Prince Henrik has worked hard, but his a spoiled, emotionally immature man. That's truly sad that he doesn't fully appreciate what had and could contribute to this country and Europe.
Same with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Process Margaret said he was a Trash Royal. He had to walk behind her but seemed to fill his role well. Rumors about his in faithfulness surfaced but they seemed to be a solid couple and he provided advice and support to her as her "rock."
No of course he didn’t deserve to be made king - he was not of royal Danish descent. He should have appreciated the love of his lovely wife and been happy to support her in her hereditary role. He should also have appreciated his comfortable lifestyle due to his wife’s status. How insanely and unforgivably jealous and unkind of him to do this to the woman who loved and cared for him. I would like to think that his dementia caused his unkind words and action of not being buried to eventually lie alongside his loving and supportive wife, if only for Her Majesty, Queen Margarethe’s sake.
Queen Margrethe II was a very good monarch! I feel bad for her that her husband could not cope with being only a Prince-Consort. But that is the way it is with a female monarch; the husband can not be above the monarch of a country and a King is above a Queen. I do not know how both Margrethe II and Elizabeth II could have coped with being both a monarch and a mother without a very supportive husband (Ditto with Queen Victoria and Albert) I know that Prince Philip was given a ("standard" it had been given to the husband's of other prior princesses) HRH by George VI a day or so before his marriage to Princess Elizabeth of the UK. However ... By the 1950's (after Elizabeth became Queen) *Elizabeth had to issue letter patents to make Philip* " *The Prince* " (of UK - the realm) *Philip, Duke of* *Edinburgh -- Which gave him precedence, in public,* *ahead of Prince Charles. Philip was also made regent* (in event of the HMTQ's death). Philip still had to walk two (?)/four(?) steps behind the Queen (but ahead of Prince Charles). Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg (b. 1921, Greece) had been raised in UK from the mid-1930's; so he was very much British (his own mother [Princess Alice of Battenberg[1]--> Princess Andrew of Greece and Denmark (m. 1903)] was the granddaughter of Queen Victoria -- whose own husband was a Prince-Consort. 1.) Later (1917) The family name of Battenberg was changed to Mountbatten; but Alice was already married by then and widowed (in 1944). So in Britain she was always known as Princess Alice of Battenberg or just Princess Alice.
George VI created Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and HRH in 1947. He was created a Prince of the Realm by Queen Elizabeth in 1957. This did mean that he outranked other members of the royal family, including his eldest son. He also did always walk two steps behind his wife when on formal engagements. However, he made his role his own much like Prince Albert before him. He took a keen interest in the monarchy and its foundation. He had many patronages, and was an early environmentalist. He also pushed the monarchy into the modern era in many respects, including capitalizing on tv when it was a new medium. Most importantly, he was a partner to The Queen. She saw him as the head of their household, and he was loyal to The Crown. He knew what had to be done, and did it. As The Queen said, he was her strength and stay. Unlike Prince Henrik, Prince Philip found his niche and always expanded his role. He was an innovator of sorts. Additionally, I do not think he viewed Charles as outranking him ever, they may not have had an easy relationship. But, I believe there was mutual respect. Prince Henrik seemed constrained by his role, and later in life, his illness exacerbated this. Prince Philip made his position his own.
@@ellenleeschwartz- Both Prince Philip, and before him, Prince Albert, were great wing-men for their spouse-monarch. I don't know what went wrong in Denmark. Perhaps Albert and Philip had more generous spirits than Margrethe II 's husband. OR There was more to do in a larger, wealthier, country with an empire --> commonwealth ??? Also, Margrethe II's husband's favorite hobby was growing grapes. (He owned a vineyard in France -- No vineyards in Denmark) I imagine that the Danish royal family appreciated a vacation at the vineyard during the Danish winters. (I know that I would have liked getting out of the cold or a month or so)
Princess Alice of Battenburg was a great grand daughter to queen Victoria. Victorias daughter> princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Grand daughter>Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Great grand daughter >Priness Alice of Battenburg(Mountbatten). 2x great grandson>Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark/ Philip Mountbatten/ Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
I admired Queen Margrethe much until the day she stripped her grandchildren of their title. It is beyond my comprehension such a cruel behavior from a grandmother. Such a terrible coup for Prince Joachim, who en plus seems to have been exiled from Denmark together with his family. There must be here much more than meets the eye…
I don't think he should have been made king consort. This has rarely happened in the past... King Francis II of France was made king consort of Scotland when he married the Scottish Queen but mainly because he already was a king. Henrik was not a royal and worked as a secretary in a foreign office. BEFORE he married a future queen he should have learned "how things work" instead of having dashed aspirations. He was a silly man in this respect.
I think the Queen did exactly the correct thing! He was obsessed with being the boss or in charge, example with his sons. Think what would have happened if he was equal in rank as his wife!
Normally the husband of a Queen Regnant is Prince Consort only. Only in Portugal after an heir is born did a husband become King Consort, a non-reigning title. There has not been that tradition in Denmark or UK. I doubt it will become elsewhere. Princes Hendrik, Bernard and Claus were only Prince of the Netherlands. Daniel is only a Prince of Sweden.
@danieleellen648 Prince Philip didn't make it as public because he was born in a royal family (Greece). He had more royal skills than Henrik and knew what to say or not to say in public! Only sometimes he was a bit naughty with jokes that just didn't go over the edge in public! 😂
@@PatriciaSanches-wb6pi I dont suggest he was a bad consort , but they had their issues . I have to admit , I could not have settled into their role , which is basically ,loved one minute ,and put in your place the next . Phillip ,however ,should have known better . Henrik , on the other hand ,should have read a book or two . Both men , although arrogant ,were not stupid .
Prince Philip never wanted to be either Prince Consort or King consort ,the only reason he was annoyed was the children did not have his surname .but the Queen altered that and they became Mountbatten Windsor except for the Heir who rules as Windsor ,
I respect queen Margarette's decision. I'm sure she would have liked yo please her husband but she considered her obligation to her cou try more important than his pride. It must have been very painful for her to have lived with his resentment all her life. Although I understand her decision about her husband's title, her decision about her grandchildren is much harder to accept, which was obviously resented by her second son. Nowadays a title does not prevent anyone to follow their career inclinations, whether the title is used or not.
I admittedly didn't know much about Prince Henrik. It's too bad that after all that time there wasn't a well defined role for the prince. It sounds like dispite that, he did much to support the Danish people at home and abroad. It aslo sounds like those were recognized until he died. He had unique experiences to bring to the Danish people. It seems like they were more set in what they thought a prince consort should be. Clearly as husband and wife, the Prince and the Queen understood and loved each other. I am not surprised that the prince chose not to be buried with the Queen. It seems that the scattering of his ashes was fitting and a bit poetic for the Prince.
From what I’ve read & heard beyond this YT presentation he was passively aggressive towards her. He made it very clear that in death he didn’t want To be laid to rest with her. What a cruel thing to say, to broadcast to the world. The final slap in the face.
Apparently, some men cannot stand being in the shadow of their wife. And with almost all the heirs to the european thrones being female, it could cause some concern.
The husband of a Queen Reignant is never ever called King! I don't know if a single example of this ever happening. Many countries don't have Reigning Queens and those that have had then their husband's have always been Princes. Look at the last three Queens of the Netherlands? And of course in the UK Queen Victoria had Prince Albert and Queen Elizabeth II had Prince Philip. Prince Henrik is the only one in history who made a big deal about this!
Well, as in the 16th century Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland and married Lord Darnley, he expected her to make him king consort, or better: KING. But she never did so. Therefore you can see that 'king consorts' actually never existed at all.
Queen Elizabeth 2, Of THE Uk Husband Prince Philip was Also referred to as “ PRINCE “,! Feel sad for her, he could never Accept this! She’s an Amazing Lady!
@@lisebrouilletlinzmeyer2768 what @mystrenght 5640 meant to say was, despite his marriage to Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip never became "King Philip". By the way, that's not the case in any European monarchy! In order to avoid any doubt about the reigning monarch, the husband does not become King, but remains "Prince Consort". Wives, on the other hand, do become Queen (consort). As in The Netherlands Queen (consort) Maxima, Spain Queen (consort) Letizia, Denmark Queen (consort) Mary, Sweden Queen (consort) Silvia, Belgium Queen (consort) Mathilde and most recently Great Britain Queen (consort) Camilla.
Princess Benedicte caused much strife between Margrethe and Henrik. She pushed every button. He might have become more Danish with less Benedicte around. Her nickname was Benedictator and she often demeaned Henrik without good reason.
Margrethe could not choose "any" man - her parents and the government would have to accept. However, at the time there where not many princes left and the times where royals married royals were over. And prince Henrik was not a commoner, but of french nobility so he was fully acceptable.
Through it all, the Queen was very wise and realized that the crown and her duty come first. Those who feel that their needs are above the institution (i.e., country, military, monarchy, branch of government, etc.) they serve are usually poor leaders.
if he were supported he would have become more involved with many aspects of Danish life. But he was always treated as an outsider by those in parliament who had their own agenda. He developed signs and symptoms of dementia, which at that time was not properly diagnosed as officials made sure to make 'hey' over his foibles and missteps. too bad so sad.
Most unusual to have a foreigner/ commoner married to a Queen... And his sons becoming Princes...henceforth can become King... when in fact everywhere else in the world...a son takes his father's name/ surname... Changing a commoner consort's name to Prince and his children also become royalty...is odd and unacceptable..!
A very prejudicial review towards Prince Henrik. He worked hard for Denmark and the Queen. The press then and now treated him as an outsider.... too bad, so sad.
This is absolure nonsense prince Henrik was a ddvoted husbabd and family he dud joke about not being kimg but he qzs well aware that he would not be king . And to kero referring her majesty as was is very dusrepectful .zhe reifjed for 52 years with deviotion and prince Henrik . She treatdd him as a equal. He devoted his life to her majesty but to denmark too he waa much loved by us Danes
I do believe she should have done this for her husband. I understand Her Royal Highness considered her role as Queen as her most significant and role. That being said I think the Danish people would have respected her respect for her husband. To me she made a hurtful shallow discussion. It was understandably important to him. As a man of his time at can not fault him for that. He was advised going in and yet he made every effort to be a man of the people devoted to his Queen. Hmm, I think the sacrifice of her son and his family V is removing their Royal status was cruel. Frankly, No excuse, it was cruel and in the name odd progress? No good
Because the term king ALWAYS denotes a higher status than queen. Hence them using Prince for the spouse of a queen Regnant. The blood line is the deciding factor, not marriage, politics or religion. Only the crown.
She was beaming with love and adoration for him and all he was self centred that's sad.
He knew that he couldn’t have the title of king before marrying, he shouldn’t have got married.
You’re absolutely right.
I don't understand why he couldn't see how Prince Philip managed very well with his title. I think he may have been a little unwell.
French arrogance and sense of entitlement. Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself as a king
He was emotionally immature and narcissistic I think
What people don't understand is that it is not up to the Danish queen to make her husband king it is up to parliament.
That's not true!
The parliamentary has no part in it!
It is simply not usual to make a queen regnant's husband a king!
Prince Henrik has worked hard, but his a spoiled, emotionally immature man. That's truly sad that he doesn't fully appreciate what had and could contribute to this country and Europe.
Queen Margretha is right he was not a King by birth she had to protect her laws
Same with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Process Margaret said he was a Trash Royal. He had to walk behind her but seemed to fill his role well. Rumors about his in faithfulness surfaced but they seemed to be a solid couple and he provided advice and support to her as her "rock."
No of course he didn’t deserve to be made king - he was not of royal Danish descent. He should have appreciated the love of his lovely wife and been happy to support her in her hereditary role. He should also have appreciated his comfortable lifestyle due to his wife’s status. How insanely and unforgivably jealous and unkind of him to do this to the woman who loved and cared for him. I would like to think that his dementia caused his unkind words and action of not being buried to eventually lie alongside his loving and supportive wife, if only for Her Majesty, Queen Margarethe’s sake.
He and our Duke of Edinburgh had much in common. However country and duty requires theirs is a support role.
Queen Margrethe II was a very good monarch!
I feel bad for her that her husband could not cope with
being only a Prince-Consort. But that is the way it is
with a female monarch; the husband can not be above
the monarch of a country and a King is above a Queen.
I do not know how both Margrethe II and Elizabeth II
could have coped with being both a monarch and a
mother without a very supportive husband (Ditto
with Queen Victoria and Albert)
I know that Prince Philip was given a ("standard" it had
been given to the husband's of other prior princesses)
HRH by George VI a day or so before his marriage to
Princess Elizabeth of the UK. However ...
By the 1950's (after Elizabeth became Queen)
*Elizabeth had to issue letter patents to make Philip*
" *The Prince* " (of UK - the realm) *Philip, Duke of*
*Edinburgh -- Which gave him precedence, in public,*
*ahead of Prince Charles. Philip was also made regent*
(in event of the HMTQ's death). Philip still had to walk
two (?)/four(?) steps behind the Queen (but ahead of
Prince Charles).
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg (b. 1921, Greece) had
been raised in UK from the mid-1930's; so he was very
much British (his own mother [Princess Alice of
Battenberg[1]--> Princess Andrew of Greece and
Denmark (m. 1903)] was the granddaughter of Queen
Victoria -- whose own husband was a Prince-Consort.
1.) Later (1917) The family name of Battenberg
was changed to Mountbatten; but Alice was
already married by then and widowed (in 1944).
So in Britain she was always known as Princess
Alice of Battenberg or just Princess Alice.
George VI created Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh and HRH in 1947. He was created a Prince of the Realm by Queen Elizabeth in 1957. This did mean that he outranked other members of the royal family, including his eldest son. He also did always walk two steps behind his wife when on formal engagements. However, he made his role his own much like Prince Albert before him. He took a keen interest in the monarchy and its foundation. He had many patronages, and was an early environmentalist. He also pushed the monarchy into the modern era in many respects, including capitalizing on tv when it was a new medium. Most importantly, he was a partner to The Queen. She saw him as the head of their household, and he was loyal to The Crown. He knew what had to be done, and did it. As The Queen said, he was her strength and stay. Unlike Prince Henrik, Prince Philip found his niche and always expanded his role. He was an innovator of sorts. Additionally, I do not think he viewed Charles as outranking him ever, they may not have had an easy relationship. But, I believe there was mutual respect. Prince Henrik seemed constrained by his role, and later in life, his illness exacerbated this. Prince Philip made his position his own.
@@ellenleeschwartz-
Both Prince Philip, and before him, Prince
Albert, were great wing-men for their
spouse-monarch.
I don't know what went wrong in
Denmark. Perhaps Albert and Philip
had more generous spirits than
Margrethe II 's husband. OR There
was more to do in a larger, wealthier,
country with an empire --> commonwealth ???
Also, Margrethe II's husband's favorite hobby
was growing grapes. (He owned a vineyard
in France -- No vineyards in Denmark)
I imagine that the Danish royal family
appreciated a vacation at the vineyard
during the Danish winters. (I know that I would
have liked getting out of the cold or a month or
so)
Princess Alice of Battenburg was a great grand daughter to queen Victoria. Victorias daughter> princess Alice of the United Kingdom. Grand daughter>Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine. Great grand daughter >Priness Alice of Battenburg(Mountbatten). 2x great grandson>Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark/ Philip Mountbatten/ Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh.
@@lisaroselle4559😊
I admired Queen Margrethe much until the day she stripped her grandchildren of their title.
It is beyond my comprehension such a cruel behavior from a grandmother. Such a terrible coup for Prince Joachim, who en plus seems to have been exiled from Denmark together with his family.
There must be here much more than meets the eye…
I don't think he should have been made king consort. This has rarely happened in the past... King Francis II of France was made king consort of Scotland when he married the Scottish Queen but mainly because he already was a king. Henrik was not a royal and worked as a secretary in a foreign office. BEFORE he married a future queen he should have learned "how things work" instead of having dashed aspirations. He was a silly man in this respect.
I think the Queen did exactly the correct thing! He was obsessed with being the boss or in charge, example with his sons. Think what would have happened if he was equal in rank as his wife!
Normally the husband of a Queen Regnant is Prince Consort only. Only in Portugal after an heir is born did a husband become King Consort, a non-reigning title. There has not been that tradition in Denmark or UK. I doubt it will become elsewhere. Princes Hendrik, Bernard and Claus were only Prince of the Netherlands. Daniel is only a Prince of Sweden.
prince Philip felt the same but did not make it as public
@danieleellen648 Prince Philip didn't make it as public because he was born in a royal family (Greece). He had more royal skills than Henrik and knew what to say or not to say in public! Only sometimes he was a bit naughty with jokes that just didn't go over the edge in public! 😂
@@PatriciaSanches-wb6pi I dont suggest he was a bad consort , but they had their issues . I have to admit , I could not have settled into their role , which is basically ,loved one minute ,and put in your place the next . Phillip ,however ,should have known better . Henrik , on the other hand ,should have read a book or two . Both men , although arrogant ,were not stupid .
Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, was in the same position and was resentful about it.
Prince Philip never wanted to be either Prince Consort or King consort ,the only reason he was annoyed was the children did not have his surname .but the Queen altered that and they became Mountbatten Windsor except for the Heir who rules as Windsor ,
@@margaretfenton you are 100%correct!
I respect queen Margarette's decision. I'm sure she would have liked yo please her husband but she considered her obligation to her cou try more important than his pride. It must have been very painful for her to have lived with his resentment all her life.
Although I understand her decision about her husband's title, her decision about her grandchildren is much harder to accept, which was obviously resented by her second son. Nowadays a title does not prevent anyone to follow their career inclinations, whether the title is used or not.
I admittedly didn't know much about Prince Henrik. It's too bad that after all that time there wasn't a well defined role for the prince. It sounds like dispite that, he did much to support the Danish people at home and abroad. It aslo sounds like those were recognized until he died. He had unique experiences to bring to the Danish people. It seems like they were more set in what they thought a prince consort should be. Clearly as husband and wife, the Prince and the Queen understood and loved each other. I am not surprised that the prince chose not to be buried with the Queen. It seems that the scattering of his ashes was fitting and a bit poetic for the Prince.
From what I’ve read & heard beyond this YT presentation he was passively aggressive towards her. He made it very clear that in death he didn’t want
To be laid to rest with her. What a cruel thing to say, to broadcast to the world. The final slap in the face.
@@sheilasmyth5874 but it is also said that he suffered from dementia, so in my opinion he cannot be blamed for his behavior.
Apparently, some men cannot stand being in the shadow of their wife.
And with almost all the heirs to the european thrones being female, it could cause some concern.
The husband of a Queen Reignant is never ever called King! I don't know if a single example of this ever happening. Many countries don't have Reigning Queens and those that have had then their husband's have always been Princes. Look at the last three Queens of the Netherlands? And of course in the UK Queen Victoria had Prince Albert and Queen Elizabeth II had Prince Philip. Prince Henrik is the only one in history who made a big deal about this!
Well, as in the 16th century Mary Stuart became queen of Scotland and married Lord Darnley, he expected her to make him king consort, or better: KING. But she never did so.
Therefore you can see that 'king consorts' actually never existed at all.
In Portugal and Spain.
He suffered dementia and was bipolar disorder
His life-long heavy use of alcohol would have had mental, as well the obvious physical, negative effects on him.
Prince Henrik could not be king consort. At least in monarchies, women get elevated to the status of Queen Consort when they marry a reigning king.
Or even simply Queen.
Queen Elizabeth 2, Of THE Uk Husband Prince Philip was Also referred to as “ PRINCE “,!
Feel sad for her, he could never Accept this!
She’s an Amazing Lady!
Philip was a prince of greece
@@lisebrouilletlinzmeyer2768 what @mystrenght 5640 meant to say was, despite his marriage to Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip never became "King Philip". By the way, that's not the case in any European monarchy! In order to avoid any doubt about the reigning monarch, the husband does not become King, but remains "Prince Consort". Wives, on the other hand, do become Queen (consort). As in The Netherlands Queen (consort) Maxima, Spain Queen (consort) Letizia, Denmark Queen (consort) Mary, Sweden Queen (consort) Silvia, Belgium Queen (consort) Mathilde and most recently Great Britain Queen (consort) Camilla.
A Prince of Greece and Denmark.@@lisebrouilletlinzmeyer2768
Prince Philip was more royal than QEII. He denounced his titles before they married. He wasn’t created a British Prince until 1957.
Prins Henrik...blev,desværre dement på sine ældre dage...kan derfor ikke...dømmes som normaltfungerende😢
Prins Henriks gode veninde, Henriette Zobel påstod at han slet ikke var dement, men at det var noget de havde fundet på for at lukke munden på ham.
Henriks gode veninde, Henriette Zobel påstod han slet ikke var dement. Det var noget de fandt på for at lukke munden på ham.
Henriks gode veninde Henriette Zobel påstod at han slet ikke dement. Det var noget de fandt på for at lukke munden på ham.
i believe that if your married to the monarch you should be a consort
Princess Benedicte caused much strife between Margrethe and Henrik. She pushed every button. He might have become more Danish with less Benedicte around. Her nickname was Benedictator and she often demeaned Henrik without good reason.
Rubbish! Who told you that?!? I have NEVER heard anything of the kind!
Btw her name is spelled Benedikte.
Margrethe could not choose "any" man - her parents and the government would have to accept. However, at the time there where not many princes left and the times where royals married royals were over. And prince Henrik was not a commoner, but of french nobility so he was fully acceptable.
I don’t know any King consort
They don’t exist. There is never a King consort
In Portugal and Spain.
@@annettewalter2273In Portugal and Spain.
Through it all, the Queen was very wise and realized that the crown and her duty come first. Those who feel that their needs are above the institution (i.e., country, military, monarchy, branch of government, etc.) they serve are usually poor leaders.
An arrogant narcissist.....
Just french ...
if he were supported he would have become more involved with many aspects of Danish life. But he was always treated as an outsider by those in parliament who had their own agenda. He developed signs and symptoms of dementia, which at that time was not properly diagnosed as officials made sure to make 'hey' over his foibles and missteps. too bad so sad.
God bless them all! ❤
Most unusual to have a foreigner/ commoner married to a Queen...
And his sons becoming Princes...henceforth can become King...
when in fact everywhere else in the world...a son takes his father's name/ surname...
Changing a commoner consort's name to Prince and his children also become royalty...is odd and unacceptable..!
A very prejudicial review towards Prince Henrik. He worked hard for Denmark and the Queen. The press then and now treated him as an outsider.... too bad, so sad.
So Henrik didn't make mistakes? You heard he never bothered to learn danish properly ...
In my opinion, the monarchy has outplayed its role.
He Prince Henrik look like snob and arrogant man who couldn’t handle the pressure of the crown and the beautiful Queen
How sad
This is absolure nonsense prince Henrik was a ddvoted husbabd and family he dud joke about not being kimg but he qzs well aware that he would not be king . And to kero referring her majesty as was is very dusrepectful .zhe reifjed for 52 years with deviotion and prince Henrik . She treatdd him as a equal. He devoted his life to her majesty but to denmark too he waa much loved by us Danes
No, he wasn't a true Danish prince and there can only be one person on the throne at one time in any royal house.
Prince Hendrik had dementia at the end.
Did you say "Queen Elisbeth's 2nd husband?" What are you talking about???
Elizabeth II's husband.
I do believe she should
have done this for her husband. I understand Her Royal Highness considered her role as Queen as her most significant and role. That being said I think the Danish people would have respected her respect for her husband. To me she made a hurtful shallow discussion. It was understandably important to him. As a man of his time at can not fault him for that. He was advised going in and yet he made every effort to be a man of the people devoted to his Queen. Hmm, I think the sacrifice of her son and his family V is removing their Royal status was cruel. Frankly, No excuse, it was cruel and in the name odd progress? No good
There are queen consorts, so why not a king consort?
Because the term king ALWAYS denotes a higher status than queen. Hence them using Prince for the spouse of a queen Regnant. The blood line is the deciding factor, not marriage, politics or religion. Only the crown.
@@lisaroselle4559 Thks
Can never change a man-baby…