Princess Elisabeth of Denmark


Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, was the only daughter and eldest child of Hereditary Prince Knud and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark, and a first cousin of the present Danish monarch, Queen Margrethe II.

Biography

As a first cousin of Queen Margrethe II, she was 12th in the line of succession to the Danish throne at the time of her death. She never married and held the title of Prinsesse til Danmark. She was the only child of Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, to retain succession rights to the throne of Denmark.
Princess Elisabeth was employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1956 to 2001 and was posted abroad a number of times.

Death

It was confirmed by the Danish Royal Court that Elisabeth had died on 19 June 2018. Her cremation service took place at Lyngby Church. She is buried beside her longtime companion, Claus Hermansen, in Kongens Lyngby.

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