Prince Christian of Denmark

Photo Credit: The Danish Monarchy, Photographer: Franne Voigt

Prince Christian of Denmark was born on October 15, 2005 at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is the oldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian born wife née Mary Donaldson. Prince Christian is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne after his father and will become the Crown Prince upon the accession of his father or if his father predeceases his grandmother. His grandmother, Queen Margrethe II, is the current Danish sovereign. Prince Christian has three siblings: Isabella (born 2007) and twins Vincent and Josephine (born 2011).

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On January 21, 2006, Prince Christian was christened at the Christiansborg Palace Chapel in Copenhagen, Denmark by Bishop Erik Norman Svendsen. He was given the names Christian Valdemar Henri John:

Christian: continuing the Danish royal tradition of alternating between the names Christian and Frederik for the future king
Valdemar: after King Valdemar IV
Henri: after his paternal grandfather born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat
John: after his maternal grandfather John Donaldson

Prince Christian had eight godparents:

Prince Joachim of Denmark (his paternal uncle)
Jane Stephens (his maternal aunt)
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway
Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (his father’s first cousin)
Jeppe Handwerk (friend of his father)
Hamish Campbell (friend of his mother)

You Tube: Christening of Prince Christian

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On March 27, 2007, Prince Christian began preschool at Queen Louise Children’s Wing (link translated by Google Translator), located 35 kilometers north of Copenhagen. He then started attending a public school, Tranegård School (link translated by Google Translator), in Hellerup, Gentofte Municipality on August 12, 2011, the first member of the Danish royal family ever to attend a public school.