Counts Nikolai, Felix, Henrik & Countess Athena, News Part 1: 2023 -

[Magnolia471]

So are university graduations more low key? No cap or gown. Or is that a later ceremony?
I saw Nikolai's girlfriend post similar photos when she finished a few days back.

Beside maybe Oxford or Cambridge, no one has to wear caps or gowns at their graduation in Europe. Most people discuss their thesis wearing a blazer or a suit.

 

[Blog Real]

Nikolai advertising IWC Schaffhausen.

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[Royalty Observer]

Beside maybe Oxford or Cambridge, no one has to wear caps or gowns at their graduation in Europe. Most people discuss their thesis wearing a blazer or a suit.

As a european, I have to respectfully disagree. I graduated wearing cap and gown! And my university is not the only one in Romania where this is done

 

[iceflower]

Nikolai shared photos from the Château de Cayy in Cahors today, including friends and his girlfriend:

Count Nikolai of Monpezat on Instagram: "happy days 🍇"

5,754 likes, 36 comments - nikolaitildanmark on July 16, 2024: "happy days 🍇".

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[Mbruno]

So are university graduations more low key? No cap or gown. Or is that a later ceremony?
I saw Nikolai's girlfriend post similar photos when she finished a few days back.

I haven't seen the photos, but my understanding is that they were not photos of her graduation properly, but rather of her final Master's Thesis defense (a.k.a. the final oral public exam for the degree). Normally you are not required to wear academic robes for exams, except in Cambridge or Oxford probably.

The person who referenced the pictures must have confused the defense with graduation, but they are not the same,

 

[Adda]

Beautiful post by Nikolai
Count Nikolai of Monpezat on Instagram: "three generations, same place, years apart"

https://twitter.com/x/status/1815005414137737608

 

[iceflower]

Indeed it is! Great photos and such an heartwarming idea!

 

[polyesco]

Very nice that he can use the Chateau of grandmother, year after year.
The post was excellent

 

[Blog Real]

Count Félix has a birthday and turns 22 today.
Félix celebrates his birthday at Château de Cayx, in France, with his family.
A photo of Félix with his brothers was released by the royal house.

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🇩🇰 Hans Excellence Greve Felix har fødselsdag og fylder i dag 22 år 🇩🇰 Greven fejrer sin fødselsdag på Château de Cayx i Frankrig sammen med sin familie.

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[iceflower]

A photo of Félix with his brothers was released by the royal house.

And not to forget his lovely (half) sister Athena!

 

[Biri]

Beautiful photo of siblings!

 

[W.Y.CII]

Lovely siblings!

 

[polyesco]

Nikolai for Euroman DK magazine
"The front page is adorned by Count Nikolai, who in a big, exclusive interview talks about his style icon of a grandfather, good etiquette and a well-meaning dress advice from his father."

Euroman on Instagram: "HER ER DANMARKS BEDST KLÆDTE MÆND Årets traditionsrige liste fra Euroman er klar. I det nye magasin kårer, hylder og taler vi med Danmarks bedst klædte mænd. For god og gennemtænkt stil skaber karakter, og i et land som Danmar

500 likes, 6 comments - euroman_dk on July 23, 2024: "HER ER DANMARKS BEDST KLÆDTE MÆND Årets traditionsrige liste fra Euroman er klar. I det nye magasin kårer, hylder og taler vi med Danmarks bedst klædte mænd. For god og gennemtænkt stil skaber karakter, og i et land som Danmark, der kan...

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Grev Nikolai: ”Kun på ét punkt har min far dikteret, hvordan jeg skulle gå klædt”

Årets traditionsrige liste over Danmarks bedst klædte mænd er landet. På listen finder vi grev Nikolai, model, uddannet fra CBS og greve af Monpezat, født som Prins til Danmark. Se hele kåringen i det nye Euroman og på euroman.dk.

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Euroman on Instagram: "Grev Nikolai i det nye Euroman. Kan købes fra på torsdag."

491 likes, 5 comments - euroman_dk on July 23, 2024: "Grev Nikolai i det nye Euroman. Kan købes fra på torsdag.".

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[lookupdown]

Nikolai for Euroman DK magazine
"The front page is adorned by Count Nikolai, who in a big, exclusive interview talks about his style icon of a grandfather, good etiquette and a well-meaning dress advice from his father."

Euroman on Instagram: "HER ER DANMARKS BEDST KLÆDTE MÆND Årets traditionsrige liste fra Euroman er klar. I det nye magasin kårer, hylder og taler vi med Danmarks bedst klædte mænd. For god og gennemtænkt stil skaber karakter, og i et land som Danmar

500 likes, 6 comments - euroman_dk on July 23, 2024: "HER ER DANMARKS BEDST KLÆDTE MÆND Årets traditionsrige liste fra Euroman er klar. I det nye magasin kårer, hylder og taler vi med Danmarks bedst klædte mænd. For god og gennemtænkt stil skaber karakter, og i et land som Danmark, der kan...

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Grev Nikolai: ”Kun på ét punkt har min far dikteret, hvordan jeg skulle gå klædt”

Årets traditionsrige liste over Danmarks bedst klædte mænd er landet. På listen finder vi grev Nikolai, model, uddannet fra CBS og greve af Monpezat, født som Prins til Danmark. Se hele kåringen i det nye Euroman og på euroman.dk.

www.euroman.dk

Euroman on Instagram: "Grev Nikolai i det nye Euroman. Kan købes fra på torsdag."

491 likes, 5 comments - euroman_dk on July 23, 2024: "Grev Nikolai i det nye Euroman. Kan købes fra på torsdag.".

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I wonder will they ever stop using his title on the cover of these magazines. I also wonder if that is what he wants or if the magazine dictates it. It really cheapens the integrity of his career and his title. I question whether he would be getting all of these covers without his name. I also feel the interviews are mundane, reserve, and repetitive. There’s always something referring back to the family, you never really get a feel of who Nikolai is.

 

[iceflower]

Nikolai has shared some more photos of the Euroman DK interview today:

Count Nikolai of Monpezat on Instagram: "Honoured to be on the cover of the August edition of @euroman_dk 💙"

4,917 likes, 90 comments - nikolaitildanmark on July 29, 2024: "Honoured to be on the cover of the August edition of @euroman_dk 💙".

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[iceflower]

Nikolai shared some more lovely photos of the family holidays in France:

Count Nikolai of Monpezat on Instagram: "more from the holiday album 🍇🍇"

8,064 likes, 71 comments - nikolaitildanmark on August 4, 2024: "more from the holiday album 🍇🍇".

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[iceflower]

Nikolai attended a fashion show in Copenhagen today, August 5:

Dukkede op på hjemmebane: Se grev Nikolai til modeshow i København

Grev Nikolai er tilbage på hjemlige breddegrader, og mandag dukkede han op til modeshow i København.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[polyesco]

He watched his girlfriend on the catwalk and gave a few words

Grev Nikolai støtter Benedikte Thoustrup som model: Stolt af hende

Grev Nikolai var på plads til Benedikte Thoustrups store øjeblik som catwalkmodel til modeugen i København

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"- Super beautiful, I'm so proud of her. It was super fantastic to witness, says Nikolai to SE and HØR after the show.
Count Nikolai has just finished his studies, but his future plans are not yet fixed, he says.
- I don't know yet, I think I have to go out and find out what is going to happen. I'm keeping my options open, anyway.
Whether abroad can be part of Count Nikolai's future is certainly not out of the question, but a Danish adventure is not off the drawing board.
- Both yes and no. I haven't actually decided on anything yet. So it can easily be - it can also easily be, it just stays here in Denmark"

 

[iceflower]

Nikolai and his girlfriend Benedikte attended another fashion show in Copenhagen today, August 7:

Grev Nikolai og Benedikte Thoustrup gør det igen: Se billederne fra modefest

Grev Nikolai og kæresten dukkede endnu en gang op til et show i forbindelse med modeugen.

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Grev Nikolai og Benedikte Thoustrup dukkede op til modeshow igen: Hilste på en særlig person

Grev Nikolai og kæresten Benedikte Thoustrup mødte en helt særlig person, da de deltog i modeugen i København.

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Søde og forelskede til modeshow: Grev Nikolai hånd i hånd med Benedikte Thoustrup

Grev Nikolai og Benedikte Thoustrup lyste af glæde og forelskelse, da de ankom til et stort modeshow under Copenhagen Fashion Week onsdag eftermiddag.

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[Muhler]

They've been together for a long time now.
Wonder if they will take the final step.
There are few who are so lucky to find the one that early in life, especially if they stay together.

 

[Somebody]

He watched his girlfriend on the catwalk and gave a few words

Grev Nikolai støtter Benedikte Thoustrup som model: Stolt af hende

Grev Nikolai var på plads til Benedikte Thoustrups store øjeblik som catwalkmodel til modeugen i København

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"- Super beautiful, I'm so proud of her. It was super fantastic to witness, says Nikolai to SE and HØR after the show.
Count Nikolai has just finished his studies, but his future plans are not yet fixed, he says.
- I don't know yet, I think I have to go out and find out what is going to happen. I'm keeping my options open, anyway.
Whether abroad can be part of Count Nikolai's future is certainly not out of the question, but a Danish adventure is not off the drawing board.
- Both yes and no. I haven't actually decided on anything yet. So it can easily be - it can also easily be, it just stays here in Denmark"

It doesn’t sound as if he is in a hurry. Hopefully he finds a purpose in life.

 

[polyesco]

"Now we have had a locked path at CBS for the last five years, so now we have to see what will happen afterwards.
Previously, however, Nikolai stated to Australian G.Q.  that he would like something with "flexibility" and "room to travel quite a bit"."

Grev Nikolai taler om fremtiden: Den er uvis

Det lader ikke til, at den unge grev Nikolai helt ved, hvad han skal lave i fremtiden endnu – Trods at han nu er færdiguddannet

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[Adda]

Happy birthday to Nikolai! The royal house has shared two beautiful photos. The first one taken in New Zealand, the second one with his family taken at Chateau de Cayx.

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "🇩🇰 Hans Excellence Greve Nikolai har fødselsdag og fylder i dag 25 år 🇩🇰 På det første billede ses @nikolaitildanmark bestige bjerget Roys Peak i New Zealand, og på billede nummer to ses Greven sammen med famili

1,734 likes, 24 comments - detdanskekongehus on August 27, 2024: "🇩🇰 Hans Excellence Greve Nikolai har fødselsdag og fylder i dag 25 år 🇩🇰 På det første billede ses @nikolaitildanmark bestige bjerget Roys Peak i New Zealand, og på billede nummer to ses Greven sammen med familien på Château de...

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[Muhler]

Nikolai has also given an interview for DK1 and here are a few quotes.

Grev Nikolai i nyt interview: 'Jeg vil altid bære familiens navn med ære'

Grev Nikolai har planer for fremtiden.

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Grev Nikolai fylder 25 år: Der er øjne, der hviler på mig, men jeg føler ikke et pres

Fødselaren sætter fortsat en ære i at leve op til det ansvar, der følger med, når man er en del af den danske kongefamilie.

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- When you see and her him, you are in no doubt that he is a son of Joachim. But I think Alexandra is very much in agreement with what he says.

He has finished his education of Cpenhagen Business School:
"So far I've had various studie-jobs (jobs that are relevant for his education) within various areas of business, but now I'm looking forward to using it (his education) more professionally."

He's a public figure:
"I know there are eyes resting me and an attention/interest. But that's not a pressure. I simply want to be the best version of myself.
Today I'm at a place in my life, where I'm super-happy to be. I have just finished my education and (I) just enjoy life as it is right now."

He is still a part of the royal family:
"That will always mean a lot to me. You cannot run from who you are - no one can and. So I will hopefully one day take it to the highest level. I will always walk with my chest forward, hold my head high and carry the family-name with honor."
(I interpret this as him saying that he will endeavor to always do his utmost in maintaining and living up to honor it is to carry the family name. Basically a: Noblesse oblige.

- He declined to answer questions about his time at Herlufsholm and the family-crisis when he lost his title as prince.

In the Euroman interview, he talked about being careful about his appearance. How he considered PH to be an icon. How he was taught manners at home, which included dining at the table with napkins under his arms. Style-wise his dad only demanded one thing of him, that he should always tuck his shirt down his pants.

 

[polyesco]

"He declined to answer questions about his time at Herlufsholm".

He always had great things to say before. I wonder what the question was

Nikolai was spotted and gave a short interview on his birthday

Her fejrer grev Nikolai sin fødselsdag

Afsløring:

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[Muhler]

I think he wisely intends to keep a distance from that subject.

Let's have some trivia about Nikolai.
BT has compiled 25 things, some of which I will include here.

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I dag onsdag fylder prins Joachims ældste søn 25 år. I den anledning får du herunder 25 ting, som du måske ikke vidste om nummer seks til tronen.

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2) The only rule regarding clothes Joachim has been adamant about is: Tuck the shirt down the pants.
3) He had a dream about being a race-driver.
6) His favorite snack is crisp pork-rind.
7) He is "honorary-citizen of Legoland" which means he has free admittance for life.
11) Nikolai wore a tux for the first time when he was 14, at his mother's 50th birthday.
12) While at Herlufsholm, Nikolai got a warning for breaching the alcohol rules of the school.
15) Nikolai does not drink Cola.
17) Apart from his evening-prayer he has no set daily routines.
19) His favorite director is Christopher Nolan and his favorite movie is Interstellar.
20) At home they had a swear-box. 5 DKK per swear-word. The one at the end of the week had cussed the least won the content. Usually Joachim lost. - (Wonder when it dawned on Nikolai that Joachim probably did it on purpose.)
21) He started piano-lessons when he was nine.
22) The first album he listened to as a child was: Justin Timberlakes 'FutureSex/Lovesounds'.
23) Dress-wise Nikolai Coster-Waldou is perhaps the man Nikolai associate with the most.

 

[Adda]

In the Euroman interview, he talked about being careful about his appearance. How he considered PH to be an icon. How he was taught manners at home, which included dining at the table with napkins under his arms. Style-wise his dad only demanded one thing of him, that he should always tuck his shirt down his pants.

Not surprising. Joachim has always been very formal (I say this as a compliment) I remember how in one of the documentaries for his wedding to Marie, he is the one dressing up the boys and explains to a tired Felix why the tie has to be tied in a certain way.

I'm also very fond of this precious documentary. At 25:34 we can see how Joachim, with the help of uncle Frede, tries to make sure Nikolai has his coat on... Oh boy, at the end QMII and Alexandra had to intervene...but the coat was put ON.

Aaaand I feel old.

 

[Muhler]

Me too. Nikolai is a year younger than my son.

A sweet video, in which Joachim tells the Master of Ceremonies that Nikolai responds in Danish when addressed in Danish. But when addressed in any other language he responds in English.

 

[Prinsara]

Why do you say he reminds you of Joachim, @Muhler? Just curious (since I like them both).

 

[Muhler]

His choice of words, that's like listening to Joachim. Joachim has an advanced and very correct vocabulary.
Of course looking at him.
And the seriousness with which he approach things and is aware of himself. - I know this conservative/liberal style is fashionable among many young men these days, but it's also very much Joachim.
And finally no mumbling or swallowing the endings of the words. He clearly has been drilled in speaking clearly.