Prince Joachim of Denmark
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Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Valdemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden. Prince Joachim’s mother tongue is Danish but he also speaks French, English and German. He resides at Schackenborg Manor in Jutland.
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[edit] Education
Prince Joachim attended school as a private pupil from 1974 until 1976 at Amalienborg Palace and then from 1974 until 1982. In the period 1982-1983, the Prince was a boarder at École des Roches in Normandy, France. In 1986, Prince Joachim graduated from the Øregaard Gymnasium. In 1991-1993, Prince Joachim completed his studies in agrarian economics.
[edit] Military Career
Prince Joachim began his military education in 1987 when the Prince was a recruit in the Queen's Own Regiment. In 1988, the prince was appointed sergeant, and a year later, a lieutenant of the reserve. Prince Joachim served as a Platoon Commander of a tank squadron from 1989 to 1990. In 1990, the Prince was appointed first lieutenant of the reserve, and in 1992 he was appointed Captain of the reserve.After appointment to Major of the reserve in 2005, the Prince remains active in the defence reserve.
[edit] Marriage
On 18 November 1995 Joachim married Alexandra Christina Manley, a Hong Kong-born former sales and marketing deputy chief executive of Chinese, British, Polish and Austrian ancestry.
They have two sons, His Highness Prince Nikolai and His Highness Prince Felix.
On 16 September 2004 the couple announced their separation, and divorced on 8 April 2005.
With the birth of his nephew, Prince Christian, on 15 October 2005, Joachim was relegated from second to third in-line to the Danish throne.
Prince Joachim resides at Schackenborg Manor in southern Jutland.
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| Preceded by: Prince Christian of Denmark |
Line of succession to the Danish throne | Succeeded by: Prince Nikolai |
| Line of succession to the British throne |
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[edit] Additional information
According to the Dansk Rugby Union (DRU) website, he is the patron of the DRU. http://www.rugby.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=47
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