Enrique de Laborde de Monpezat

Prince Henry of Denmark (born Henri de Laborde de Monpezat), (Talence, June 11, 1934 - Fredensborg, February 13, 2018) He was the consort of Queen Margaret II of Denmark. In 2016 he retired from public life, renouncing his title as prince consort.

Biography

Son of Andrés de Laborde (1907-1998), Count of Monpezat, and Renée-Yvonne Doursennot (1908-2001), he spent his childhood in French Indochina (Vietnam), where his father had business interests.

On June 10, 1967, he married Princess Margaret of Denmark, then heir to the Danish Crown and later queen and head of state of that country. The wedding took place in Holmen Church in Copenhagen. As a result of this marriage, princes Federico and Joaquín were born.

The prince consort retired as of January 1, 2016, as announced by the queen in her end-of-year speech. On September 6, 2017, specialists at the Kingdom Hospital announced that Prince Henry was suffering from dementia.

He died on the night of February 13, 2018 at Fredensborg Palace at 11:18 p.m. (local time).

His funeral took place in the chapel of Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish Parliament.

He was cremated on February 20, 2018 and his ashes were scattered equally: half in the Danish Sea and the other half was deposited in the private gardens of Fredensborg Palace.

During his life he denied not having obtained the title of king consort and his secondary role in the Danish Court, where his son occupied, protocolically, a higher position than him. The prince consort declared during his lifetime that: “If the queen wants me to be buried with her, she will have to name me king.” The latter never happened.

Writer

He published the following books: Chemin faisant (1982, poetry), Destin oblige (1996, biographies), Ikke altid Gåselever (1999, cookbook, in collaboration), Cantabile (2000, poetry with illustrations, in collaboration - the symphonic suite Cantabile by Frederik Magle is based on this book), Les escargots de Marie Lanceline (2003), Murmures de vent (2004), Roue-libre / Frihjul (2010, poetry), Fabula (2011, poetry), La part des anges (2013, poetry) and Dans mes nuits sereines (2014, poetry). Furthermore, in 1980 and in collaboration with Queen Margaret, she translated Simone de Beauvoir's Tous les hommes sont mortels into Danish.

Honorary distinctions

Danish honorary distinctions

• Knight of the Order of the Elephant (10/06/1967).
• Grand Commander of the Order of Dannebrog.
• Medal of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Margarita II (14/01/1997).
• Commemorative Medal of the 350th Anniversary of the Danish Royal Guard (30/06/2008).
• Medal of the LXX Anniversary of Queen Margarita II (16/04/2010).
• Medal of the Jubilee of Ruby of Queen Margarita II (14/01/2012).
• Medal of the LXXV Anniversary of Queen Margarita II (16/04/2015).
• Gold Medal to the Meritory Service (Groenland).

Foreign honorary distinctions

• GermanyGermany:
  • Knight Great Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• AustriaAustria:
  • Big Knight of the Order to the Merit of the Republic of Austria.
• BelgiumBelgium:
  • Big Knight of the Order of Leopoldo.
• BrazilBrazil:
  • Knight special class of the great cross of the Order of the South Cross.
• BulgariaBulgaria:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the Balkan Mountains.
• South KoreaSouth Korea:
  • Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order to the Merit of the Diplomatic Service.
• CroatiaCroatia:
  • Big Knight of the Order of Queen Helena.
• EgyptEgypt:
  • Great Knight of the Order of the Nile.
• Slovakia Slovakia:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the White Double Cross.
• SpainSpain:
  • Big Cross Knight of the Royal Order of Charles III (15/03/1980).
• EstoniaEstonia:
  • 1.a Knight of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana.
• FinlandFinland:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the White Rose.
• France:
  • Great Knight of the Legion of Honor.
  • Big Knight of the National Order of Merit.
  • Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit.
  • Conmemorative Medal of Security and Order Maintenance Operations in North Africa.
• GreeceGreece:
  • Great Knight of the Order of Honor.
• IcelandIceland:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the Hawk.
• ItalyItaly:
  • Great Knight of the Order to the Merit of the Italian Republic.
• JapanJapan:
  • Great Knight of the Order of the Flowers of Paulownia.
• JordanJordan:
  • Great Knight of the Supreme Renaissance Order.
• LatviaLatvia:
  • Big Commander of the Order of the Three Stars.
• LithuaniaLithuania:
  • Great Knight of the Order of Vytautas the Great.
• LuxembourgLuxembourg:
  • Knight of the Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau.
• MoroccoMorocco:
  • Big Knight of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite.
• Mexico Mexico:
  • Band of the Order of the Aztec Eagle.
• Norway Norway:
  • Big Knight of the Order of Saint Olaf.
• NetherlandsNetherlands:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the Dutch Lion.
• PolandPoland:
  • Great Knight of the Order to the Merit of the Republic of Poland.
• Portugal:
  • Great Knight of the Order of Christ.
• Romania Romania:
  • Big Knight of the Order of the Star of Romania.
• Sweden Sweden:
  • Knight of the Order of the Seraphim.
  • Medalla Conmemorativa del LXXXV Aniversario de Gustavo VI Adolfo.
  • Medalla Conmemorativa del L Aniversario de Carlos XVI Gustavo.
  • Medalla Conmemorativa del LXX Aniversario de Carlos XVI Gustavo.
• Thailand:
  • Great Knight of the Order of Chula Chom Klao.
• United KingdomUnited Kingdom:
  • Knight Great Honorary Cross of the Order of the Bathroom.
  • Knight Great Honorary Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
  • Knight Great Honorary Cross of the Victorian Royal Order.
• Royal Nepali House:
  • Knight of the Order of the Sovereign Benevolente.
  • Medal of the Coronation of King Birendra.

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