Question for Danish posters: Is there any point when the Prime Minister could weigh in? Could he make a statement saying that making Henrik king would be impossible? That could take some pressure off the Queen. (Or maybe that would be undesirable in Denmark?) (Shortened).
The stance of the Parliament has already been made
very clear!
That happened some years ago, when PH again went on about becoming king. The prominent politician, Søren Espersen, from Danish Peoples Party, went out and said directly that PH should stop talking about this subject and that him becoming king was out of the question. - Back then, as today BTW, the Danish People's Party was supporting the government, so it's pretty safe to say that this was also the government's stance. The Prime Minister talking through the support-party.
Something similar is likely to happen again and soon. I guess the politicians are waiting for what QMII will do now. After all she must have time to talk to her husband and consult her advisors.
- I think there will be a statement from the court or a press meeting with QM sometime next week.
It's the job of the PM to protect and shield the DRF, even from themselves. So I think that the PM has already discussed this with QMII, or will discuss it once she returns from France. And I think her stay will be short.
Unless PH makes a 180 degree turn, which I doubt, she would have to have the patience of a saint to stand three weeks of this!
And she also has to do some damage control and probably again consult advisors, because this latest outburst must have hit the papers while she was on her way to France.
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PH is really only embarrassing himself. Surely the Danes realize that and will be accordingly understanding of his family's pain and suffering. You can't throw out the baby with the bath water! The RF will do their best to manage their problem, and the press will lose interest. IMO
We are of course aware that things are not normal, to put it mildly. And we certainly understand the agony of the family, probably also PH's French relatives as well. They may try and play a role while QMII is in France.
The press will not lose interest. This is very much the talk of the town! And that is justifiable, this is very much in the public interest! Is PH going nuts, or what on earth is the matter with him? And how is the DRF going to deal with.
So the press will continue to cover this, until it has been resolved one way or another. Either in the form of an official statement saying that PH is not of sound mind and the DRF ask for understanding from the public. That is something the Danish will respect, of course there will be periodic updates as to PH's general condition. But no microphone or camera anywhere near him. - After all it could happen to anyone.
I have often compared the Danes to a tribe, another apt comparison is a village. A peaceful village, where everyone more or less know everybody else and where not much really dramatic happens. That means that when something dramatic does happen, like a member of the leading family in the village apparently going ga-ga, it becomes a big deal! Bigger than it is, when looking from the outside. - So yes, this is very much a big deal here in Denmark. And that's why there is a limit to how long this can go on.
I wonder if the Parliament/government may offer some help:
A statement saying that the Parliament will
not endorse PH becoming king, leaving QMII officially in the clear.
It is strictly speaking an interference in the matters of the DRF, something the government and the Parliament officially don't do. But it is a solution.
The question is whether it would shut PH up.
. I rather think, that it may come to "both are living their lives - but no longer together" situation.
It's hard to find someone so passionate about defending PH these days, so I must commend you on your effort. You do seem to exhaust all possible (and impossible) angles to make him sound so painfully 'innocent' and shift blame on others, while ignoring all the other more reasonable explanations and analyses that don't favour PH.
