Queen Margrethe on the balcony of family peace (after the storm) – time.news

2023-04-16 17:40:34

Of Enrica Roddolo

The Crown Prince and Cadet, reunited with their wives and children for 83 years as Doyen Royal. Waiting for the view on the balcony of the Windsors around King Charles

On her 83rd birthday, Queen Margrethe has become the new Dean of Europe’s Royals since the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, he wanted everyone on his balcony. Heir Frederick and his younger brother Joachim from whose sons he had stripped the title of prince months ago unleashing a storm inside and outside the building.

So for the balcony overlooking the royal palace of Amalienborg, the queen – barely returned home after a complex back operation that kept her stranded for weeks, engaged in a long rehabilitation – called the whole family. Without exclusions. And without paying attention to the principle of the new monarchies to show only the first line of working Royals as it will be for the balcony facing King Charles and Camilla on May 6 after the celebration of the coronation rite.

So here on the balcony of Copenhagen the heir Prince Frederick with his wife Princess Mary, but also his brother cadet prince Joachim with his second wife Marie looked out. It’s a brood of the sovereign’s grandchildren, from Princess Isabella to Princess Josephine to Prince Vincent. And with them the three cousins ​​now without the title of prince – only counts – Count Henrik, Count Felix, Count Nikolai and Countess Athena.

I made my decision as a queen, a mother and a grandmother, but as a mother and grandmother I underestimated how touched my children and grandchildren might feel by this choice. This struck me and I feel compelled to say I’m sorry, wrote Queen Margrethe with an official letter after days of tension inside and outside the Danish royal family. My decision was made a long time ago. With my 50 years on the natural throne that I look back but also forward – adds the queen -. It is my duty and desire as queen to ensure that the monarchy always shapes itself with the times. And sometimes this entails difficult decisions that must be made, and it will always be difficult to find the right moment.

The children of Prince Joachim – married twice, first to Alexandra Manley born in Hong Kong and then to the French Marie – have in fact “lost” their title of prince by decision of the queen. And the father immediately reacted by saying that it’s not funny to see your children abused in this way, in a situation that they themselves find it hard to understand. But today on the Amalienborg balcony, tensions seemed to have eased.

April 16, 2023 (change April 16, 2023 | 5:40 pm)

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