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AFP
Stockholm
Denmark's Prince Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe who was living"his last days" according to the palace, struggled for half a century to win the hearts of Danes, succeeding only in his final years.
The French-born prince, who was admitted to Copenhagen's Rigshospitalet on January 28 for a lung infection and a benign lung tumour, was transferred to Fredensborg Palace, located 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of the capital,"where the prince wishes to spend his last days," the palace said.
He was diagnosed with dementia in September 2017.
The 83-year-old prince has a reputation as a bon vivant who enjoys cooking, poetry and wine. But his frequent outbursts of anger and flamboyant style, in a country that values humility and discretion, long irritated the Danish people.
Disappointed that his royal title of prince was never changed to king when his wife became queen in 1972, Henrik spoke out often in the media about his frustration, which did little to endear him to his subjects.
He retired from public service in 2016, and the following year he revealed that he did not want to be buried next to his wife because he was never made her equal.
