Prince of Denmark Joachim

Danish royalty, the second son of Queen Margrethe II and and Prince Henrik of Denmark. He is sixth in line to the Danish throne after his brother Crown Prince Frederik and his four children.

In 1986, Prince Joachim, like his brother before him, graduated from Oregaard Secondary School. He went on to serve in the military, becoming a captain in the Reserves. His interest in agriculture took him to Australia, where he studied practical farming and to Denmark, where he attended agricultural college.

He married Alexandra Christina Manley, an English "commoner" and resident of Hong Kong, on 18 November 1995 at Renaissance Frederiksborg Castle church, about 30 miles north of Copenhagen. The ceremony was attended by some 300 guests, the Kings of Sweden and Norway, and royalty from all over Europe. The couple split up in September 2004 with a divorce finalized on 8 April 2005 after nearly 10 years of marriage and two children, the Counts Nikolai and Felix.

Joachim married Marie Cavalier on 24 May 2008 at about 5 PM local time in Moegeltoender, Denmark. His French-born bride converted from Catholicism. The couple has two children, Count Henrik and Countess Athena.

None of Joachim's four children have been styled as Royal Highnesses but simply as Highnesses per the Danish court. From 1 January 2023 all four of his children are known as His or Her Excellency Count/Countess of Monpezat. They no longer hold a princely title. The prince expressed his sadness at his mother's decision to make that change.

In March 2023 it was announced that Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and their two younger children would be moving to Washington, D.C. where the Prince would be taking up the role of defense industry attaché at the Danish Embassy from September 2023.