Royal watchers have compared the situation in Denmark with Britain's King Charles III and his two grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet, from his youngest son Prince Harry.
Princess Mary and her mother-in-law Queen Margrethe have showed off their close bond while opening the Danish parliament for the working year as the Danish royals squabble over their titles.
Margrethe of Denmark, 82, has drawn public criticism this week over her handling of the announcement that her grandchildren will be stripped of their titles. But who is the ice queen ?
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Prince Joachim admitted that his relationship with Queen Margrethe remains strained after the palace announced the change in his children s royal titles.