The Queen of Denmark 's decision to strip royal titles from four of her grandchildren has sparked a bitter royal row with junior members of the family and the monarch embroiled in a war of words in the press.
A few days after the announcement, Queen Margrethe apologised to her family for "underestimating" the impact of stripping the prince and princess titles from the children of her second son, Prince Joachim.
But she also stressed that her decision is final and Princes Nikolai, 23, Felix, 20, and Henrik, 13, and their sister Princess Athena, 10, will be known as count or countess and be referred to as their excellencies from next year.
