As of: January 25, 2024, 11:15 a.m
By: Susanne Kröber
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The signs point to reconciliation: the palace publicly congratulated Prince Joachim's (2nd from left) daughter Athena on her 12th birthday.
(Photomontage) © picture alliance/dpa/AP/Petros Giannakouris/Kongehuset/Her Royal Highness Princess Marie
Prince Joachim's daughter Athena celebrates her birthday and the Danish palace sends a peace offering across the pond.
But Count Nikolai doesn't forget his little sister either.
Copenhagen - The change of throne in Denmark was less than two weeks ago, but it is already clear that King Frederik (55) and Queen Mary (51) will try to restore family peace.
Because the decision of Queen Margrethe II (83), who has since resigned, to withdraw the royal titles from the four children of Prince Joachim (54) is still having an impact.
Countess Athena turns twelve - the palace congratulates with photos taken by Mama Marie
Queen Margrethe admitted the dispute in the royal family and was forced to make a public apology at the time - she had underestimated the situation.
However, Count Nikolai (24), Count Felix (21), Count Henrik (14) and Countess Athena (12) did not get their prince and princess titles back.
In addition, there was the spatial separation; since autumn 2023, Prince Joachim has been living in Washington, DC in the USA with his wife Marie (47) and their children Henrik and Athena.
The 12th birthday of Joachim's only daughter Athena was eagerly awaited after Prince Joachim's family stayed away from King Frederik's coronation.
And the Danish Royal Palace actually didn't miss the opportunity to congratulate Athena with two adorable photos.
The pictures that show Athena in a cozy outfit in the snow were taken by her mom.
“It’s Her Excellency Countess Athena’s birthday and she turns 12 today.
In honor of the birthday, the Countess' mother, Her Royal Highness Princess Marie, photographed her daughter at the family home in Washington DC."
Athena celebrates her birthday: Count Nikolai congratulates his little sister so sweetly
But it wasn't just King Frederik and Queen Mary who celebrated Athena, their big brother Count Nikolai also celebrated his sister with private photos in an
story .
“Congratulations to my favorite little sister,” Nikolai writes about the photos, in which his girlfriend Benedikte Thoustrup (24) can also be seen with the birthday child.
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While Prince Joachim and his family have found a new home in Washington, where he works for the Danish embassy, Count Nikolai is returning to Denmark at the end of January, as
BT
confirms.
Most recently, Nikolai studied with Benedikte for a semester at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
Sources used:
Instagram, bt.dk, kongehuset.dk