Prince Nikolai of Denmark


Prince Nikolai of Denmark, is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the elder son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne. At the time of his birth, he was third, after his uncle and father.

Biography

Prince Nikolai was born at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, in Copenhagen on 28 August 1999. Prince Nikolai is the oldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Henrik. In addition, the prince is of Chinese descent, as he is a great-great-grandson of Mary Ho Li from Guangdong, China. He was christened in the chapel of the Fredensborg Palace on 6 November 1999 by the royal vicar Christian Thodberg. At the christening the musical work Lys på din vej, composed by Frederik Magle and dedicated to Prince Nikolai, was performed for the first time.
His godparents are the Crown Prince of Denmark, Nicola Baird, the Earl of Wessex, Peter Steenstrup, and Camilla Flint.
After their divorce, Prince Joachim and Alexandra had joint custody of Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix. The official Danish royal website states: "Prins Joachim og Alexandra grevinde af Frederiksborg har efter skilsmissen fælles forældremyndighed over Prins Nikolai og Prins Felix." This translates to: "Prince Joachim and Alexandra Countess of Frederiksborg will have joint custody of Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix after their divorce."
Like his father and uncle, Nikolai attended Krebs School in Copenhagen. In 2014, he attended 10th grade in Herlufsholm School at Næstved and after received his upper secondary education there as well.
Nikolai was confirmed on Saturday, 18 May 2013 in Fredensborg Palace Church in the presence of his immediate family and all his godparents.
In May, 2018 it was announced that Prince Nikolai was dating Sydbank president’s eldest daughter, Benedikte Thoustrup.
In 2018, it was reported that he was working as a fashion model. He debuted at the 2018 London Fashion Week. On 28 August 2017, many members of the royal family met on the HDMY Dannebrog to celebrate Nikolai's 18th birthday.
He has been admitted to :da:Hærens Sergentskole|Hærens Sergentskole in Varde, but left the school 2 months after for personal reasons.
In July 2019, he was admitted to Copenhagen Business School to study the Bachelor in Business Administration and Service Management

Titles and styles

Nikolai is styled as "His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark, Count of Monpezat". He has been Prince of Denmark since birth and Count of Monpezat since 29 April 2008, when Queen Margrethe granted the title to her male-line descendants.