Why Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Stripped Four Grandchildren of Their Royal Titles

etonline.com:

royal family isn’t the only monarchy undergoing a shakeup. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced on Wednesday that four of her grandchildren’s royal titles will change.

In a statement via the Danish Royal Director of Communications, the children of Prince Joachim -- who is the monarch’s youngest son — Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 10, and their descendants will go by Count/Countess of Monpezat.Their prince and princess titles will be 'discontinued' at the start of 2023.  “In April 2008, Her Majesty The Queen bestowed upon her sons, their spouses and their descendants the titles of count and countess of Monpezat.

In May 2016, it was also announced that His Royal Highness Prince Christian, as the only one of The Queen’s grandchildren, is expected to receive an annuity from the state as an adult,” the statement read.  “As a natural extension of this, Her Majesty has decided that, as of 1 January 2023, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim’s descendants can only use their titles as counts and countess of Monpezat, as the titles of prince and princess that they have held up until now will be discontinued.

Prince Joachim’s descendants will thus have to be addressed as excellencies in the future,” the statement continued. The statement noted that the decision by the 82-year-old monarch was made to simply fall in line with similar adjustments made by other royal houses.  “The Queen’s decision is in line with similar adjustments that other royal houses have made in various ways in recent years,” it read.