The eldest son of Prince Joachim celebrated his 10th birthday this weekend. Born August 28th, 1999, Prince Nikolai is the eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik.
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The Danish royal family distributed recent photos of the young Prince, which were taken by royal photographer Steen Brogaard. There will even be a 30 minute televised special of Nikolai, set to air in Denmark tomorrow on channel DR1.
Prince Nikolai has basically grown up in the public eye since the moment of his birth. But that attention intensified when his parents, Prince Joachim and the then-Princess Alexandra divorced in 2005. Four years later, the Prince now has a stepmother in Princess Marie, and a stepfather in Martin Jorgensen.
Nikolai is also big brother to Felix, age 7, and newborn Prince Henrik. He attends Krebs School in Osterbro, the same school where his father and uncle, Crown Prince Frederik went to. The 10 year-old is also 5th in line to the Danish throne.
As part of his birthday celebrations, Nikolai had a party at his school. On Sunday, he also was taken to the circus. There, the Nikolai’s milestone birthday was acknowledged by the crowds. He even gave a kiss to the circus princess, leading to the Danish media to say the y0ung prince was already a ladies man!
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However, some are concerned with how Prince Nikolai will turn out as the years progress. Child psychologist John Halse expressed concern over the effects of his parents’ divorce would have on Nikolai.
The first wish divorce children have is that their parents are living close together. It’s something that has not been met. It is very far from Hellerup to Tøndermarsken, and contact with their father is already thinner,” Halse told Ekstra Bladet.
“If Marie and Joachim manage to get the boys to feel that they do not lose anything, but rather get something that binds the family closer together, so it will give them the self-esteem, crucial for a good life.
“So far it seems to be successful. Especially because they are so lucky to Alexandra clearly shows that she may well like Marie and has publicly said that Marie is a beautiful woman. That sort of thing forces the children to their stepmother,” says John Halse.
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The two Princesses of Sweden took a trip down the aisle Saturday – at a friend’s wedding that is.
While walking into the church, the Swedish media swarmed the two princesses. Crown Princess Victoria smiled brightly and even gave a little wink to the photographers.
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