On September 28, Margaret II, the only reigning queen in Europe, stripped her of the titles of four of her eight grandchildren.
The British royal family is the most famous royal family in the European royal family, everyone may not be so familiar with other European royal families, and they are not very impressed with the Danish queen Margaret II, but when it comes to her performance at the funeral of her cousin Elizabeth II, everyone will not forget.
After the death of Elizabeth II, Margaret II became the last queen of the European royal family who still did not abdicate, and now 82 years old, she was very sad at her cousin's funeral, she could not help but cry, silent crying, so that everyone was moved.
After attending Elizabeth II's funeral, she was diagnosed with COVID-19 for the second time after returning home, but despite this, she stuck to her post and was determined to work like her cousin until the last minute. Unexpectedly, not long after Queen Margaret II was diagnosed with the new crown, the Danish royal family issued this statement.
On Wednesday, the Danish royal family announced that the children of Prince Joachim, the second son of Queen Margaret II, would no longer hold the title of Prince/Princess or "Your Highness". From 1 January 2023, 23-year-old Nikolai, 20-year-old Felix, 13-year-old Henrik and 10-year-old Athena will be referred to as the Honourable Count of Montpezart or the Countess of Montpezart.
Prince Joachim, 53, was married twice and had four children: Nikolai, Felix, Henrik and Athena, ranging in age from 23 to 10.
Prince Joachim and his first wife, Wen Yali, had two sons, their mother was born in Hong Kong, China, with a quarter of Chinese ancestry, often referred to as the "Chinese Princess", so her two sons also had Chinese ancestry, becoming European princes of Chinese descent, their names were Nikolai and Felix.
When it comes to the Chinese prince Prince Nicholas, everyone must be familiar with him, he is very handsome, once known as "the most handsome prince in Europe", is one of the most popular princes in Denmark and even the whole of Europe, but this time he was stripped of his title. Fortunately, Nikolai already had a career, he was now a model, and he did not earn money as a prince at all.
Speaking of the decision of Queen Margaret II of Denmark, it is actually not popular with everyone. Prince Joachim's ex-wife, the mother of Prince Nicholas and Prince Felix, reacted to the news that day, saying she was shocked.
"We were all confused by the decision. According to Danish media, Alexandra said in a statement issued by her press adviser. "It's like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, the children feel excluded, they can't understand why they are being stripped of their identity."
The other two stripped of their titles were Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, the two children of Prince Joachim and his second wife, Princess Mary Jr., and they did not speak out.
The Danish royal family noted that Wednesday's announcement was consistent with similar adjustments made by other royal families in different areas in recent years. In fact, in other royal families, there are also many royal family members who have been stripped of their titles. For example, Prince Carl Philippe, son of the King of Sweden, and Princess Sophia, daughter of the King of Sweden, are no longer full members of the royal family.
King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden announced in October 2019 that Princess Madeleine and Chris O'Neill's children, as well as Prince Carl Philippe and Princess Sofia, would no longer be full members of the royal family. Although they retained the titles of prince, princess and princess, these titles became private, meaning that their future spouses and children would not have the right to inherit them.
Meghan Harry has also been demoted for some time, and it is believed that the reduction of the royal family has become a trend throughout Europe, and King Charles III and Queen Margaret II may not be willing to do so, after all, it is their relatives who are demoted and stripped of their titles.