SPOUSE OF THE QUEEN OF DENMARK DEAD
The Royal House of Denmark officially announced that the husband of the Queen of Denmark, Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat, died at the age of 84. In January 2018, Prince Henrik of Denmark was admitted to hospital with a diagnosed tumor in his lung. This diagnosis was aggravated by the general depression of His Highness's strength due to the dementia diagnosed last September.
Despite the efforts of Rigshospitalet doctors, where the Queen of Denmark's husband was admitted in January 2018, Prince Henrik's state began aggravating, and on February 13, 2018, His Royal Highness asked to take him back to Fredensborg Palace, where he died at 11:18 p.m. GMT (01:18 a.m., Moscow Time). During the last moments of his life, His Royal Highness was with his family, the wife, Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim of Denmark. Earlier, his daughter-in-law and grandchildren came to Rigshospitalet to say good-bye to their grandfather and father-in-law.
Prince Henrik of Denmark, née Count of Monpezat, was born in France in 1934, worked in the diplomatic posts of the French Republic, and became the consort of Crown Princess Margrethe of Denmark on June 10, 1967, After the marriage, he was made Prince of Denmark by his father-in-law Frederick IX of Denmark. He had two sons in his marriage with the Queen of Denmark: Prince Frederik and Joachim.
The funeral ceremony of Prince Henrik of Denmark was held on February 20, 2018 in the Christiansborg Palace Chapel, Copenhagen. By the will of the deceased, his remains were cremated. The funeral was not official or public. In connection with the death of Prince Henrik, many official events involving the Queen of Denmark were canceled; the Royal House of the Kingdom of Denmark declared mourning.
