Prince Henrik Carl Joachim Alain.
- Berlingske.dk
That is the name of the newest member of the Danish royal family.
The baby’s name was revealed by tradition during his baptism in Mogeltonder at exactly 6pm local time.
Proud mom Princess Marie was the one to tell all of Denmark and royal fans worldwide the name of her little son, whom up until this point was called the “Lille Prins.”
Marie did so when she brought her baby son up to the baptismal font and told the minister who her son was.
All members of the Danish royal family were in attendance at Mogeltonder, the same church where Prince Joachim married Marie in May 2008. The family members also included Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, Joachim’s sons from a previous marriage.
Of course, Queen Margrethe and her proud husband, Prince Henrik, the Prince Consort, were there, as well as Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and their two children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella.
Crown Princess Mary had a reason to be happy today. She is one of baby Prince Henrik’s godparents.
The others are Benjamin Grandet, Charles Cavallier, Fru Britt Davidsen Siesbye, and Christian Scherfig.
Prince Henrik cried a little bit during the ceremony. He was calm when the baptismal water was poured on his head, but then started to cry afterward.
Also getting teary-eyed was Princess Isabella, who probably got tired from having to sit still during the service.
Even her cousins, Nikolai and Felix, seemed a bit bored. Towards the end, they began to make paper airplanes out of their programs, and pretended to throw them at their father and stepmother. The Queen and the Prince Consort did not make it a secret they were not pleased with that behavior.
Later on, Prince Christian got a paper plane from one of his older cousins. He waved his plane at the media and stuck his tongue out.
The baptism ceremony ended at 6:30pm local time. Prince Joachim put his arm around Princess Marie as he guided her to their car. They returned to their palace at Schakenborg, where there is to be an informal reception for all 200 guests of the ceremony.
So, now there are two Prince Henriks of Denmark!
