Prince Joachim of Denmark

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Prince Joachim of Denmark (Joachim Holger Valdemar Christian), born 7 June 1969, is the younger son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark. His godparents include Count Jean Baptiste de Laborde de Monpezat, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, and Princess Christina of Sweden.

18 November 1995 Joachim married Alexandra Christina Manley, a Hong Kong-born former sales and marketing deputy chief executive of Chinese, British, Polish and Austrian ancestry.

They have two sons, Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix.

16 September 2004 the couple announced their separation, their divorce came through on 8 April 2005.

With the birth of his nephew, Prince Christian, on 15 October 2005, Joachim was relegated from second to third in-line to the Danish throne.

Prince Joachim resides at Schackenborg Manor in southern Jutland.

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New Relationship?

In March 2006 the Danish press reported that the Prince was dating Marie Cavallier, a 30 y.o. unmarried, French cosmopolite. In an interview in Danish weekly magazine Billed-bladet Ms. Cavallier comments extensively on the status of their romance. Though the Prince's Court has yet to officially acknowledge the relationship, Prince Joachim's comments to various news outlets have more or less confirmed that he is dating Ms. Cavallier.

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