Each royal family has its own gossip story, and now it's the Danish royal family's turn to play.
Yesterday, without warning, the Danish royal family announced a message:
Queen Margaret II will strip her four grandchildren of their royal titles, and they will no longer be "princes" and "princesses" nor can they be called "highnesses".
(Margaret II)
The news is truly shocking. Unlike the British royal family, the Danish royal family does not have so many "horses", and it is difficult to imagine the stripping of titles.
Queen Margaret II of Denmark, the only female monarch in Europe at present, is 82 years old, reigned for nearly 51 years, and is the cousin of the recently deceased Queen of England.
(Margaret II)
She has two sons.
The eldest son was Crown Prince Frederick, who was the first in line to the throne and had four children.
His eldest son, Christian (16), was the only grandson who could receive a royal annuity, the future enthroner of the royal family.
(Crown Prince Frederick and his wife, Crown Princess Mary)
(Prince Christian)
The Queen of Denmark's youngest son is Prince Joakim, who is only a year younger than his brother, but is sixth in the succession to the throne and has little chance of wearing a crown.
Like his older brother, he has four children, Nikolai (23), Felix (20), Henrik (13) and Athena (10).
(Prince Joachim and his wife, Princess Mary)
(Prince Joachim's four children)
This time, it was these four children who lost their royal titles.
Nikolai, Felix, Henrik and Athena are all lovely children who have had no scandals in the past.
Nikolai has been repeatedly rated as "the most handsome prince in Europe" by the media, and is quite popular in the folk.
(Prince Nicholas and Prince Felix)
Could it be that these children are doing something wrong?
Or does the queen not like them?
No, the Danish royal family issued an announcement saying that the move was to give them freedom:
"In April 2008, Her Majesty the Queen granted her sons, their spouses and their descendants the titles of 'Count of Monterza' and 'Countess of Monterza'. In May 2016, she again announced that Prince Christian would be the only grandchild who would receive an annuity from the state as an adult.
(Danish Royal Family Announcement)
On this basis, Her Majesty the Queen has decided that, from 1 January 2023, all descendants of Prince Joachim will not be able to continue to use the titles 'Prince' and 'Princess', but only 'Count of Montpoza' and 'Countess of Monterza'.
The descendants of Prince Joachim will be called 'Your Excellency'. The Queen's move is in line with the adjustment of other royal families in recent years.
With this decision, Her Majesty hopes to create a space for her four grandchildren to live as freely as possible, without special considerations or royal responsibilities because of royal status.
The order of succession to the throne of the four grandchildren remained unchanged. ”
(The Second Prince's Family)
That is, the queen deprived the title not out of disgust, but out of disgust, but to let the children free from bondage and live freely.
It makes sense, the Queen of Denmark herself is a dashing and freedom-loving person, she likes to smoke, dress in fancy dresses and engage in art exhibitions.
(The Queen of Denmark's closet is full of strange dresses)
She was once photographed by the media walking out of the supermarket, smoking juice in her mouth, holding a hot dog with a cigarette butt in one hand and a hot dog in the other, and her behavior was very grounded.
The Danes loved her for her ordinaryness, but even in a loose Denmark, the freedom of the royals was limited.
So the queen wanted to give her grandchildren more freedom.
The Swedish king may also have given the Danish queen inspiration.
In 2019, Carl XVI Gustav announced that he was stripped of the royal status of Princess Madeleine and all descendants of Prince Carl Philippe, who could continue to be called "princess" and "prince", but that was no longer the official title.
(Princess Estelar of Sweden, future queen)
Princess Madeleine and Prince Carl Philippe both posted on Instagram thanking their fathers, saying they were happy to offer their children a personal life and "the opportunity to shape their own lives, which is a good thing".
(Thanks on Ins)
In doing so, the Swedish king did this, in addition to freeing his grandchildren, but also for the purpose of streamlining the royal family and saving money.
The royal family relies on taxpayers' money to function, and the more members of the royal family, the greater the overhead and the greater the grievances. After that removal, the cost to the Swedish royal family was much less.
(Simplified photo of the official website of the Swedish royal family)
The Danish royal statement mentions "other royal families", which is most likely referring to the Swedish royal family.
Being able to give freedom and reduce costs, the Queen of Denmark saw the benefits and made the decision to delist.
But there is a troublesome problem...
Did you discuss this with the children?
Do they really want to be free?
Nikolai and Felix's mother, Wen Yali, told the Danish media that when the children heard the news of the "stripping of titles", they were all stupid and couldn't believe it.
(Wen Yali and Nikolai, Felix)
"We were confused, sad and shocked by this decision. It was a thunderbolt on a sunny day. The children felt like they had been kicked out of the door, and they didn't understand why they were being stripped of their identities. ”
Wen Yali is the ex-wife of Prince Joachim, and although she has been divorced, her words are most likely reliable.
Born in Hong Kong, Wen Yali has a part of Chinese ancestry and is the first Chinese princess of the European royal family.
(Wen Yali in his youth)
In 1994, Prince Joachim met Wen Yali during his work in Hong Kong, married her the following year, and gave birth to Nikolai and Felix.
(Second Prince's first wedding photo)
The marriage lasted 10 years, because Prince Joachim was keen on parties, football and racing, Wen Yali was enthusiastic about public welfare, and values did not match, and eventually divorced.
Two years later, Prince Joachim married his current wife, Princess Mary, and gave birth to Henrik and Athena.
(Second wedding photo of the second prince)
Although she was no longer a princess, Wen Yali and the royal family were still very close. In fact, she retained her Danish royal status, except that the title was changed from "Royal Highness" to "Your Highness".
In 2005, the Queen of Denmark also crowned Wen Yali as "Countess Friedrich", preventing her aristocratic status from disappearing due to remarriage.
(Now Wen Yali)
When taking the family portrait of the Danish royal family, she also takes pictures with her ex-husband and his wife.
Though...... The picture is slightly awkward.
Wen Yali is both the mother of the child and a member of the royal family, so what she said is credible, and the four children are really sad.
After the news spread, the major media were stunned, and wrote about how the Danish royal family oscillated and how there was internal discord.
Today, the Queen of Denmark responded to the media that this decision she has been thinking about for a long time, all for the good of the children.
"It's something I've been thinking about for a long time and I believe it's good for their future." That's why. ”
(Queen of Denmark)
To Wen Yali's words, she said slightly embarrassed: "Well, you have to see what you think about this... I didn't see them sad myself anyway. “
This tone, it seems, the queen herself is not sure of the thoughts of her grandchildren, let alone the appearance of serious talk.
If so, the four children are really unlucky, the delisting announcement has been written in black and white on the official website of the royal family, and the news has been posted on major websites and Wikipedia.
(Henrik and Athena)
After that, it will be seen if Wen Yali can talk to the queen again. If you can pull Prince Joachim and Princess Mary, there may be a chance to redeem it.
When European and American netizens eat melons and watch dramas, the British people see the most energetic.
They particularly supported the Danish queen's delisting decision because they hoped King Charles would remove Harry and Megan's children as well.
"King Charles III should have done the same."
"This sets a good example for our King Charles."
"It cannot be postponed any longer, and I believe that Queen Margaret made this decision at this time in order to support the British royal family (delisting)." #查尔斯国王 "
"Queen Margaret stripped her four grandchildren of the title of princess and prince, and the Danes were able to do so. So, why did the British royal family do the same thing, to be scolded for racism? King Charles should keep his promise to streamline the British royal family. ”
Coincidentally, the time when the Danish royal family announced the news was precisely when the British royal family struggled with how to give Archie and Lilibert royal titles.
After the death of the Queen of England, William Kate and their children's titles were officially renewed, and even George had the atmospheric name of "Prince George of Wales".
But Harry Megan's children don't yet have the titles of "prince" and "princess," and according to royal reporters, Charles is very entangled in this.
The incident in Denmark made the two people lying down and were also shot.
I don't know how the four little princesses and little princes in Denmark feel.
In the royal family, it is about reputation, and the title has become the top priority.
But in order to modernize operations and save money, more princesses and princesses may be "streamlined" in the future.
It's freedom, it's a challenge, let's meet the real world together...