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The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark’s Struggle for Recognition

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At a banquet celebrating the alleged 2500th anniversary of the Iranian monarchy in Persepolis in October 1971, the uneven number of male and female guests meant that Sovereign Prince Rainier III of Monaco found himself seated between Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, the husband of Queen Juliana, and Prince Philip of Britain, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. When Prince Bernhard wondered why there was a man rather than a lady between them, Prince Philip replied: “Because we are the only male queens.”1 Three months later the exclusive fraternity of male consorts got a third member.

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  1. University of North Carolina, Pembroke, USA

    Charles Beem (Professor of History) (Professor of History)

  2. Institute of Historical Research, University of London, UK

    Miles Taylor (Director) (Director)

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Isaksen, T.N. (2014). The Prince Who Would Be King: Henrik of Denmark’s Struggle for Recognition. In: Beem, C., Taylor, M. (eds) The Man behind the Queen. Queenship and Power. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137448354_16

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