Count Felix of Monpezat

{{Short description|Member of the Danish royal family (born 2002)}}

{{Infobox royal

| name = Count Felix of Monpezat

| image = The Danish Royal Family at Amalienborg - Count Felix.jpg

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| caption = Count Felix in 2023

| full name = Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian

| father = Prince Joachim of Denmark

| mother = Alexandra Manley

| birth_name = Prince Felix of Denmark

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|07|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark

}}

Count Felix of Monpezat {{post-nominals|post-noms=SK}} (born Prince Felix of Denmark; 22 July 2002) is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is a grandson of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, and a nephew of King Frederik X. Felix is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne.

Biography

Felix was born a Prince of Denmark at Rigshospitalet, the Copenhagen University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark on 22 July 2002. When his father met the press following the birth, he joked that the baby could be named anything from Ib to Nebuchadnezzar.[http://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/artikel/178387:Danmark--Nyfoedt-prins-er-nummer-fire-til-tronen Nyfødt prins er nummer fire til tronen]

He was baptised in Møgeltønder Church in Møgeltønder on 4 October 2002 by the Danish Chaplain-in-Ordinary, Christian Thodberg. His names were revealed to be Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian. His godparents are his maternal aunt, Martina Bent; and friends of his parents, Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig, Oscar Davidsen Siesbye, Damian Sibley and Annick Boel. At the christening, the musical work Dåbens Pagt composed by Frederik Magle, dedicated to Prince Felix, saw its inaugural performance.{{cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/Tema_royalt_bonanza/barnedaab_felix.htm|title=Barnedåb - Prins Felix|author=Danmarks Radio, Bonanza|access-date=29 November 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424021252/http://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/Tema_royalt_bonanza/barnedaab_felix.htm|archive-date=24 April 2011}}

After their divorce, Prince Joachim and Countess Alexandra shared joint custody of Felix and his older brother Prince Nikolai.

The prince attended pre-school at the Garnison Church in Copenhagen, and at age six, followed in the footsteps of his father, brother and uncle at Krebs School in Østerbro.[http://touteroyale.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/prince-felix-prepares-to-start-school-as-he-turns-6/ Prince Felix prepares to start school as he turns 6] In 2018, he began his secondary education at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium, making him the first member of the Danish royal family to attend a non-private upper secondary school.{{cite web|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/samfund/prins-felix-gaar-sin-egen-vej-her-skal-han-i-gymnasiet |title=Prins Felix går sin egen vej: Her skal han i gymnasiet |work=Berlingske Tidende|access-date=7 April 2021}}

In 2021, the Danish court confirmed that he had passed his entry exam to the Royal Danish Military Academy.{{cite web|url=https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/prins-felix-optaget-paa-saerlig-uddannelse |title=Prins Felix optaget på særlig uddannelse |author=Billed Bladet |access-date=7 April 2021}} In October 2021, he left his (2 year long) Army's Lieutenant Training, which he had begun in August, at the Gardehus Barracks in Slagelse, south-west of Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1499663/royal-news-prince-felix-denmark-military-course-lieutenant-training |title=Danish prince drops out of military school after only two months - 'Not for him' |access-date=22 May 2024}} He then started modelling with luxury jeweller Georg Jensen.{{cite web |last1=Oliveri |first1=Natalie |title=Prince Felix of Denmark begins new career as a model, just like his brother |url=https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/prince-felix-of-denmark-becomes-model-for-georg-jensen-follows-brother-prince-nikolai/a33aab34-6038-410e-bf5e-d98e70080ce2 |website=honey.nine.com.au |access-date=30 September 2022 |language=en-AU}}

Titles and styles

Originally known as "His Highness Prince Felix of Denmark", Felix assumed the style "His Highness Prince Felix of Denmark, Count of Monpezat" on 29 April 2008.{{cite web|url=http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-royal-house/prince-joachim-and-princess-marie/hh-prince-felix|publisher=Danish Royal Court|title=His Highness Prince Felix|access-date=22 December 2013|archive-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228103111/http://kongehuset.dk/english/the-royal-house/prince-joachim-and-princess-marie/hh-prince-felix|url-status=dead}} In 2022, Queen Margrethe II decided to strip the descendants of her son Joachim of their princely styles. From 1 January 2023, Felix is known as "His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat". He and the rest of his father's children maintain their places in the order of succession.{{Cite web |title=Changes in titles and forms of address in the Royal Family |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/changes-in-titles-and-forms-of-address-in-the-royal-family |access-date=2022-09-28 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}

= Honours =

{{see also|List of honours of the Danish Royal Family by country}}

==National honours==

60px Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (26 May 2025) (S.K.){{cite website|url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/h-m-kongen-har-tildelt-storkorset-af-dannebrogordenen-til-d-e-greve-nikolai-og-greve-felix |title= H.M. Kongen har tildelt Storkorset af Dannebrogordenen til D.E. Greve Nikolai og Greve Felix|work=kongehuset.dk |access-date=27 May 2025}}

==Medals and decorations==

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Denmark

|11 June 2009

|Prince Henriks 75th Birthday Medal

|60x60px

|Em.11.juni.2009

|{{Cite web |date=2022-09-10 |title=Prince Joachim with his sons Nikolai and Felix, and Princess Marie... |url=https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/prince-joachim-with-his-sons-nikolai-and-felix-and-princess-news-photo/1243113678 |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us}}

Denmark

|16 April 2010

|Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 70th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe

|60x60px

|EM.16.apr.2010

Denmark

|14 January 2012

|Commemorative Medal for the Ruby Jubilee of Queen Margarethe of Denmark

|60x60px

|R.40.Em.

Denmark

|16 April 2015

|Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 75th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe

|60x60px

|EM.16.apr.2015

Denmark

|10 Juni 2017

|Commemorative Medal for the Golden Wedding of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik

|60x60px

|G.Em.

Denmark

|11 Juni 2018

|Prince Henrik's Commemorative Medal

|60x60px

|Pr.H.Mm.

Denmark

|16 April 2020

|Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the 80th Birthday of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe

|60x60px

|EM.16.apr.2020

Denmark

|14 January 2022

|Commemorative Medal in connection with the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queen’s accession to the throne

|60x60px

|R.50.Em.

|{{Cite web |title=Official photograph on the occasion of the 50 years anniversary of HM The Queen’s accession to the throne |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/photo-video/official-photograph-on-the-occasion-of-the-50-years-anniversary-of-hm-the-queens-accession-to-the-throne |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}