#Prince Christian of Denmark

[theroyalsandi]

On 14 January 2024, he will be known as Crown Prince Christian of Denmark.

[theroyalfanzine]

The Heir's Heir Club

Prince Christian of Denmark, The Count of Monzepat, 18

Prince Christian is the eldest child of the Crown Princely Couple of Denmark. He will one day reign as King Christian XI after his grandmother and father

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[loiladadiani]

The Four Kings of Denmark:

The photo above: Christian IX (1818-1906) (in the middle) holding Prince Frederick of Denmark (1899-1972); Crown Prince Frederick (1843-1912) (left); Prince Christian (1870-1947) to the right

A few years later, they did it again:

The Four Kings of Denmark (II)

Photograph above: King Christian IX (1818-1906) (left); Crown Prince Frederick (1843-1912) (right); Prince Christian (1870-1947) (middle-back) and his son Prince Frederick of Denmark (1899-1972), standing on a chair

So how are they related to the Romanovs? Christian IX is the father of Empress Maria Feodorovna and the grandfather of Nicholas II, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna; Crown Prince Frederick is Empress Maria Feodorovna's brother and therefore an uncle of her children, mentioned above. Prince Christian and Prince Frederick are Maria Feodorovna's cousins and the first and second cousins of her children. (gcl)

[kevinmmiller]

Prince Christian of Denmark: A New Stamp Released Ahead of His Birthday Gala and, More #Royal News!!

Prince Christian of Denmark: A New Stamp Released Ahead of His Birthday Gala and, More #Royal News!! All the latest news from the royal houses of Denmark, Jordan, and the United Kingdom as well as from the Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg and the Principa

Prince Christian of Denmark: A New Stamp Released Ahead of His Birthday Gala and, More #Royal News!! All the latest news from the royal houses of Denmark, Jordan, and the United Kingdom as well as from the Grand Ducal House of Luxembourg and the Principality of Monaco! #royalcorrespondent #royal #royalfamily The Royal Correspondent – YouTube

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1972 - 2024

[tiaramania]

Heirs of Europe

Princess Estelle of Sweden

Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Prince Christian of Denmark

Crown Princess Catharina Amalia of the Netherlands

Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium

[everythingroyalty]

King Frederik X of Denmark attempting – for the first time ever as is tradition on the monarch’s birthday – to ask the crowd at Amalienborg Palace to join in a ninefold cheer for Denmark on 26 May 2024 ✨

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King Frederik X of Denmark, Crown Prince Christian of Denmark and Queen Margrethe of Denmark visit the National Historical Museum of Frederiksborg to unveil and place the coat of arms of Crown Prince Christian of Denmark as he becomes “Knight of the Order of the Elephant” in Hillerød, Denmark -April 23rd 2024.

📷 : Det Danske Kongehus.

[royal-confessions]

“Ever since Christian's 18th followed by the succession the DRF has definitely undergone a change. How they've allowed themselves to be presented in/captured by the media- it's giving new money lack of class. Basically the opposite of aristocracy. I get the kids are young but Christian being perpetually drunk at festivals, the princesses dancing on tiktok. Even the way Mary has been suddenly over-accessorising her looks seems tacky. And for God's sake can someone buy Fred a properly tailored suit that doesn't have the buttons threatening to pop (read burst) open every time” - Submitted by Anonymous

[danish-royal-family]

Another year, another Royal Run 👑

[theroyalsandi]

Happy 18th Birthday to Prince Christian of Denmark (b. 15, October 2005)

The Norwegian Royal Court has released a picture of Prince Christian of Denmark and Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway in honour of Christian’s 18th birthday today! The picture was taken at Ingrid Alexandra’s confirmation party in 2019 | October 15, 2023

[theroyalfanzine]

Official List for Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th birthday gala

UPDATED: Official List of Attendees

Denmark

Queen Margrethe II (confirmed)

Crown Prince Frederik (confirmed)

Crown Princess Mary ( confirmed)

Prince Christian

Princess Isabella

Prince Vincent

Princess Josephine

Prince Joachim-godfather

Princess Marie

Count Felix

Count Henrik

Countess Athena

Germany

Princess Benedikte

Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgengstein-Berleburg

Carina, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Greece

Crown Prince Pavlos-godfather

Crown Princess Marie-Chantal

Queen Anne-Marie

Belgium

Princess Elisabeth, The Duchess of Brabant

Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria-godmother (confirmed)

Prince Daniel (Confirmed)

Princess Estelle

The Netherlands

The Princess of Orange

Norway

Crown Prince Haakon-godfather

Crown Princess Mette-Marit -godmother

Princess Ingrid Alexandra

Mary's family

Patricia Anne Donaldson

John Stuart Donaldson

 Jane Stephens-godmother

Craig Stephens

Cherrie Choppin

Michelle Donaldson

Others

Jeppe Handwerk-godfather

Birdgette Zachai Handwerk

Hamish Campbell-godfather

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

What’s that elephant the Danes are wearing?

Tatler’s guide to the emblems and quirks of Denmark’s highest honour, the Order of the Elephant.

A curious little diamond-encrusted elephant, a blue sash, a gold collar – and sometimes a big flaming cape…Tatler looks into the history and tradition of Denmark's most privileged Order.

With Frederik X set to become sovereign of the Order as he becomes King on Sunday, you might see a few of these elephants around Copenhagen's royal palaces

By Isaac Zamet

12 January 2024

When Crown Prince Frederik becomes Frederik X of Denmark on Sunday, he will also replace his mother, Queen Margrethe II, as the sovereign of Denmark’s most ancient and distinguished order of chivalry, the Order of the Elephant.

Though it was officially refounded in 1693, the order dates all the way back to the 1400s, when it was established as a religious confraternity by a group of about fifty Danish knights.

In the 1400s, prior to the Reformation which gripped Europe and divided the church, such religious ‘clubs’ as the Order of the Elephant were common features of aristocratic life.

At the time of the Order of the Elephant's birth, Christian I was King of Denmark – and in fact, Norway and Sweden too, creating a personal union known as the Kalmar Union.

During this period, the emblem of the club was an image of the Virgin Mary holding her Son within a crescent moon.

This was hung from a collar formed of links in the shape of elephants.

The confraternity mutated over the centuries but endured a stifled period after the Reformation in which such clubs became suspect.

In 1580, Frederik II – eight Frederiks prior to our current Frederik – revived the order and replaced the medallion of the mother and child with an elephant (a Reformation-safe, Protestant approach – if a quirky one!).

But it was Christian V, in 1693, who gave the club its official statues and founding order.

At this time, it was scheduled as comprising 30 noble knights and one Grand Master (the King) along with his sons.

It was only in 1958 that the statutes were amended by Royal Ordinance to allow the ennoblement of women as members of the order.

Between 1580 and today, around 890 persons have been bestowed with the Order of the Elephant; with Queen Margrethe adding 68 people during her 40 year reign.

The recipients are almost always royal persons and foreign heads of state – though in a rare exception, the order was given to a commoner in 2000.

This was the deceased shipping magnate, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, who was recognised for exceptional contribution to Danish economic strength and Danish society.

Those unfamiliar with the man himself will surely recognise his name from the famous shipping containers.

The A.P. Møller – Mærsk group was actually founded in 1904 by his father. It is now worth $81bn dollars.

At the time of Møller’s membership of the order, he was the only non-royal and non-head of state to hold the honour; though it had previously been held by the pioneering nuclear physicist, Niels Bohr.

Membership of the order comes with possession of its rather eye-catching elephantine emblem.

The elephant is made of white-enamelled gold with blue housings and is about 5cm high.

On its back, the elephant bears a tower of pink enamelled masonry (a design originally intended to reflect the howdah compartments of the Indian subcontinent).

A number of large cut diamonds adorn the elephant, along with a crowned monogram of the monarch reigning when it was made.

One wonders, then, when the first Frederikian elephants will be carved.

At the top of the tower on the elephant’s back sits a gold ring, from which the badge can be hung from the collar or tied to a sash.

On the elephant's back sits a turbaned ‘moor mahout.’

It should be noted that some would regard such a depiction as an exoticising caricature.

Others would regard its appearance merely as an expression of an historical perspective.

One striking detail about the circulation of the elephants is that each Order of the Elephant is – in principle – on loan and must be returned to the Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry when a member of the Order has passed away.

This rather quaint custom means that elephants are inherited and used several times by different members of the order, with some dating back hundreds of years.

Interestingly, the done thing is not to disclose to whom an Elephant has previously been given – though there are some traditional lines of inheritance.

For example, the elephant recently bestowed on Prince Christian belonged previously to his grandfather, Prince Henrik.

This handing over was always to be, on the basis of a traditional line of inheritance.

There are two exceptional elephants which have eluded the rule of the ‘loan’ – one remains in the Chancellery Museum at Paris and a second remains on display at the Dwight Eisenhower Presidential Library in the US.

Another beautiful quirk of membership of the Order is that a member’s coat of arms is always painted and subsequently hung in the Knight’s Chapel at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød.

As to when the elephants come out to play, there are some rather interesting traditions concerning how and when to wear them.

The Order of the Elephant has three festival days: new year’s day, the monarch’s birthday, and the birthday of Valdemar the Victorious, which, if you didn’t know is on June 28.

On these festival days, the Order of the Elephant is worn on the chest on a gold chain link collar, with links shaped as towers and elephants.

The collar sits on each shoulder. On other important occasions, the order is worn on a bright blue sash with a breast star.

The star of the order is an eight-pointed silver star with smooth rays; at its centre sits an enameled red disc with a white cross, surrounded by a laurel wreath in silver.

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King Frederik X, Queen Mary, Crown Prince Frederik, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace | January 14, 2024

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Prince Christian of Denmark's 18th Birthday Gala

The Danish Royal Court announced today that as part of Prince Christian's 18th birthday celebrations there will be a gala dinner! It will take place on Sunday, October 15th at 5:00pm local time.

The Queen hosts a gala dinner at Christianborg Palace, to which a selection of the country’s youth organizations as well as young people who have made their mark in the worlds of sport, arts and culture are invited, among others. In addition, The Royal House of Denmark will invite up to 200 young people from the realm to take part in the celebration in cooperation with the country’s municipalities, as each of Denmark’s municipalities as well as Greenland and the Faroe Islands will have the opportunity to select two 18-year-olds to participate in the gala dinner.

After the original announcement, I was unsure if the gala would be white tie like Crown Prince Frederik's 18th birthday in 1986 and Queen Margrethe II's in 1958 or if their would be foreign royals present but we've since found out that both are happening!

I'll keep a running guest list here as more royals confirm attendance.

Denmark

Queen Margrethe II

Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary

Princess Isabella

Princess Josephine

Prince Vincent

Prince Joachim & Princess Marie

Count Felix

Count Henrik

Countess Athena

Belgium

Crown Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant

Greece

Queen Anne Marie

Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie Chantal

Netherlands

Crown Princess Catharina Amalia, Princess of Orange

Norway

Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette Marit

Princess Ingrid Alexandra

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Princess Benedikte

Prince Gustav & Princess Carina

Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel

Princess Estelle