A Q about Prince Fredrick of Denmark.Does anyone know what the medals he wears on his uniform are for?

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A Q about Prince Fredrick of Denmark.Does anyone know what the medals he wears on his uniform are for?
Last time I checked Denmark hasn't been in any wars since they got invaded in 1940.Before that some Viking types may have gone a'marauding.So what do his little trinkets signify?

Sofgrant: YOU ARE THE MAN!

Answer 1

As a descendant of Queen Victoria through her granddaughter, Princess Margaret of Connaught, daughter of her 3rd son, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, Prince Frederik is on the Line of succession to the British Throne as well, currently number 214, right after the Swedish Royal Family.

He has a number of decorations most notable of which are:

* Knight of the Order of the Elephant
* Grand Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
* Silver Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
* The Silver Jubilee Medal of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (accession to the Danish throne)

Foreign Decorations:

* Grand Cross of the Order of Honourable Service, Italy (It.F.1.),
* The Order of the Seraphim, Sweden (S.Sph.),
* The Order of Saint Olav, Grand Cross, Norway (N.St.0.1.),
* The Order of the White Rose, Grand Cross, Finland (Fi.H.R.1.),
* The Order of Leopold, Grand Cross, Belgium (B.L.1.),
* The Order of the Chrysanthemum, Japan (J.Krys),
* The Order of the Southern Cross, Grand Cross, Brazil (Br.S.K.1.),
* The Order of the Rio Branco, Grand Cross, Brazil (Br.R.B.1.),
* The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Grand Cross (Ty.F.R.F.1).

He also has had many years in the Danish Armed Forces and in April 2004, the Crown Prince was appointed commander, senior grade in the navy, lieutenant colonel in the army and lieutenant colonel in the air force.

If you would like to know about each one of those doo-dads, they are each hyperlinked in the source below (you gotta go about halfway down through the info.)

Answer 2

They earned a similar as every person contained in the defense force does. E.g., the Canadian ornament (CD) is provided after 12 years of provider, with a bar ever 10 after that. As most of the Royals have served the Canadian Forces, as Colonels in chief, etc., they have earned the right to this medal, same as I did with my provider contained in the Canadian Forces. As many serve in similar roles in different Forces, e.g., Australia, and New Zealand, they might have medals from those international locations to boot, which has a tendency to characteristic to the sequence. I "earned" the Queen's Golden Jubilee medal, which various of the Royals have - and, for variety of a similar reason. Being an all round reliable guy, serving on the time of the fiftieth anniversary (Feb, 2002). So, not one of the medals are only for being an officer, precisely - all have some criteria, e.g., length of time served, or for commemorative medals, a attractiveness of reliable provider, etc.

Answer 3

I'm really lost on this one but, I told you I'd answer your questions so I'll do my best. :) They're probably from the Danish Frogman Corps where he completed extensive military studies and training in all 3 services, notably completing education as a Frogman in the naval special forces. .... I looked it up. :)

Answer 4

Sofgrant and the wikipedia contributors know. I'm sure many other people do as well.

Good question, btw.

Answer 5

How about this wild idea: Maybe they are for all the wars they HAVEN'T gotten sucked into. Now there's a novel idea!!!

Answer 6

Im clueless.