Prince Henrik, the Prince Consort (1934-2018)


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Biography of Prince Henrik on the Royal House website:
 
Was Henrik calling his wife the most beautiful flower in the garden in his wedding speech a reference to her name meaning daisy (her nickname)?
 
Perhaps, it was certainly a poetic reference to H C Andersen. Using the archaic, but quite beautiful word "allersomskønneste" = the very most beautiful (flower.)
The poem lists a number of blooming flowers in a garden. But the very most beautiful flower in the garden was the girl. - That girl being QMII.
Both the poem and PH's speech conjures up an image like a painting by Alexander Averin:
 
Perhaps, it was certainly a poetic reference to H C Andersen. Using the archaic, but quite beautiful word "allersomskønneste" = the very most beautiful (flower.)
The poem lists a number of blooming flowers in a garden. But the very most beautiful flower in the garden was the girl. - That girl being QMII.
Both the poem and PH's speech conjures up an image like a painting by Alexander Averin:
Do you have a link to the poem?
 
Do you have a link to the poem?
Alas, I don't know the name of poem/s. H C Andersen wrote a heck of lot flowery descriptions of flowers in his poems and stories.
 
He was so imature when as third Secretary of the Embassy he married the Crown Princess of Denmark. I am sure his parents knew his future would be difficult.
 
On the occasion of Prince Henrik's 80th birthday, here is a clip from the TV 2 documentary "Prince Henrik 80 years - when fate obliges" by Jacob Jørgensen.
 
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