Queen's grandson, whose title was changed, has a new look

Count Felix of Monpezat is sporting a new hairstyle these days! A photo showing the Danish royal family member's new look, a buzz cut, was released on Tuesday to celebrate Felix's 23rd birthday. 

The image of the Count with his short hair was taken by his stepmother, Princess Marie. "His Excellency Count Felix has a birthday and turns 23 today 🇩🇰📸 HRH Princess Marie ©️," the Danish Royal House wrote in the caption on Instagram (translated to English).

When Felix and his older brother Count Nikolai were awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog by their uncle King Frederik of Denmark in late May, Felix's hair was still grown out. 

Nikolai, 25, wished his younger brother a happy birthday on July 22 with a video on his personal Instagram that featured throwback footage of the two of them at seemingly their younger brother Henrik's christening in 2009. "happy birthday to my brother in crime - here’s to more questionable decisions together 😮‍💨," Nikolai captioned the post.  

Felix and Henrik are Prince Joachim's sons from his first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. King Frederik's brother also has two younger kids, Count Henrik and Countess Athena, with his second wife, Princess Marie, whom Joachim has been married to since 2008.

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The Prince and Princess titles of Joachim's children were discontinued at the start of 2023. The Danish Royal House announced Queen Margrethe's decision to change the titles of her younger son's kids in 2022, explaining that she wished "to create the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a much greater extent without being limited by the special considerations and duties that a formal affiliation with the Royal House of Denmark as an institution involves.” 

Margrethe later explained to Weekendavisen that it was better that she was the one to make the change, rather than her son Frederik, who ascended the throne in 2024. “For me, it has been important that it should not be Frederik’s lot to make such a decision,” Joachim's mother said via Billed Bladet  (translated to English). “It was better that it was me.”