From the height of his 16 years, Christian of Denmark is a teenager (almost) like the others. Last summer, the young prince left the Frederik VIII palace in Amalienborg, his parents, his brother and his sisters to continue his education at the Herlusholm boarding school located in Naestved (80 kilometers south of Copenhagen). Recently, he took advantage of a school trip to the mountains, to Val Thorens (Savoie). But a video showing the prince partying caught attention…
As detailed by the Danish media Her & Naked At the end of February, Prince Christian was filmed having fun with his friends at La Folie Douce, a trendy club perched 2600 meters above sea level. The video relayed on social networks (on an account since made private) shows the heir to the throne with his ski jersey in the colors of his boarding school, sprayed with champagne in the middle of his friends. Faced with the reactions provoked by this video, accusing the prince of behavior unworthy of his rank, the Danish Royal Court took the trouble to react…
“All people are potential media and documentarians. A classmate or someone else can have more impact than a TV camera. And you never know when it’s saidcommented Lene Balleby, the communications manager of the royal family. We must therefore be careful not to problematize things which in the eyes of young people are in fact something normal and acceptable..”