This news will sadden Queen Margrethe of Denmark: Her former pastor Christian Thodberg died on October 12th at the age of 91.
Queen Margrethe loses a confidante
Queen Margrethe, 80, had relied on Christian Thodberg's pastoral and church services from 1975 until his retirement in 2008, as reported by the Danish newspaper "B.T". In his role as pastor, he confirmed Crown Prince Frederik, 52, and Prince Joachim, 51. The memorial service he led in 2000 for the Queen's mother, Queen Ingrid, † 90, was also very memorable. His last ecclesiastical act for the royal family was the baptism of Prince Felix, 18, in 2002. How much Queen Margrethe valued her pastor is evident from his honor as commander of the first order of the Dannebrog order.
This article originally appeared on Gala.de.