THE Danish royal family is one of the oldest monarchies in the world, with the Queen having family links to the very first Viking kings of Denmark.
Queen Margrethe II has ruled Denmark for over five decades and has a large number of family members who help support her with royal duties, and will eventually take over the throne.
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Who is in the Danish royal family?
The Queen
Queen Margrethe II, full name Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, became Queen of Denmark in 1972.
The royal, who was born on April 16, 1940, is the daughter of Frederik IX, who died in 1972, and Queen Ingrid, born Princess of Sweden, who died in 2000.
She became Europe’s longest-serving head of state and the world’s longest-serving female head of state upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022.
The Queen has two sons, Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, with her late husband, Prince Henrik.
Her motto is “God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength”.
The Crown Prince Frederik
Frederik André Henrik Christian, Prince of Denmark, Crown Prince, Count of Monpezat, is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik of Denmark.
He was born on May 26, 1968, and is in line to succeed the Danish throne.
The prince married Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, born Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, in 2004.
The couple met at a pub in Sydney, Australia, when the Crown Prince was visiting the continent during the 2000 Olympics.
Mary was working at a marketing firm at the time.
Frederik and Mary have four children; Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine.
Their eldest, Prince Christian, was born on October 15, 2005, and resides at Herlufsholm Boarding School in Næstved.
Princess Isabella was then born on April 21, 2007 and still lives with her family in Copenhagen.
Mary and Frederik welcomed their youngest children, twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, on January 8, 2011.
Prince Joachim
Prince Joachim of Denmark is the second son of Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik of Denmark.
He is sixth in the line of succession to the Danish throne, following his older brother, Crown Prince Frederik, and Frederik and Mary’s four children.
Prince Joachim was born on June 7, 1969, and, like his brother, he has four children.
The royal shares sons Count Nikola and Count Felix with his ex-wife Alexandra Christina Manley, who he divorced in 2005.
He also has a son, Count Henrik, and daughter, Countess Athena, who he shares with second wife Marie Cavallier. The couple married in 2007.
In 2022, the Queen took the controversial decision to strip Prince Joachim’s children of their royal titles.
She said the move was to allow her grandchildren to live normal lives without royal obligations.
Princess Benedikte
Prince Benedikte, born on April 29, 1944, is the younger sister of Queen Margrethe II.
She is included in the order of succession to the Danish throne and may act as regent when the Queen and Crown Prince are abroad.
What is the surname of the Danish royal family?
The Danish royal family doesn’t have a surname but the members do have a dynasty name.
They are members of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
What is the Danish royal family’s net worth?
The Danish royal family has an estimated net worth of $40million.
This roughly equates to around £32m.
Where does the Danish royal family get its money?
The Danish royals’ main source of income is their appanages.
These are royal provisions that are part of the state budget and are granted by the Danish Parliament every year.
The money is used to cover the royal family’s yearly expenses, such as paying for their employees.
The yearly amount is thought to total around £9.5m.
Where does the Danish royal family live?
The Danish royal family’s main residence is the Amalienborg in Copenhagen.
The complex is made up of of four palaces, built around an octagonal courtyard.
Queen Margrethe lives in Christian IX’s Palace, in the Amalienborg, during the winter, but in the summer she moves to Marselisborg Palace in the city of Aarhus.
She also has three private residences; Marselisborg Slot in Aarhus, Château de Caix in France, and a royal hunting lodge in Jutland.
Prince Joachim moved to Paris with his wife and two youngest children in 2019, as part of his role as the military attaché for the Danish Embassy.
Is the Danish royal family related to the British royal family?
The Danish royal family is related to the UK royals.
Queen Margrethe II is a descendant of Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark, meaning she was a third cousin of Queen Elizabeth.
She is also a relative of Prince Philip, who was born a Prince of Greece and Denmark, as he also shared ancestry with Queen Victoria and King Christian IX.