In 1995, a Hong Kong girl became the first Asian princess in European history.
In the fairytale country of Denmark, she was the envy of the whole world.
Ten years of marriage is like a dream, and after waking up from the dream, she chose to divorce bravely.
"I'm not Cinderella!" Only I am the one who is best suited to define my life. ”
Abandoning the title of "Princess", she is a "world citizen" Wen Yali.
From Hong Kong's elite to the commoner princess
At the Confession of Prince Felix of Denmark (a Christian ceremony in which the Official Believers of the Church are granted), the Royal Family released the official family photo of the day.
In addition to the current members of the royal family, standing behind Prince Felix is his birth mother, the former Danish Princess Wen Yali.
In a group photo with her ex-husband, Prince Joachim, and the current princess's family, Wen Yali, who removed the crown more than a decade ago, is still very popular with the royal family.
Wen Yali (second from left)
Born in Hong Kong in 1964, Wen Yali was a mixed-race Chinese,British-French father and a polish- and Austrian mother.
Wen Yali, who is a quarter of Chinese blood, has both the femininity of an Oriental girl and the edges and corners of a Western woman.
In Hong Kong, a multi-immigrant city, high prices and fast-paced life pressures make the modest family understand the importance of education and work from an early age.
Young Girl Wen Yali (middle)
After graduating from Hong Kong Island Secondary School with a full a grade, 18-year-old Wen Yali chose to go to Vienna, Austria to study international business alone.
During her university years, Wen Yali applied for further studies in Tokyo, Japan and London, England with excellent grades.
Since childhood, she has lived in a bilingual environment in Chinese and English, which makes Wen Yali's language ability different from her peers.
Coupled with her many years of study abroad experience, she has mastered Japanese, French and German.
After graduating from college, she had already received an offer from a securities broker in Citibank's Hong Kong branch when many people were confused about their job search.
Back in her hometown, Wen Yali eventually worked for GT Management (Asia) Limited after several turns, and even reached the position of executive vice president before leaving.
In the past 12 years, this girl from the Hong Kong Civilian Family has completed the improvement of her own class under the polishing of experience and experience.
With the blessing of wisdom, she became a remarkable queen on her own.
With the spring breeze of the career, the love that belongs to Wen Yali also comes unexpectedly.
In 1995, Prince Joachim, who had come to Hong Kong to study Danish shipping operations, met Wen Yali, then 30, at a private party.
Wen Yali and Prince Joachim
Wen Yali, who has a prominent temperament, is not a stunning beauty in the eyes of many people, and even she is five years older than the prince.
Combining the self-confidence and cheerfulness of Westerners and the gentle elegance of Easterners, coupled with the blessing of elite temperament, the 25-year-old Prince Joachim was deeply fascinated by her.
Without considering the gap between status and age, the prince proposed to her on one knee just 5 months later.
At the end of 1995, in the Fredericksburg Church in Copenhagen, the "fairy tale town", Wen Yali, as the first Asian princess in Europe, entered the Danish royal family in a white veil.
It was a wedding that attracted the attention of the whole world, and royal families from all over Europe came to participate in this grand ceremony.
As a poor princess, Wen Yali is often compared to Diana, the Princess of England.
The difference is that Wen Yali, who has experienced hundreds of battles in Hong Kong's top 100 companies, is very calm and decent about the change of identity and the handling of the responsibilities of royals.
"Diana was only 19 when she got engaged, and I was 31 when I got married, and I knew what kind of person I was and I made my own decision. I know I'm not just marrying one person, but marrying his whole country. ”
Leave the prince
After marriage, Wen Yali, who was busy with royal affairs, learned the basic conversation in Danish in only 300 hours in order to integrate into the royal family as soon as possible, and was able to accept interviews and talk in a short period of time.
The status of the commoner princess made it easier for her to get closer to the people.
She has participated in various social welfare activities in Denmark with a people-friendly image, and has also served as the president of 21 public welfare organizations and the Danish branch of UNICEF, winning a large number of popular favors for the Danish royal family with her personal influence.
Not only the people like her, but also her mother-in-law, the Queen of Denmark, praises her, and the eternal problem of the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is handled by Wen Yali with ease.
In 1999 and 2002, she also gave birth to two well-behaved and cute little princes.
If time presses the pause button at this moment, it is a modern fairy tale.
Prince Joachim, who is known as the "Prince of the Queue" by the Danish media, is still addicted to racing tracks and rock singing after marriage.
There were even a lot of photos of him going in and out of nightclubs and celebrating all night with hot girls.
In 2005, the difference in lifestyle and life goals made the marriage inevitable to come to an end after 10 years.
But the always conservative Danish royal family not only supported Wen Yali's advocacy of divorce, but also willing to let her continue the title of "His Highness", and she also won 95% of the popular support.
She lost the prince, but she won "Denmark".
51 years old from scratch
After returning to singlehood, Wen Yali devoted most of her energy to the education of her two sons.
When everyone thought she would fade into public memory over time.
Two years later, 41-year-old Wen Yali remarried, this time marrying royal photographer Martin Jørgensen, who was 14 years younger than herself.
Wen Yali and Martin Jorgensen
The wedding still caused a sensation throughout Denmark.
According to the agreement of the Danish royal family, Wen Yali, who originally no longer held the royal title after remarriage, was specially crowned as an aristocrat by the royal family and sent blessings.
But eight years later, due to different values, Wen Yali and Martin Jørgensen peacefully ended the marriage.
Wen Yali responded to the question in the way she was accustomed to.
She chose to return to school to continue her active involvement in charitable and pro bono activities and to return to elite life as a director of a pharmaceutical company.
Wen Yali and two sons
Some people may say that the 51-year-old Wen Yali should choose to meet the countdown to life, why is it necessary for values to be an unnecessary luxury?
And what is there to show off about constantly creating legends?
In the 2019 "More Than Her" program, Wen Yali also spoke her thoughts for the first time in front of the camera:
"I'm used to constantly making decisions for myself, studying, working, getting married, and when you're done with that, you gain more control over your life."
Source: "More than Her" variety show
She likens life to a sailing trip, most of whom are passengers on board, and she is at the helm of the ship.
It doesn't matter whether you become a princess or a commoner, what matters is, what kind of life do you want?
Be your own captain, define your own life, and do a good job in order to become a legend that others envy.