Oh yes, Roslyn! I would pay serious money to see his reaction to that!
Perhaps.
But the current system works.
PH is the only consort who has made a song and dance act about this.
He is an intelligent man and he knows perfectly well that in order for him to get the title of king, the Constitution needs to be changed and that's very difficult. On top of that: While the Constitution could need a modernization there is no way in this world the proceedings are going to start based on that. PH's king-issue would simply distract from the rest of the changes.
And the more he keeps talking about it, the less the chances are for the Constitution to be overhauled. - PH has by no means endeared himself to those politicians who advocate changes to the Constitution!
And there is really no rush.
Because while the Constitution outlines the way the system works and the basic rights and duties of the citizens, it's full of loopholes.
Many Danes think what is said in the Constitution is absolute. - That is far from necessarily the case!
Many if not most paragraphs in the Constitution basically says: !!§§§!!
unless another paragraph says something else.
And such a paragraph is only invalid if the Supreme Court has ruled or rules that's goes against the Constitution.
I believe that applies to most constitutions, otherwise governments would be unable to function efficiently.
Example: Conscription for all able-bodied men is mandatory, according to the Constitution. - But it doesn't define how many should be called up. And it is possible to "temporarily" suspend conscription - indefinitely...
But some would like to see that laws do not require the signature of the Monarch in order to become valid. - That argument is hard enough to sell as it is! And with PH shouting: I wanna be king! Such a change is hopeless!
Or that DK should become a secular state, but again with PH shouting: King! King! King! - Fat chance of that happening!
- Couldn't agree more, Duke of Marmalade.
DoE would probably protest loudly and threaten to retire, if that was even proposed.