Explosive title row splits Danish royal family as dynasty announces plans to spend Christmas apart
AN EXPLOSIVE row over royal titles has divided the Danish Royal family as they announced they will be spending Christmas apart.
It comes after Queen Margrethe, 82, took the controversial decision to strip four of her grandchildren of their royal titles.
The Danish monarch announced back in September that the titles will be removed from Prince Joachim’s children.
Starting from January 2023, Nikolai, 23, Felix, 20, Henrik, 13, and Athena, 10, will no longer have His/Her Highness titles.
While she apologised for the hurt caused, she said the move was to allow her grandchildren to live normal lives without royal obligations.
Prince Joachin has openly slammed the decision saying his children have been harmed in the process.
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Speaking to news outlet BT, he admitted communication “was missing” within the family.
He said: “There is a lot to work on. Communication was what was missing. Now we have met and we are on the right track.
“We agree in the family that there must be better communication in the future.”
His comment comes after it was revealed the Danish Royals would be spending Christmas separately this year.
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In an official announcement, it was noted that Queen Margrethe would be spending the holidays at the Marselisborg Castle in Aarhus, accompanied by her sister Princess Beneikte and a group of “private friends”.
Crown Prince Frederik and his Aussie wife Princess Mary are set to travel to Australia with their children Prince Christian, 16, Princess Isabella, 15, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 11.
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie are said to be heading on a “longer planned trip abroad” alongside their children.
Meanwhile, in the UK, King Charles has been rumoured to want to follow the example of the Danish and slim down the Royal Family.
Following the Queen‘s tragic death at the age of 96, the line of succession has been updated by Buckingham Palace.
And while Harry and Meghan‘s kids Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, are now qualified for the titles Prince and Princess, their titles have remained Master and Miss on the Palace’s website.
Under protocols established by King George V in 1917, the Queen’s grandfather, the children and the grandchildren of a sovereign have the automatic right to the title HRH and prince or princess.
A Royal source has claimed the new King is still considering the move ahead of Prince Harry’s upcoming explosive memoir and Netflix show.
Another source has warned King Charles could strip the Sussexes of their royal titles over fears they’ll go “fully rogue” in the new book Spare.
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Currently, Harry and Meghan have retained their Duke and Duchess of Sussex title – but cannot use their HRH titles under the terms of Megxit.
Experts also claim the Royal Family are waiting on “tenterhooks” to read the book which will be released on January 10.
