Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark

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His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (born Frederik André Henrik Christian on 26 May, 1968 in Copenhagen, Denmark), styled HRH the Crown Prince, is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. He is the heir apparent to the Danish throne. He has a MA in Political Science from the University of Aarhus, completed in February 1995. He has also completed extensive military studies and training in all three services, notably completing education as a frogman in the elite special forces Danish Frogman Corps.

In the Council of State on October 8, 2003 Her Majesty gave her consent to the marriage of the Crown Prince to Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, an Australian marketing consultant whom the prince met when he was attending the Sydney Olympics in 2000. The wedding took place on May 14, 2004 in Copenhagen at the Copenhagen Cathedral. On April 25 2005 the Danish royal court announced that the Crown Princess was pregnant with the couple's first child. The child, whose name is widely expected to be Prince Christian of Denmark, was born October 15.

The Crown Prince receives a government allowance, or 'appanage', of approximately DKK 14,500,000 or about €1,950,000, of which the Crown Princess is entitled to 10%.

Styles of
Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
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Style
 Reference His Royal Highness
 Spoken Your Royal Highness
 Alternative Sir

As a descendant of Sophia of Hannover, Crown Prince Frederik is in the line of succession to the throne of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth Realms, though far down on the list.

Preceded by:
Queen Margethe II 		Line of succession to the Danish throne
Succeeded by:
his infant son
(Prince Christian?)

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