{"id":1665189,"date":"2022-09-29T17:04:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1665189"},"modified":"2022-09-29T17:06:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:06:16","slug":"saddened-and-in-shock-denmarks-queen-strips-grandchildren-of-royal-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saddened-and-in-shock-denmarks-queen-strips-grandchildren-of-royal-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Saddened And In Shock\u2019: Denmark\u2019s Queen Strips Grandchildren Of Royal Titles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsaddened-and-in-shock-denmarks-queen-strips-grandchildren-of-royal-titles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1665189&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Royal family members said they are \u201csaddened and in shock\u201d after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced she was removing the royal titles of several grandchildren because it\u2019s best for their future.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kongehuset.dk\/en\/news\/changes-in-titles-and-forms-of-address-in-the-royal-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> from the Royal House of Denmark, the 82-year-old monarch announced that four of her eight grandchildren will no longer be identified by their royal titles, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/29\/denmarks-queen-margrethe-strips-grandchildren-of-prince-and-princess-titles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>The grandchildren will be identified as \u201cHis Excellency Count of Monpezat\u201d or \u201cHer Excellency Countess of Monpezat\u201d starting on January 1, 2023, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n<p>All four of Prince Joachim\u2019s children: Nikolai, 23, Felix, 20, Henrik, 13, and Athena, 10,\u00a0will\u00a0maintain their places in order of succession. Joachim is currently the sixth in line to the throne.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg \u2014 the mother of Prince Nikolai and Prince Feliz made it clear she was \u201cconfused\u201d by the move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened and in shock,\u201d Prince Joachim\u2019s ex-wife shared in a statement from her press advisor Helle von Wildenrath L\u00f8vgreen, according to Danish magazine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seoghoer.dk\/kongelige\/prins-joachim-prinsesse-marie-og-grevinde-alexandra-boernene-foeler-sig-udstoedt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Se og H\u00f8r<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis comes like a bolt from the blue,\u201d she added.\u00a0\u201cThe children feel ostracized. They cannot understand why their identity is being taken away from them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Margrethe, who is now the longest-reigning monarch after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/without-any-hesitation-we-booked-the-trains-to-be-here-thousands-fill-london-streets-to-pay-final-respects-to-the-queen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s death<\/a>, defended the move and said, \u201cIt is a consideration I have had for quite a long time and I think it will be good for them in their future. That is the reason,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/royalty\/20220928152771\/queen-margarethe-denmark-breaks-silence-stripping-royal-grandchildren-titles\/?utm_medium=social_media&amp;campaign=hellouk&amp;utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1664396218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hello! magazine<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denmark&#8217;s Queen Margrethe II strips four grandchildren of royal titles <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U2uraLV78Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/U2uraLV78Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1575431590007676934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the statement from the Denmark royal household, it said that Her Majesty The Queen in 2018 \u201cbestowed upon her sons, their spouses and their descendants the titles of count and countess of Monpezat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn May 2016, it was also announced that His Royal Highness Prince Christian, as the only one of The Queen\u2019s grandchildren, is expected to receive an annuity from the state as an adult,\u201d the message on the website read.\u00a0\u201cAs a natural extension of this, Her Majesty has decided that, as of 1 January 2023, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim\u2019s descendants can only use their titles as counts and countess of Monpezat, as the titles of prince and princess that they have held up until now will be discontinued.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrince Joachim\u2019s descendants will thus have to be addressed as excellencies in the future,\u201d the statement added. \u201cThe Queen\u2019s decision is in line with similar adjustments that other royal houses have made in various ways in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement concluded with a message that the queen\u2019s move is in hopes that this will \u201ccreate the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a much greater extent without being limited by the special considerations and duties that a formal affiliation with the Royal House of Denmark as an institution involves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear from the report if the queen\u2019s decision had any connection to the drama involving two of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s grandchildren Prince Harry and Prince William, their spouses Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, and their children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/palace-staff-nicknamed-meghan-markle-narcissistic-sociopath-says-bombshell-new-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palace Staff Nicknamed Meghan Markle \u2018Narcissistic Sociopath,\u2019 Says Bombshell New\u00a0Book<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal family members said they are \u201csaddened and in shock\u201d after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced she was removing the royal titles of several grandchildren because it\u2019s best for their future. 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