Prince Christian of Denmark is now officially the new heir to the Danish throne following the proclamation of his father, Frederick X, yesterday in Copenhagen. When the time comes, Christian will follow the Danish crown tradition that since 1513 has seen each male king alternate between the names Frederick and Christian.
Until yesterday he was the heir's heir and, although he attended events with the entire family, until a few months ago he had not appeared in official appointments, standing out as second in the order of succession. That evident discretion ended with the great celebrations for his coming of age on October 15, followed by the swearing in of the Constitution of his country a month later, and had the final culmination yesterday, when the prince was present at the signing of the abdication of his grandmother, Margaret II, which automatically made him heir to the country's throne.
Along with Prince William of Wales, Christian of Denmark will in due course be king among queens, as his contemporaries will be Eleanor of Bourbon, Elizabeth of Belgium, Amalia of the Netherlands, Ingrid of Norway and the veteran Victoria of Sweden, who also has an heir. , Stele of Sweden. The change in his status will cause obvious changes in his agenda, although, like his counterparts in his generation and as the Danish royal house announced last July, the prince is expected to remain focused on his interests for the moment. studies.
Due to this increase in his responsibilities, it is possible that the prince will begin to collect the allowance provided in Denmark for the heir to the throne. Last July, the Danish royal house announced that Christian was renouncing the financial allowance planned for when he turned 18. “Prince Christian's main priority in the coming year will be completing his secondary education. […] support will be sought in the Danish parliament for a law on annuity when the prince turns 21 or in a possible succession to the throne, if that happens sooner,” as it has.
With the military training pending, it has not yet been revealed when or what it will consist of, and there is a lot of joke about the subject in the country. Two of her cousins, the former princes Nicolás and Félix – from whom Margaret II withdrew the title of prince in order to reduce the royal family in 2023 – abandoned their military careers within a few weeks and both began careers in the world of modeling .
Christian was the first member of the Danish royal family to study primary school at a public school. He later attended secondary school at the elitist private boarding school Herlufsholm Skole, a center he left after allegations of sexual harassment and abuse were uncovered in a documentary on Danish public television, and moved to the Ordrup Gymnasium center in Gentofte.
Among his few known interests, he is known to be fond of hunting, which led him to obtain a hunting license to shoot pheasants and deer when he turned 16. He also seems interested in sports, specifically soccer, since he has accompanied his father to some of his country's national team matches. And something new that was revealed during the party for his 18th birthday is that he seems to like rap, he demonstrated it by dancing to the rhythm of the group Benjamin Hav
Her birthday celebrations, specifically the lavish gala dinner at the palace that brought together members of European royalty, were compared to the solemn celebration of Princess Eleanor's coming of age, which took place fifteen days later.
