Prince Frederik + Princess Mary
Herlufholm scandal could cost the Royals their image
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik remain silent on the Herlufsholm boarding school scandal. A fatal mistake, according to nobility expert Jacob Heinel Jensen. The crown prince couple is facing its biggest crisis to date.
The crown prince couple has been under criticism for weeks. In the eyes of the Danish people, Princess Mary, 50, and Prince Frederik, 54, have not distanced themselves clearly enough from their son Prince Christian’s, 16, school of scandal. The Royals reject questions about the allegations of bullying at Herlufsholm boarding school. A decision that could cost her her image.
Population opposes Princess Mary and Prince Frederik
According to the royal expert of the magazine “BT”, Jacob Heinel Jensen, the population is reacting with dismay to the current tactics of the crown prince couple. “We have never seen the population so ‘against’ the royal family. I’ve never seen anything like it,” Jensen clarifies.
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Above all, it is the aspect that Mary and Frederik continue to leave their son at the boarding school. Despite the scandal, Princess Isabella, 15, should also go to school in the future. According to a study, the Danes cannot understand why the royal family continues to tolerate school attendance. As Jacob Heinel Jensen explains, the crown princess and her husband must now decide: family or the image of the crown.
Can the royals still save their image?
“Now they are in a situation where they have to assess whether they can afford to choose their family,” explains Jensen. The aristocratic expert sees only one solution for the Royals to change the rudder and appease the people. According to the expert, Mary and Frederik should “make themselves available for an interview and not come up with further made-up and homemade statements”.
A clear statement in which the princess and the prince openly address their conflict, but at the same time comment on the boarding school scandal, would calm the people down. Whether it can completely restore the image of the family remains uncertain.
Sources used: danapress.com