He had made a brief appearance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Alongside his father, King Frederik X of Denmark, Prince Christian had attended, on the last day, the victory in the final of the Danish handball players against the Germans, with a gold medal as a result.
A first solo engagement abroad for the Danish heir
This Monday, September 2, the eldest of the four children of the Danish royal couple was once again in the French capital. But this time solo. For the first time, the heir to the crown was making a solo commitment abroad and it was with the athletes competing in the Paralympic Games that he chose to do so.
The young man, who will celebrate his 19th birthday on October 5, first took his place in the stands of the Arena Champ-de-Mars to watch the Denmark-Germany wheelchair rugby match, then supported Danish table tennis player Peter Rosenmeier against Briton Paul Karabardak at the Arena Paris-Sud.
He then went to the Olympic Village to meet the athletes of the Danish delegation, visiting the rooms to discover their daily lives and having lunch with them. The opportunity in particular to congratulate the swimmer Alexander Hillhouse, gold medalist in the 100m butterfly and Daniel Wagner, who won silver in the long jump.
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