Denmark’s Prince Henrik Wanted to Be King. So He’ll Protest for Eternity.
But what he really wanted was to be king — or in this case "king consort." "It is no secret
that the prince for many years has been unhappy with his role and the title he has been awarded in the Danish monarchy," the Royal Danish House’s director of communications, Lene Balleby, told the newspaper BT.
Stephanie Surrugue said that The first hint came around his 50th birthday when he
said on TV he found it difficult to ask his wife for pocket money for cigarettes,
"This discontent has grown more and more in recent years." "For the prince, the decision not to be buried beside the queen is the natural
consequence of not having been treated equally to his spouse — by not having the title and role he has desired," she added.
In marrying her, he exchanged his career for an undefined role as the queen’s spouse — a first in the history of Denmark,
where all previous monarchs had been male aside from a 14th-century queen, who was married to the king of Norway.
" Ms. Surrugue said. that He has said he loves his wife, but has difficulties with the queen as an institution,
3, 2017
COPENHAGEN — Prince Henrik of Denmark has been married to the country’s queen for 50 years, and he has been carrying a grudge the whole time.
