Crown Prince Christian on canal tour with Benjamin Hav: 'I won't let myself be held back by being who I am'
On the occasion of the Crown Prince's birthday, musician Benjamin Hav has included the Crown Prince in a YouTube video.
Crown Prince Christian tells Benjamin Hav that he both goes hunting and plays golf with his father, King Frederik. (Photo: © Søren Gylling, Ritzau Scanpix) 38 minutes ago
Crown Prince Christian tries to mirror himself in his father, King Frederik, and his grandmother, Queen Margrethe.
He says this in a conversation with musician and X Factor judge Benjamin Hav, which was posted on Benjamin Hav's YouTube channel on Saturday morning. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba8I-aR91Os)
Benjamin Hav asks the Crown Prince if he receives "specific advice" from King Frederik and Queen Margrethe.
Most advice is the kind that "everyone could use" – for example, to behave properly, the Crown Prince says.
- I try to reflect what I do very much in what my father does, or what my grandmother has done.
Crown Prince Christian was appointed second lieutenant at the Guard Hussar Barracks in Slagelse in June. He is currently training a group of conscripts. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix)
- So there is a bit of a common thread, without me copying it completely, because then you also don't become your own person, says Crown Prince Christian in the video.
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21st birthday
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The conversation between Benjamin Hav and Crown Prince Christian was recorded on the occasion of the Crown Prince's 21st birthday.
He turned 21 on Thursday, October 15.
In the video, the Crown Prince and the musician meet in the morning on Queen Louise's Bridge over the Lakes in Copenhagen. Afterwards, they go on a canal tour and visit Fælledparken, among other things.
It is not stated when the tour was recorded.
Benjamin Hav also asks Crown Prince Christian if he remembers the first time he became aware that he is "different from others".
The Crown Prince has "always been a little aware of that," he replies.
- It wasn't always that my parents had time to drop me off at school, so others had to do it. Then the other children came with their parents, the Crown Prince mentions as an example.
- And then I had two grown men walking around me all the time, he continues, referring to his bodyguards.
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Sushi is the royal family's favorite
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Crown Prince Christian also tells in the conversation with Benjamin Hav that he both goes hunting and plays golf with his father, King Frederik.
And the royal family "mostly tries to have dinner together on Sundays."
- On Sundays, most of us are home, says Crown Prince Christian, mentioning sushi as a favorite of the royal family.
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Crown Prince Christian
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The Crown Prince was born on October 15, 2005, at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen.
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He lives with his family at Amalienborg in Copenhagen and at Kancellihuset near Fredensborg Palace.
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In February 2025, the Crown Prince began his military service at the Guard Hussar Regiment in Slagelse.
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Following his officer training, he serves with the Royal Life Guards as a platoon leader at the Guard Barracks in Høvelte.
Source: The Royal House
In a recent interview with Politiken, the Crown Prince touched on the media's coverage of him when he is at a festival.
Benjamin Hav also asks about that. He wants to know how the Crown Prince can handle so many people filming him and approaching him.
- I think it's because I don't want to be held back by being who I am. I can't be bothered to think, "oh, I can't do that because there are too many people."
- It may be that lots of people come over and want to take pictures. Then you just have to say: "Sorry, not now – enjoy the concert."
Benjamin Hav is popular among members of the royal family and has performed at several of the family's celebrations. (Photo: © Linda Kastrup, Berlingske/Ritzau Scanpix)
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