Prince Joachim (51) and Princess Marie (45) will not attend Prince Christian’s (15) confirmation on Saturday 15 May. It informs the Danish royal house, writes BT.
Prince Christian is the eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik (52) and Crown Princess Mary (49), and will one day inherit the Danish throne. Prince Joachim was the godfather’s sponsor in 2006, so it is enough with a heavy heart that they are not allowed to participate when the baptism is to be confirmed on Saturday next week.
Miss the big day
The prince and princess usually live in Paris, France with their children Athena and Henrik. It’s the corona pandemic that makes the family miss Prince Christian’s big day.
Crown Princess Mary’s father, John Donaldson, will not be seen in the confirmation either. He is currently in the UK.
CONFIRMED: The prince’s confirmation is severely amputated due to the pandemic. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB
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Crown Princess Mary’s Australian sisters Jane and Patricia, as well as her brother John, are also not allowed to attend. Thus, no foreign guests will participate in the prince’s big day.
Earlier this week, it also became known that neither Norwegian or Swedish royal house will be represented in the confirmation.
“Due to the corona situation, guests from abroad do not participate in Prince Christian’s confirmation. Unfortunately, this means that no one from the immediate family from France, Great Britain and Australia will be present on the day “, communications manager Lene Balleby states in a press release.
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Miss the day
Earlier this week, it was also announced that Crown Princess Mette-Marit (47) and Crown Prince Haakon (47) will not be allowed to participate in the confirmation either.
Normally, guests from a number of royal houses abroad would have participated in the celebration, but this is not the case.
The Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess were sponsors of Prince Christian’s baptism in January 2006, and therefore self-described guests on the big day. However, they will not be seen in Denmark, confirmed the castle’s assistant communications manager Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen to Danish See and listen on Tuesday.
SPONSORS: Both the Norwegian and Swedish royal houses participated in Prince Christian’s baptism, but will not be seen when he will be confirmed next week. Photo: Sven Nackstrand / AFP / NTB
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“I can inform you that no one from the Norwegian royal family will be present at His Royal Highness’ confirmation of Prince Christian,” he told the magazine.
Nor will Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria (43) attend the Danish prince’s confirmation. She is also the heir to the throne, but misses the day due to travel restrictions.
The prince (15) moves away from home
– Crown Princess Victoria would have liked to have participated in Prince Christian’s confirmation. But due to the pandemic, her royal highness unfortunately does not have the opportunity to be present at her godson’s confirmation, Johan Tegel stated at the Swedish court.
