man still smiled and was full of energy, and looked healthy.
In fact, European monarchs have made measures to streamline the royal family much more frequently in recent years. These monarchs seem to gradually eliminate the "privileges" of other descendants on the basis of retaining the status and rights of the eldest son of the royal family.
As early as 2016, Queen Margaret announced that among her grandchildren, only the eldest grandson, Prince Christian, could obtain state funds and others would no longer be raised by the state. Christine is the eldest of the four children of the crown prince and his wife.
2019, Sweden King Carl XVI Gustaf (King Carl XVI Gustaf) announced that the title of princess or prince for his second son and daughter and children would be cancelled, totaling six people. He only retained the title of the crown prince's two children. So, Margaret's decision now has a lesson.
In May 2022, Margaret told Joachim that his children's title would be cancelled. However, Joachim claimed that he was told that his children would not have titles until they were 25 years old, so he was very dissatisfied with the Queen's sudden decision in September.
Recent reports say that the latest adjustments of the Queen of Denmark have also set an example for Norway and the UK. According to reports, the Norwegian king also intends to cancel his daughter's title of princess.
In addition, the UK's Charles King is closely following the reactions of all parties to the Queen's decision to streamline the royal family. According to reports, Harry and Meghan and their two children, Prince Andrew, the two daughters of their two children (Charles' infamous elder brother, have been "fired" by the royal family), may face the risk of being streamlined from the royal family.
