Count Felix of Monpezat
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Count Felix of Monpezat (born Prince Felix of Denmark; 22 July 2002) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, a nephew of King Frederik X. Felix is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne.
Biography
Felix was born a Prince of Denmark at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 July 2002. When his father met the press following the birth, he joked that the baby could be named from Ib to Nebuchadnaar.
He was baptized in Mogeltonder Church in Mogeltonder on 4 October 2002 by the Danish Chaplain-in-Ordinary, Christian Thodberg. His names were revealed to be Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian. His godparents are his maternal aunt, Martina Bent; and friends of his parents, Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Oscar Davidsen Siesbye, Damian Sibley and Annick Boel. At the christening, the musical work Dabens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, saw its inaugural performance.
After their divorce, Prince Joachim and Countess Alexandra shared joint custody of Felix and his older brother Nikolai.
The prince attended pre-school at the Garnison Church in Copenhagen, and at age six, followed in the footsteps of his father, brother and uncle at Krebs School in Osterbro. In 2018, he began his secondary education at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium, making him the first member of the Danish royal family to attend a non-private upper secondary school.
In 2021, the Danish court confirmed that he had passed his entry exam to the Royal Danish Military Academy.
In October 2022, he left his (2 year long) Army's Lieutenant Training, which he had begun in August, at the Gardehus Barracks in Slagelse, south-west of Copenhagen. He then started modeling with luxury jeweler Georg Jensen.
Titles and Styles
22 July 2002-29 April 2008 His Highness Prince Felix of Denmark
29 April 2008-1 January 2023 His Highness Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat
1 January 2023-present His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat
Honors
-Recipient 75th Birthday Medal of Henrik, Prince Consort (11 June 2009)
-Recipient 70th Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2010)
-Recipient Ruby Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (14 January 2012)
-Recipient 75th Birthday Medal of Her Majesty The Queen (16 April 2015)