Not just Prince Harry and Meghan Markle: all royals on a collision course with their families

The prince Harry And Meghan Markle are the royal most talked about of the moment, but re Charles III he is not the only monarch to have some concerns, on the contrary. From Denmark to Norway, from Spain to Sweden, there has been some family friction lately, even if the fuss raised by Spare, the Duke of Sussex’s book, has inevitably silenced everything else, because no one else has ever gone so far against his own family.

Joachim of Denmark and tensions with his mother Margrethe II

Among the most striking cases, there is undoubtedly that of another spare, Joachim of Denmark, son of the queen Margrethe II. The sovereign took away the title of royal highnesses from the children of her second son, causing a case. “It was a surprise. We are sad and in shock. Kids feel marginalized. They can’t understand why their identity is being taken away from them.” the words of Alexandra Manley, first wife of Joachim, in the aftermath of the decision of the former mother-in-law. “It’s never fun to see your children abused like that. They themselves find themselves in a situation they don’t understand», added Joachim, increasing the dose. A controversy that forced the queen to intervene on the issue: «Having a royal title entails a series of obligations and tasks, which in the future will concern fewer and fewer family members. I want to make this adjustment, which I consider a necessary guarantee for the future of the monarchy.”, her words. “I made my decision as queen, mother and grandmother, but as mother and grandmother I underestimated how my youngest son and his family feel.” After Margrethe II’s decision, her son took another: he will leave his job at the Danish Embassy in Paris to move to the United States. Maybe the distance helps him to focus things better.

The «uncomfortable» love of Märtha Louise of Norway

Things are no better in Norway. Princess Martha Louiseolder sister of the heir to the throne, Prince Haakon, is romantically linked to Durek Verrettwho defines himself as a shaman, and has decided to say goodbye to his representation duties within the family to devote himself to the business of alternative medicine. The news arrived last November, without too many surprises. “The princess does not currently represent the Royal House,” they let the Palace know in a note, however “According to the king’s wishes, he will not lose his title.” The Princess is no longer a Royal Highness since 2002, year in which began to work as a clairvoyant (claims to talk to angels, ed), while more recently, in 2019, she assured that she would never use her princess title for commercial purposes. And so it was. For her and Verrett there would also be a wedding on the horizon. The two announced their engagement last June, but the date of the “yes” has not yet been decided. At least officially.

The financial scandals of the Spanish royal family

In Spain the problem is called Juan Carlos. The king emeritus moved to live in the United Arab Emirates after a scandal in which he was embroiled. Accused of having received a bribe of 6.7 billion euros to be allocated to Spanish companies for the construction of a railway line between Medina and Mecca, opted for a golden exile, perhaps suggested by his son Felipe VI himself, who since he ascended the throne in 2014 has also found himself in also having to face the family scandal of his brother-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin, who ended up in prison for tax evasion. The former handball player has gone off the radar, as has the king emeritus, who has only recently returned to the spotlight, at his brother-in-law’s funeral Constantine II of Greece.

The sexist statements of Carl Gustav of Sweden

Things are certainly not better in Sweden. Some recent ones have caused a lot of uproar statements by King Carl Gustav on the retroactivity of the laws, such as the one that effectively handed over the throne to his eldest daughter Victoria at the expense of his second son Carl Philip. Victoria, in fact, was not born heir to the throne, because in 1977, the year in which she came into the world, Sweden still had the Salic law, abolished in 1980, one year after the birth of Carl Philip. For the king, it would have been more logical for the law to be applied starting from successive generations, excluding those who had already been born at the time it came into effect. A recent gaffe. Who knows how the daughter, future queen, will have felt. Everything, in this case, came back quickly. Carl Gustav in 2023 celebrates his first 50 years of reign. There can be no room for controversy.

• After breaking up with his mother Margaret II, Joachim of Denmark moved to Washington
• Märtha Louise of Norway says goodbye to royal life: the future is in alternative medicine (with shaman boyfriend Durek Verrett)