While not on the same scale as the House of Windsor’s schisms, a dramatic stand-off inside the Danish royal family also hit the public domain in recent months and the ripples of discontent are still evident.
This family infighting tarnished what had been a glorious golden jubilee year for the 82-year-old Queen Margrethe II, who boasts a jaw-dropping 80 per cent approval rating with her people. But it also hinted at a bumpy road ahead for the next King and Queen Consort – Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.
The similarities with the Windsor joust are certainly pertinent, for again this is about the ‘spare’ to the heir struggling with the predestined family pecking order and the inequalities of
