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If anything, over the years, Henrik has been a colorful figure with a personality that has endeared him to his wife. Just as the Duke of Edinburgh could be counted on to make gaffes that would make the Queen roll her eyes and go "Oh Philip!", Queen Daisy has her match in Henrik. You always wonder what they're going to be wearing because you know they both have a flamboyant, artistic streak in them. (The multicolor raincoat and Henrik's Zorba the Grape outfit recently proves this point). This is one unique couple that have endured for years.
Henrik and Philip also are two men that came to be consorts of a queen at the end of a different kind of era and each had to deal with the difficulties of adjusting to their roles and what to do with them. I think one of the DoE's saving factors was that up until he married into the BRF, he was basically a self made man and took on making his role his own the same way he took on everything else in his life. I don't know much about Henrik's background but I'm of a mind to believe that he was raised with more of a sense of entitlement and that's reflected in his attitudes.
Regardless of his idiosyncrasies that seem to rub people the wrong way, there is obviously a strong relationship between the Danish royal couple. I wish him well and many more years of being by his wife's side.
Henrik and Philip also are two men that came to be consorts of a queen at the end of a different kind of era and each had to deal with the difficulties of adjusting to their roles and what to do with them. I think one of the DoE's saving factors was that up until he married into the BRF, he was basically a self made man and took on making his role his own the same way he took on everything else in his life. I don't know much about Henrik's background but I'm of a mind to believe that he was raised with more of a sense of entitlement and that's reflected in his attitudes.
Regardless of his idiosyncrasies that seem to rub people the wrong way, there is obviously a strong relationship between the Danish royal couple. I wish him well and many more years of being by his wife's side.