Crown Prince Frederick is the future King of Denmark

Denmark is a country headed by a king. The constitutional monarchy implies that the sovereign reigns, but does not rule. The king acts as a state symbol, but does not have a serious influence on politics. Nevertheless, the kings and queens of Denmark rule the country for almost a thousand years, and the current ruler Margrethe II enjoys great respect and love from her people. The Crown Prince Frederick will inherit the throne .

Birth

His Royal Highness Crown Prince of Denmark was born in May 1968. He became the first child in the family of the Danish Crown Princess Margrethe and Prince Henrik. Frederic's mother should not have inherited the throne, because according to the law of the country, the crown was transferred only to the male heir. King of Denmark Frederick IX had no sons, so he was forced to change the system of succession to the throne. As a result of the transformation, women were equated with men, and Margrethe became heir. This system of inheritance operates in the country until now.

Prince Frederick was born in the royal palace Amalienborg, and the baptism was held in the Holmens church. They named a boy in honor of his grandfather, and among his godparents were monarchs from other countries. They became the Queen of Greece Anna Maria and the Duchess of Luxembourg Josephine.

Education

Prince, being the heir of the country, received a brilliant education. As a child, Frederick, along with his younger brother Joachim, was at home school, and at the age of 8 he went to a comprehensive school where he studied among ordinary children. Then he studied for several years in a private private boarding house in Normandy, also graduated from a gymnasium in Copenhagen.

Higher education Frederic received in one of the best universities in the world - Harvard, where he studied social studies. Degree in political science, he earned already at home in the Danish University of Aarhus. Besides the native Danish language, the prince also speaks English, French and German.

Social activity

As a member of the royal family and the next King of Denmark, the Crown Prince has no right to influence the political life of the country. But he takes part in social activities, actively engaged in charity. In his youth he was the first secretary in the Embassy of Denmark in France.

The future King of Denmark is now the regent of the country for the time of the absence of his mother Margrethe II, and also participates in meetings of the State Council and the opening of the parliament. His wife is the patron of his own charitable foundation, which deals with problems of socially isolated people. The hereditary couple provides support to people affected by domestic violence, intimidation or loneliness. The fund is open for money, which the country gave to the spouses on the day of their wedding.

Frederic is a great sports fan, therefore he is patronizing the outstanding sportsmen in every possible way. He regularly visits various kinds of competitions, including the Olympic Games, where he actively supports his country. Participated in two expeditions: to Mongolia and Greenland. In the latter he spent 4 months, being in harsh polar conditions.

Military career

As Crown Prince and the next King of Denmark, Frederick is an officer of all types of Danish troops. He served in the Navy and Air Fleet. Kronprinz is also the commander of many regiments and platoons.

During the service in the elite naval unit of combat swimmers, Frederic received the nickname Penguin. Because of the air, got under the swimming suit, he for a long time just slipped on the water.

Personal life

From his youth Frederic was famous for his numerous beloved. Breaking the relationship with their girls, the prince now and then fell into the pages of newspapers and magazines. Once he even planned to marry a Danish rock singer, Maria Montel, which caused a huge scandal in the royal family. There were rumors that his mother was greatly outraged by the son's outburst and threatened him with deprivation of rights to the throne. It is not known how Frederick himself reacted to this, but his relationship with Montel soon came to naught.

However, now Frederic is considered an exemplary family man. With his wife, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, he met 14 years ago during the Olympics in Australia. The novel flowed quite violently, and after 2 years the couple announced their engagement.

Frederick is the future king of Denmark, so it was assumed that he would marry a woman of blue blood. But Princess Mary, nee Donaldson, does not belong to the aristocracy. Her father taught mathematics at an Australian university, and his mother passed away long before dating lovers. The princess herself received a legal education and worked in an advertising agency. After meeting the prince, she was forced to move first to Europe, and then to Denmark, where Mary worked as an English teacher.

About the engagement of Frederic and Mary became known in October 2003, and the wedding took place in May 2004. The event of this scale gathered in Copenhagen a lot of monarchs, as well as a large number of tourists. The wedding was broadcast live by the central television. Mary Donaldson received the title of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Denmark on her wedding day. She also accepted the Lutheran faith and renounced the citizenship of Australia, becoming a full-fledged resident of Denmark.

Children

Despite the reputation of the hero-lover, Frederic has 12 years of living in a happy marriage. Together with Princess Mary, they are the parents of 4 children.

The first-born couple was born a year after the wedding. It is assumed that later he will inherit the throne as King of Denmark Christian XI. Following him in 2007, the birth of Princess Isabella, who is third in the list of inheritance of the Danish throne after his father and elder brother.

In 2010, the royal court announced that Mary was pregnant again. And already at the beginning of the next year the crown princess gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl), who were called Vincent and Josephine.

For over a thousand years, the kings of Denmark have reigned, the list of which in a few years will be replenished by Frederick. It remains to be hoped that he will become an excellent ruler for his people, because there is everything for that: good education, active social activity and a strong family.