Counts Nikolai, Felix, Henrik & Countess Athena, News Part 1: 2023 - - Page 2

tihkon2 · #21 02-02-2023, 04:37 AM

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Is it really Nikolai? If it is then the name nikolaitildanmark really shows that he's not ready to let things go.

Doesn't have the verified symbol from Instagram, so pretty sure this isn't the real Nikolai.

JR76 · #22 02-02-2023, 04:46 AM

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Doesn't have the verified symbol from Instagram, so pretty sure this isn't the real Nikolai.

Having your account verified is something you apply for and even then isn't a given. Two of the Greeks and the reporter Jacob Heinel Jensen are following the account.

tihkon2 · #23 02-02-2023, 05:24 AM

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Having your account verified is something you apply for and even then isn't a given. Two of the Greeks and the reporter Jacob Heinel Jensen are following the account.

Thanks for the confirmation Muhler!

Muhler · #24 02-02-2023, 10:36 AM

The account is confirmed as belonging to Nikolai.

Well, as he is still in The Line of Succession, he technically is Nikolai to Denmark.

There is no doubt in my mind, that this is indeed Nikolai demonstratively pointing out that he is still here - and still more or less royal as well, I suppose.

- Is it understandable? Yeah, I guess. If it's true that he hasn't even spoken to QMII since before it was announced he was to become a count only, then there sure are some very hurt feelings, that really ought to be addressed.
But a part of me also thinks: Sorry, Nikolai. Tough for you - but it is only tough for you. Accept it and move on. - And he was bound to lose his title anyway.
The window in which you can angle and get some public sympathy will inevitably close and then no once cares about this, but a resentful Nikolai.

I do wonder if his.... shall we say... disappointment, is being nurtured. The BT dude is again writing about this on BT (behind a paywall) and his angling has always been on the side of Joachim, Alexandra and their children in particular.
That's good stuff to write about, but as usual I have difficulty distinguishing where the reporter, Jacob Heinel's reporting becomes his personal opinion. He has an interest in keeping this story going, because it means column inches for him as well as TV-time, being the self-proclaimed royal expert that he is.
But I'm sure Alexandra is also still furious, so I don't think she has tried to persuade her son not to use this title for his account.

Felix however, once again I notice that Felix is absent. Not a word, no comments to the press, no account with a... statement.
I think Felix is choosing the healthy option.

MsJulie · #25 02-02-2023, 10:45 AM

IMO with the demoting of the grandchildren from Princess and Prince to Countess and Count, QM who is to have been wise ruler, could have handled this situation a lot better. QM had been demoted has a favorite Royal in my books from one of my favorites to not a favorite and low on the list of likable Royals. Does it matter…no she does not care what anyone thinks. People care though. QM has hurt the grandchildren. They will move on but never forget.

Izzie · #26 02-02-2023, 01:00 PM

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IMO with the demoting of the grandchildren from Princess and Prince to Countess and Count, QM who is to have been wise ruler, could have handled this situation a lot better. QM had been demoted has a favorite Royal in my books from one of my favorites to not a favorite and low on the list of likable Royals. Does it matter…no she does not care what anyone thinks. People care though. QM has hurt the grandchildren. They will move on but never forget.

Besides, wasn't the excuse for taking their titles away to give them more freedom to make their own way...well, Nikolai is doing just that it seems. He is no longer part of the royal house as it were being deprived of the title he was born with so he can do as he pleases. Isn't that, once again, the whole excuse for this whole mess? Oh and since he was "set free" from the chains that come with his birth title, he does not need anyone's approval for what he names his Instagram account or what he posts on that account or any other social media account he wishes to sign up for. Maybe QMII did not think this whole thing through properly and the consequences of her actions.

**iceflower** · #27 02-02-2023, 02:15 PM

If you wish to continue the discussion about titles, please do so at the following thread:

** New Titles for Queen Margrethe's Descendants: 2008 & 2022 **

Tatiana Maria · #28 02-02-2023, 03:57 PM

I will respond to various title-related posts in the thread linked by iceflower.

As for the birthday post: It is rather inconsistent, and I think will be unwise in the long term, to continue treating Prince Joachim's children as full royals in all but name (with their birthdays celebrated in official channels and their profiles featuring on the official website, which is not done for most European princes and princesses who are in the same position) even though it has been made clear in many ways, starting long before the title change, that they are expected to earn their own money as private citizens instead of representing the monarchy. Perhaps the Queen is anxious not to anger her younger son's family any further, which is understandable on a human level, but if this confusing gray area persists in the long run when the siblings are mature adults with established business careers, it will be risky for the royal house.

eya · #29 02-04-2023, 12:52 PM

Count Nikolai enjoy his winter holidays , skiing in the Alps with his girlfriend and friends

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPjG8EtRb9/?hl=el

**iceflower** · #30 02-18-2023, 10:57 AM

Count Nikolai has been photographed for the March issue of the Czechoslovakian Vogue magazine:

** instagram post **

**iceflower** · #31 03-09-2023, 10:57 AM

Count Nikolai shared a photo of himself today:

** instagram post **

**An Ard Ri** · #32 03-09-2023, 11:07 AM

I'm still getting used to His Excellency Count Nikolai!

**iceflower** · #33 03-19-2023, 03:19 PM

A lovely post by made Count Nikolai today:

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Checking up on an old friend

** instagram post **

polyesco · #34 03-20-2023, 01:35 PM

And in case people were wondering who the horse belongs to, Nikolai gave a statement via his mother's spokesperson
"- It is Benedikte's former jumping pony, Lagos. We visit it from time to time when we are in Jutland, explains Count Nikolai through Countess Alexandra's press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen to BILLED-BLADET. "
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/d...larer-han-selv

Prinsara · #35 03-20-2023, 04:11 PM

It should probably be clarified, again, that he means girlfriend Benedikte, not horse-crazy great-aunt Benedikte. Who would have thought this would get so confusing?

Muhler · #36 03-20-2023, 04:46 PM

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And in case people were wondering who the horse belongs to, Nikolai gave a statement via his mother's spokesperson
"- It is Benedikte's former jumping pony, Lagos. We visit it from time to time when we are in Jutland, explains Count Nikolai through Countess Alexandra's press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen to BILLED-BLADET. "
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kendte/d...larer-han-selv

Alexandra has always been professional in regards to the press - unless when she gets furious perhaps...

I very much suspect that the DK press has been told very firmly to only contact her secretary.
Which means Alexandra remains in control of what statements comes out in regards to herself and her two sons.

lookupdown · #37 03-20-2023, 04:49 PM

Just a question….did people actually question who the horse belong to? It is odd that that needed to be clarified.

Prinsara · #38 03-20-2023, 04:55 PM

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Just a question….did people actually question who the horse belong to? It is odd that that needed to be clarified.

If you mean generally, Nikolai is popular, and I don't doubt people wondered who his horse-friend was! (At least doing it through the press secretary is a tiny bit more formal and gives a little more distance than a follow-up post on Instagram.)

If you mean "which Benedikte", I assumed it was the royal one, even knowing full well what his girlfriend's name is. So...

Muhler · #39 03-20-2023, 04:58 PM

Presumably.

I too was wondering what horse that was and Nikolai's connection to it.
It wasn't the most pressing question on my mind though. I just assumed he's been doing some riding under the radar, when he was visiting Schackenborg in the past. Because I haven't heard about Nikolai riding horses before.
- So I guess a journalist or two was wondering too and simply picked up the phone and asked.

lookupdown · #40 03-20-2023, 05:30 PM

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If you mean generally, Nikolai is popular, and I don't doubt people wondered who his horse-friend was! (At least doing it through the press secretary is a tiny bit more formal and gives a little more distance than a follow-up post on Instagram.)
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I meant this. Thanks.

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I too was wondering what horse that was and Nikolai's connection to it.
It wasn't the most pressing question on my mind though. I just assumed he's been doing some riding under the radar, when he was visiting Schackenborg in the past. Because I haven't heard about Nikolai riding horses before.
- So I guess a journalist or two was wondering too and simply picked up the phone and asked.

Must be a slow news day. I wonder how profitable small stories like that one is for them.

Also, does Schackenborg how a stable of horses? I have seen pictures of the castle(beautiful), but did not see much of the land and the other buildings on the property.