Megafon conducted a survey for TV 2 which shows that 56% of Danes support Princess Isabella representing Denmark as a member of royalty in the future.
62% believe that Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine should keep their titles as princes and princesses.
Skal prinsesse Isabella arbejde for kongehuset, have årpenge og beholde sin titel som prinsesse? Her er, hvad danskerne mener.
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Very interesting! As the poll was conducted by an outside polling agency, I assume it surveyed a representative sample of the public, not simply TV 2’s audience.
The full questions and answers:
Princess Isabella will soon turn 18 years old. Which of the following statements about Princess Isabella – after she turns 18 – do you most agree with?
56%: Princess Isabella should be able to work as a representative of the royal house and receive an apanage for it, if she wishes
35%: Princess Isabella should not be able to receive an apanage – in return, she should be able to choose herself how she will earn her own living
9%: Don’t know
Which statement about King Frederik and Queen Mary’s children do you most agree with?
62%: All of the King Couple’s children should keep their titles as princes and princesses
12%: Only Crown Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, as numbers 1 and 2 in the order of succession to the throne, should keep their titles
14%: Only Crown Prince Christian should keep his title
12%: Don’t know
TV2’s report states that when asked about the survey results, the Royal House pointed to their previous statement on the apanage in 2016 and Queen Mary’s previous comment on titles in 2022.
Royal House statement (May 30, 2016)
“It is not expected, and it has never been, that anyone other than Prince Christian will receive an apanage in his time,” says [Royal House director of communications] Lene Balleby.
The Danes are very generous towards their (former) royals. For an example: in the Dutch system Prince Joachim, Princess Benedikte, Countess Alexandra and Count Ingolf would not have received any cent from the State. The differences in the amounts between Mary, Alexandra and Joachim probably...
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Crown Princess Mary’s comment (September 30, 2022)
"[...] We will also have to look at the title of our children, when it's time for that."
Q: Does that also mean that Your children can also lose the titles of prince and princess?
"We cannot see today what the royal house will look like when it's Christian's time or when Christian's time is approaching."
Business is a perfectly acceptable career for both children and grandchildren of the monarch in the Netherlands, all styled Princes. I don't know why Denmark would be any different in that regard. I am not sure if you have seen this post by Muhler, but I think it explains it well. To the...
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A question to Danish speakers: Both statements refer to "Christian's time"; is that understood to mean "when Christian is King", "when Christian is a mature adult", or something else?