Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Europe’s longest serving monarch, shocked the world last September when she stripped four of her eight grandchildren of their official titles seemingly entirely out of the blue.
Margrethe is mother to two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. It was the offspring of Joachim, her youngest son, who she decided should no longer carry prince and princess titles, saying it was in aid of them living a life out of the spotlight.
