Queen Margrethe expressed her sorrow for upsetting her family but has not reversed the decision.
Queen Margrethe
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has said she is “sorry” for the fallout caused by her move to slim down the monarchy by removing royal titles from four of her grandchildren. Her elder son and heir apparent Prince Frederik’s children will keep their titles, however, it is her younger son Prince Joachim’s children who will no longer be known as prince and princess.
The change will be put into place from next year.
The Danish Queen said she wanted to keep the monarchy in “keeping with the times” and added it would “future-proof” the institution.
However, she admitted she had “underestimated” the strength of feeling and said “for that I am sorry”.