Princess Mary comforts children as they farewell Prince Henrik at funeral
Danish royals and officials on Tuesday attended the private funeral of Denmark’s late prince and Queen Margrethe’s husband, Prince Henrik.
Crown Princess Mary was seen comforting her young children as she attended the funeral at Copenhagen chapel with her husband Crown Prince Frederik and their kids Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent.
The mother-of-four was seen bending down to give Josephine, seven, a reassuring hug outside the church ahead of the service.
Reports say she has been a tower of strength to Margrethe, Prince Frederik, and her children.
After the funeral, hundreds of people lined the streets of Copenhagen to watch officers carry away Prince Henrik’s coffin, draped in a Danish flag with his personal coat of arms.
The royal palace has respected his wish to be cremated rather than be buried next to his wife Margrethe as is tradition.
His ashes will be spread over Danish seas and the other half buried in the royal family’s private garden at the Fredensborg Palace where he died.
Henrik, who married Margrethe in 1967, died in his sleep on February 13 at age 83.
If his widow, Queen Margrethe II, abdicates the throne following her husband’s death, Crown Prince Frederik, 49, would become king, making Crown Princess Mary, 46, queen consort.