Prince Joachim of Denmark

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Prince Joachim of Denmark
Born	June 7, 1969 (age 37) Copenhagen, Denmark
Other names	Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian
Title	Prince of Denmark
Spouse	Alexandra Christina Manley(divorced)
Children	Nikolai, Felix
Parents	Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Margrethe II of Denmark

Danish Royal Family

HM The Queen
HRH The Prince Consort
- HRH The Crown Prince
- HRH The Crown Princess
  - HRH Prince Christian
- HRH Prince Joachim
  - HH Prince Nikolai
  - HH Prince Felix
HRH Princess Benedikte
HM Queen Anna-Maria of Greece
HH Princess Elisabeth

Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. Prince Joachim’s mother tongue is Danish but he also speaks French, English and German. He resides at Schackenborg Manor in Jutland.

1 Education
2 Military Career
3 Marriage
4 External links
5 Additional information

[edit] Education

Prince Joachim attended school as a private pupil from 1974 until 1976 at Amalienborg Palace and then from 1976 until 1982 at Krebs' Skole in Copenhagen. In the period 1982-1983, the Prince was a boarder at École des Roches in Normandy, France. In 1986, Prince Joachim graduated from the Øregaard Gymnasium. In 1991-1993, Prince Joachim completed his studies in agrarian economics at Den Classenske Agerbrugskole Næsgaard.

[edit] Military Career

Prince Joachim began his military education in 1987 when the Prince was a recruit in the Queen's Own Regiment. In 1988, the prince was appointed sergeant, and a year later, a lieutenant of the reserve. Prince Joachim served as a Platoon Commander of a tank squadron from 1989 to 1990. In 1990, the Prince was appointed first lieutenant of the reserve, and in 1992 he was appointed Captain of the reserve. After appointment to Major of the reserve in 2005, the Prince remains active in the defence reserve.

[edit] Marriage

On 18 November 1995 Joachim married Alexandra Christina Manley, now Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg a Hong Kong-born former sales and marketing deputy chief executive of Chinese, British, Polish and Austrian ancestry. The wedding took place Frederiksborg Slotskirke.

They have two sons, His Highness Prince Nikolai, born on 28 August 1999 and His Highness Prince Felix, born on 22 July 2002.

On 16 September 2004 the couple announced their separation, and divorced on 8 April 2005.

With the birth of his nephew, Prince Christian, on 15 October 2005, Joachim was relegated from second to third in-line to the Danish throne.

Prince Joachim resides at Schackenborg Manor in southern Jutland.

Styles of Prince Joachim of Denmark

Reference style	His Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Preceded by Prince Christian of Denmark	Line of succession to the Danish throne	Succeeded by Prince Nikolai
	Line of succession to the British throne