As a natural extension of this, Her Majesty has decided that as of 1 January 2023, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim s 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, said the release. Denmark Queen Margrethe II Strips Four of 8 Grandchildren of Royal Titles.
A bitter royal row within the household has unfolded in recent days after Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced she would be removing princely titles from four of her eight grandchildren.
Speaking to Danish news outlet Ekstra Bladet in Copenhagen today, Crown Princess Mary suggested her four children could also find their titles at risk in the future.
Queen Margrethe, 82, has removed princely titles from four of her eight grandchildren - prompting a bitter royal row with her family redolent of when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex quit the UK.
Queen Margrethe, 82, has stripped four of her eight grandchildren of their princely titles, saying it is for their own good - prompting an unseemly royal row redolent of Megxit.