by Susan Flantzer
Prince Henrik of Denmark; Credit – The Danish Royal House, 2020
Prince Henrik of Denmark was born on May 4, 2009, at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the only son of Prince Joachim of Denmark, the second of the two sons of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, and his second wife Princess Marie, born Marie Cavallier.
Prince Henrik has one younger sister:
- Princess Athena (born 2012)
Prince Henrik has two older half-brothers from his father’s first marriage to Alexandra Manley, known as Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg since their divorce:
- Prince Nikolai (born 1999)
- Prince Felix (born 2002)
On July 26, 2009, Prince Henrik was christened at the Møgeltønder Church in Møgeltønder, Denmark. He was given the names:
- Henrik (after his paternal grandfather)
- Carl (possibly after great-great uncle Count Carl Johan Bernadotte)
- Joachim (after his father)
- Alain (after his maternal grandfather)
His godparents were:
- Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, his paternal aunt by marriage born Mary Donaldson
- Charles Cavallier, his maternal uncle
- Benjamin Grandet, his maternal uncle
- Britt Davidsen Siesbye, his mother’s friend and lady-in-waiting
- Christian Scherfig, his parents’ friend
Photo Credit – Danish Monarchy, photographer Steen Brogaard
In the autumn of 2015, Prince Henrik started school, attending a private Catholic school, St Joseph Søstrenes School in Ordrup, Denmark, which is close to the family’s home.