Queen Margrethe (pictured in blue) made the decision to strip princely titles from Prince Nikolai (left), Prince Felix (second from left), Prince Henrik (right) and Princess Athena (second from right).
Also pictured: Prince Joachim and Princess Marie.
This is far from the first controversy the Queen has faced - in a break from tradition, her husband Prince Henrik refused to be buried next to her .
She enjoyed a close relationship with the Queen, a distant cousin, and the Duke of Edinburgh, and shared deeply personal tributes following their deaths. She was joined by her son Crown Prince Frederick at the Queen's funeral earlier this month. .
They married in 1967, and Laborde de Monpezat received the style and title of 'His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark'.
A year later, they welcomed their first son Frederik, before their second son Joachim was born in 1969. .
Margrethe was studying in London when she met her future husband Henrik (Pictured: Queen Ingrid, King Frederik, Princess Margethe, Count Henri, Countess and Count Andre de Monpezat and their daughter Madam Bardin, celebrating the engagement of Crown Princess Margrethe to Count Henri).
Since 1970, Queen Margrethe has actively engaged in a number of artistic modes of expression and is an honorary member of the Association of Danish Scenographers for her many years of work as a set designer in Danish film, television and theatre.
The then Princess Margrethe tied the knot in 1967, and Laborde de Monpezat received the style and title of 'His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark'.
Crown Prince Frederik receives the largest amount of this money, of which 10 per cent is given to his wife, Princess Mary.
Queen Margrethe was thought to have enjoyed a close relationship with her sons and their families (pictured with Crown Prince Frederik in 2011) .
But since Prince Joachim and Princess Marie are on the board of the Schackenborg Castle Foundation, they occasionally return to live there for short periods of time. .
Her husband Prince Henrik, an ex-smoker himself, said at the time: 'We must not be impressed or influenced by political correctness.
Meanwhile her marriage with Crown Prince Henrik was often in the headlines. .
Last month, she travelled to the UK to pay her respects to Queen Elizabeth after her death alongside her son Crown Prince Frederik .
'There is ice-cold air between Queen Margrethe and her grandchildren after she decided that they will lose their titles as prince and princess from the New Year,' leading Danish publication Ekstra Bladet reported. .
Margrethe, 82, was joined by Crown Prince Frederick, 54, and his wife Crown Princess Mary, 50, at the opening of the Folketing, in Copenhagen. .
Margrethe opted for a vibrant mint dress and matching hat, while Australian-born Mary looked more sombre in grey. .
It comes hours after Queen Margrethe issued a public apology for her decision to strip four of her grandchildren - the sons and daughters of her youngest son, Prince Joachim - of their royal titles. .
Margrethe, 82, was joined by Crown Prince Frederick and his wife Crown Princess Mary at the opening of the Folketing, in Copenhagen.
Margrethe opted for a vibrant mint dress and matching hat, while Australian-born Mary looked more sombre in grey.
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark (pictured) have admitted their relationship with Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary is 'complicated' - and that they still haven't heard from Margrethe II after she stripped four of her grandchildren of their royal titles.
Last Thursday Prince Joachim told Ekstra Bladet his children, Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 10, had been 'hurt' by their grandmother's decision to remove their princely titles and make them counts and countesses as of 1 January 2023, adding he had only had a few days to break the news to them before it was announced publicly.
He also admitted his relationship with his brother Crown Prince Frederik is 'complicated' - and that he hadn't heard from his mother Queen Margrethe II after she stripped his children of their royal titles. .
He added Queen Margrethe 'had to say something' following Prince Joachim's public comments.
At one stage, Crown Princess Mary and Frederik appeared to smile as they watched the state opening of parliament earlier today .
Meanwhile Frederik also leaned in towards his wife Crown Princess Mary as they two appeared to exchange a few words in the Copenhagen parliament building today.
Crown Prince Frederik, who recently returned from a sailing holiday in St Tropez, joined his wife Crown Princess Mary at the event, and appeared in good spirits as they greeted Princess Benedikte (left and right) .
Crown Princess Mary and Prince Frederik welcomed Queen Margrethe with a close embrace as they arrived side-by-side at the Danish Parliament today .
The Queen was joined by Crown Princess Mary and Princess Benedikte as they arrived at the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen this morning.
Pictured together: Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary, Princess Marie and Prince Joachim of Denmark pose at the Paris town hall in October 2019
A bitter royal row within the household has unfolded in recent days after Queen Margrethe, 82, announced she would be removing princely titles from Joachim's children, Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 10
Pictured, Marie, Joachim, Mary and Frederik on 11 September 2022 in Denmark
As of January 1, Prince Nikolai, 23, Prince Felix, 20, Prince Henrik, 13, and Princess Athena, 10, will become Counts and Countesses, and will be known as Their Excellencies, it was announced on Wednesday
Pictured, the children with Prince Joachim and Princess Marie on September 11, 2022
Speaking to B.T. they also said Queen Margrethe has 'unfortunately not' tried to speak to them, with Joachim adding: 'It's also family
During the interview, B.T reported that a French woman approached the royal couple and told them their children will 'always be princes and princesses to her', apparently leaving Marie and Joachim in tears.
Front: Queen Margrethe, Middle Row (left to right): Prince Vincent, Princess Josephine, Princess Athena, Prince Henrik
Back row (left to right): Princess Benedikte, Princess Isabella, Crown Princess Mary, Crown Prince Frederik, Prince Christian, Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, Prince Felix and Prince Nikolai in a portrait celebrating Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee
Prince Joachim's children Nikolai, 23, Felix, 20, Henrik, 13, and Athena, 10, will all be losing their titles on January 1 2023
The oldest son of Australian-born Princess Mary, 50, and Frederik is Prince Christian, 16, who is second-in-line to the throne.
However Princess Mary suggested that might not always be the case, saying they will 'also look at [their] children's titles when the time comes'.
Commenting on Princess Mary's point that her children may too lose titles in the future, Joachim said: 'I don't know how they feel if they have to think it through
Prince Joachim of Denmark (pictured) has once again hit out at his mother Queen Margrethe II's decision to strip his four children of their royal titles
Speaking in Copenhagen (pictured) Crown Princess Mary of Denmark defended her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe's decision to strip four of her grandchildren of their royal titles, and suggested her own children's positions might not be secure
Australian-born Princess Mary, 50, is the wife of Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, who is Queen Margrethe II's eldest son and heir
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg - Prince Joachim's ex-wife and mother to Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix - said she is 'in shock' over Queen Margrethe II of Denmark's decision to strip her sons of their royal titles
Nikolai, 23, and Felix, 20, along with their younger siblings Prince Henri, 13, and Princess Athen, 10, from their father's second marriage, will all have their titles of prince and princess removed from January 1 2023, the palace announced yesterday
Prince Joachim married his second wife Princess Marie in 2008, and they later welcomed Prince Henrik and Princess Athena
Countess Alexandra, Prince Joachim's ex-wife and mother to Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, is also 'very sad' and 'shocked' about the decision
Under the agreement, Nikolai, Felix, Henrik, and Athena will be known as either His Excellency Count of Monpezat or Her Excellency Countess of Monpezat from January 1, 2023.
They are currently seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth, but would move down if any of Crown Prince Frederick's children were to have children.
She enjoyed a close relationship with the Queen, a distant cousin, and the Duke of Edinburgh, and shared deeply personal tributes following their deaths. She was joined by her son Crown Prince Frederick at the Queen's funeral earlier this month.
Pictured, the Queen (centre) with sons Joachim (left) and Crown Prince Frederick (right)
Also pictured: Crown Prince Frederick's wife, Crown Princess Mary (right) and son Prince Christian (in his lap) and Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix (left) who will be affected by the change
Prince Nikolai, from left, Princess Marie, Prince Joachim and Prince Felix arrive for the command performance at the Danish Royal Theatre to mark the 50th anniversary of Danish Queen Margrethe II's accession to the throne in Copenhagen, Saturday, September 10, 2022
Nikolai with his stepmother Princess Marie, siblings, and father Prince Joachim, on the balcony of Amalienborg palace during the Danish Queen's 78th Birthday in April 2018
'There is ice-cold air between Queen Margrethe and her grandchildren after she decided that they will lose their titles as prince and princess from the New Year,' leading Danish publication Ekstra Bladet reported.
Henrik, 13, and Athena, 10, of Denmark: The youngest of Prince Joachim's four children, Henrik and Athena are the product of his second marriage to Princess Marie
Crown Prince Frederik receives the largest amount of this money, of which 10 per cent is given to his wife, Princess Mary
Prince Joachim lives with his second wife Princess Marie in Paris, where he has been working as a Defense Attaché at the Danish Embassy since September 2020 - but when he returns home to Denmark it is sometimes to the Schackenborg Castle in southern Jutland
But since Prince Joachim and Princess Marie are on the board of the Schackenborg Castle Foundation, they occasionally return to live there for short periods of time.
Prince Joachim's eldest sons, Felix and Nikolai, are Margrethe's eldest grandsons and have embraced a life in the public eye.
Princess Marie with Prince Joachim, Prince Felix, Prince Nikolai, Princess Athena and Prince Henrick with Joachim's first wife's Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg in 2020
Queen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Margrethe tested positive for Covid-19 only 24 hours after Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday September 19
While they are growing to be their own person, Felix and Nikolai do attend royal events on occasion. They both looked very dapper as they attended the celebrations for their grandmother's golden jubilee with their parents in early September
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