Kronprinz Frederick before his marriage was no differentcalm temper. He could drop out of university, was fond of concerts, football. The young man enjoyed life. He had many novels, including the scandalous rock singer Maria Montel. He even wanted to marry her, but his mother, the Queen of Denmark, did not support this idea.
The article tells about the royal dynasty of Denmark, its current queen, the crown prince and the crown princess of the modern European kingdom.
The genus of the Danish kings originates from the firstruler Harald Sinezubiy, who lived more than a thousand years ago. The dynasty was never interrupted. The Scandinavian kingdom has fifty kings and two queens in its history.
In the family of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik two sons were born. The elder is called Frederik, and the younger is Joachim. The difference between children is only one year.
On the father’s side, they are FrenchCount dynasty Labor de Monpeza. On the maternal line - to the house Glucksburg. The brothers are the great-great-grandchildren of the King of Denmark Christian the Ninth and Queen of Great Britain Victoria.
The direct heir of the Danish throne is the eldest of the sons of Frederick. How did his mother become queen, despite the fact that the title was transferred only through the male line?
Margrethe II was born on 10.04.1940 in the palace of the king of Denmark Frederick the Ninth and the Princess of Sweden Ingrid. They had no sons, so the king had to make a change to the law of succession. It happened when Margrethe was not even thirteen years old, and when she reached eighteen years she was supposed to hold meetings of the Council of State in the absence of the king. Subsequently, she was able to ascend the throne.
In her young years she received education invarious educational institutions in Europe, namely in Hampshire, Copenhagen, Cambridge, Aarhus, Sorbonne, London. In addition to Danish, the Queen speaks French, English, German, Swedish.
In 1967, the Crown Princess married a diplomat from France, Count Henri de Monpez, who became Prince Henrique. She ascended the throne 01/14/1972.
The current queen is a self-sufficient person. This beautiful and intelligent woman is loved not only by her relatives, but also by her compatriots. She ruled the state for more than thirty years.
Today the French earl bears the Danish name Henrik. He was educated at the Sorbonne, speaks good Chinese and Vietnamese. In addition, he is an excellent pianist, sailor and pilot.
Born the eldest son Frederic 05/26/1968. In his young years he received both secular and military education.
Помимо среднего образования, кронпринц Фредерик One year he studied social science at Harvard (USA). He also completed an internship at a UN mission in the United States. In 1995, he received a degree, having defended his candidate’s degree at Aarhus University (political science).
After that, he spent a year at the Embassy of Denmark in the French capital as first secretary.
As heir to the throne, crown prince FrederickHe is an officer in all types of troops in Denmark. He began his military career at the age of twenty-three with service in the royal Life Guards. Since 2015, he is the Rear Admiral of the Fleet, Major General of Aviation and the Army.
In connection with official receptions, you can see the crown prince in the uniform of an officer of the Navy.
Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was born 05.02.1972 in Australia in a family of immigrants from Scotland. She was the youngest daughter in a family with four children. Her father, John, was a professor of mathematics at universities in different countries, namely in Australia, the United States of America, England, and South Korea. Henrietta's mother died when Mary was twenty-five years old from a failed operation. Her father married a second time to an Englishwoman, the author of detective stories.
Education girl received in different countries, independing on the place of residence of the parents. So, she went to junior school in Texas (USA), college and university - in Tasmania (Australia). She received a specialty commerce and law. After graduation, she worked in advertising agencies in Melbourne and Sydney.
The Crown Prince of Denmark met hisfuture wife in 2000 in one of the pubs of Sydney. At that time, the Summer Olympics were held there, in which a young man took part as a representative of the Danish national team in sailing. The following year, Mary moved to Paris as an English teacher. A year later, she moved to Denmark.
Помолвка молодой пары состоялась в 2003 году.The following year, Crown Prince Frederick married Mary Donaldson, as a result of which she received the title of crown princess. From that time on, her name was Mary Danish.
The wedding date is May 14, 2004. But the celebrations on this occasion began a week earlier. They were held with Australian flavor. This was reflected in the choice of musicians, chefs, products.
In order for the marriage to take place, the girl changedreligion, going to Lutheranism, and also received Danish citizenship, abandoning the Australian and British. Her father also moved to Denmark and began teaching at universities.
The sacrament of the wedding held in Copenhagen Cathedral, and a secular celebration took place in the palace Fredensborg.
The bridesmaid dress was designed by designer Uffe Frank,who learned the skill from Armani. The dress impressed not only with beauty, but also with numbers. Its creation took more than sixty meters of atlas, more than thirty meters of lace, fifteen meters of organza. The finished outfit weighed about ten pounds.
Today, Crown Prince Frederick and Mary are raising four children, two of whom are twins.
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Во время службы в Морском флоте с офицером there was a curious episode, as a result of which he received the nickname Penguin. The jumpsuit was filled with air (due to insufficient density) and Frederick had to swim on the surface of the water, sliding on his stomach like a penguin.
Kronprinz Frederick, whose height is 183 cm,took part in the polar expedition called "Sirius 2000". He also ran a marathon distance, which is forty-two kilometers, coping in three hours and twenty-two minutes and fifty seconds.
He was able to pass the island of Greenland. Moving from west to east, he covered a distance of two thousand five hundred kilometers on dog sleds. At the same time in some places the frost reached forty degrees Celsius.
In his spare time, the crown prince likes to play hard rock.
