The youngest son of Queen Margrethe, Prince Joachim, has announced the birth of a new prince with his wife, Princess Marie
Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie welcomed a son early this morning as the 33 year-old Princess gave birth to a new prince at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.
The healthy boy was born at 4.57am after a ten hour labour, weighing in at 3032 grams and 49 centimetres in length. The proud father was present for the entire birth and cut the umbilical cord.
Prince Joachim admitted to shedding a tear, calling it a ‘very moving moment’.The new prince is the fifth grandchild of Queen Margrethe II and the first child for the couple since their marriage last year. Prince Joachim also has two sons from a previous marriage. The as yet unnamed boy will be seventh in line to the throne.
The couple have not yet announced the name of their new son and Prince Joachim was not giving anything away this morning.
‘As I have said before, it could be anything from Ib to Nebukaneser.’
All public buildings and buses will fly the Danish flag in honour of the new royal and the Battery Sixtus and Kronborg Castle will fire a 21 gun salute from their cannons at noon today.
The Royal Danish Lifeguards will also wear their blue gala duty uniform today in honour of the occasion.
