Talk:Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
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I miss a detailed reference to, why the Arveprins did not take the throne. Some claim, that he was deniet the throne, because of retardation due the extensive inbreading among european royals over the centuries. This is also reflected in the old danish saying "En gang til for arveprins kund" - "One more time for arveprins Knud", sugesting, that the prins wasn't the brightest star on the horizon. Since I have met his son count Ingolf, I would not be suprised, if there where some truth to that.
- The danish saying "One more time for prins Knud", is not a reference to his intelligence, but just a reference to his lack of grace. In a show at the Royal Opera he was asked after the show, if he enjoyed the show, and he answered truthfully: "Yes, but I really wish I could have seen the dancescene better" (The royal seats are in the side of the opera, and actually have a rather poor view of the stage). The Opera then repeated the scene with the words: "Vi tager den én gang til for Prins Knud". Carewolf 14:07 17th Feb 2007 (UTC)
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