Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark
Henri de Laborde de Monpezat Graf ( born June 11, 1934 in Talence in the department of Gironde, Southern France), since 1967, Prince Henrik of Denmark, is Prince Consort of Queen Margrethe II
Life
Henri ( Henri Marie Jean André full baptismal name ) was born as the son of André de Laborde de Monpezat ( 1907-1998 ) and his wife Renée Doursenot ( 1908-2001 ). He spent his early years in Indochina, where his wealthy father had inherited some industrial companies. In 1939 his family returned to France. After graduation he studied law and political science at the Sorbonne in Paris, then in French literature, Chinese and Vietnamese.
HM Queen Margrethe II HRH Prince Consort Henrik
- HRH Crown Prince Frederik HRH Crown Princess Mary HRH Prince Christian
- HRH Princess Isabella
- HRH Prince Vincent
- HRH Princess Josephine
- SH Prince Nikolai
- SH Prince Felix
- SH Prince Henrik
- IH Princess Athena
HRH Princess Benedikte HM Queen Anne -Marie of Greece
IH Princess Elisabeth
As secretary of the French Embassy in London Henri learned the Danish Crown Princess Margrethe know. They married on 10 June 1967. For the marriage he converted from Catholic to Lutheran faith, was a Danish citizen and took the name Prince Henrik of Denmark at.
In an autobiography Henrik spoke about his early years in Denmark:
" A few months after my arrival was everything I was doing, criticized. My Danish was wavering, I preferred wine instead of beer, silk stockings instead of knitting socks, Citroën takes Volvo, tennis instead of football. Even for the Gauloises that I smoked instead of Virginia tobacco and in this country had the reputation of being the brand of socially critical intellectuals, I could not hope for leniency. I was different. I seemed to be happy and not be ashamed of me with this position. These were the same two mistakes! "
Prince Henrik publicly criticized the discrimination against husbands reigning queens. He hoped men would have the same rights as girls, he left the newspaper Ekstra Bladet know 2009 after a referendum had abolished the primacy of princes before her sisters.
Prince Henrik is in his spare time Regatta sailors in the Dragon class. In addition, the Prince Consort is a self-confessed wine lover and produced in the vineyards of Château de CAYX at Cahors own grape juice. He is involved in nature conservation and is president of WWF Denmark. Prince Henrik writes poems, but they are so far met with a mixed reception.
Poetry
Henri has written the following books of poetry: Chemin faisant (1982) Cantabile (2000), Les escargots de Marie Lance Line ( 2003), Murmures de vent (2005) and Roue Libre (free-wheeling, 2010). Frederik Magles symphonic suite Cantabile is based on the book of poems by Henri.
Henri said about writing poetry: