Prince Christian of Denmark looked unrecognizable as he lifted stones to help build houses and collected buckets of water in East Africa during a stay on board.
While the public is used to seeing him in a suit and tie, the 19-year-old royal, the eldest son of Queen Mary and King Fredrik, wore a T-shirt, shorts, cap, gloves and boots on most days. during his stay abroad.
The Danish royal landed in Africa on September 4 after graduating high school earlier this year.
On Thursday, Christian, the heir to the Danish throne, shared an insight into how completely different life in Africa is compared to back home, and how it is an adventure he will “never forget.”
Following in his father’s footsteps, he also announced in February that he will work as a military officer at the Guardhouse Regiment in Slagelse.
‘Daily life here is very different from home. The food, the culture, the climate, the nature, the tasks and the people make it an experience I will never forget,” he said.
‘Over the past few weeks I have been working on nature conservation. I monitor and record the animals in the bush and look after the office on the farm.
‘I learned a lot about life here and helped build new houses for the employees. And then I played some good football matches with the locals.’
While the public is used to seeing him in a suit and tie, 19-year-old Prince Christian, the eldest son of Queen Mary and King Fredrik, wore a T-shirt, shorts, gloves on most days during his time abroad and boots.
On Thursday, Christian shared some insight into what life has been like over the past three months and what he has learned
The Danish royal family landed in Africa on September 4
Images shared on Instagram show the Danish prince working with locals and lifting stones (photo)
Christian will return home in the coming weeks to celebrate Christmas with Queen Mary, King Frederick and his siblings, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
‘But now I’m also starting to look forward to returning to the family in Denmark in a few weeks and celebrating Christmas. And now I’m looking forward to new challenges!’ he continued.
A series of images shows the Danish prince working and playing football with the locals in his spare time. A video also showed him helping to anesthetize a wild animal.
Christian concluded the caption by announcing his new career move to the military in the new year.
King Frederik has an extensive military history that began in 1986. In 1995, he was one of four recruits out of 300 men to complete training for the Frogman Corps of the Royal Danish Navy.
When the heir headed to East Africa in September, Mary and Frederik posted a sweet photo of their son, who beamed in a beige khaki shirt as he stood behind a beautiful sunset-lit backdrop.
Christian’s travel plans were announced earlier this year in a statement released by the Danish royal family via Instagram. They revealed that the prince would spend four busy months on the continent.
They wrote: “On September 4, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will depart for an extended stay in East Africa,” the statement said.
‘Daily life here is very different from home. The food, the culture, the climate, the nature, the tasks and the people make it an experience I will never forget,” the Instagram post said.
In his spare time he enjoyed playing football with the locals
In the photo (number 10) with teammates
Christian said how completely different life in Africa is from back home in Denmark and that it is an adventure he will ‘never forget’
‘There, the Crown Prince will be involved in the daily operation of two farms, which will include practical and administrative tasks, and the Crown Prince will also gain insight into local nature conservation.
“The plan is for the Crown Prince to return to Denmark in December.”
Following his father’s succession, Prince Christian is now first in line for the Danish throne after his grandmother Queen Margrethe ended her historic 52-year reign in January.
After Christian left for East Africa, his loving mother admitted she would struggle not having her son around in the coming months.
At a ceremony in Copenhagen ahead of his departure, she said: “We are going to miss him unimaginably… very, very much.”
She added that both she and King Frederick are excited for him, however, and “look forward” to hearing about his travels upon his return.
Prince Christian’s trip to East Africa follows a “long tradition” within the royal family, whose heirs are sent abroad “during their youth” to learn more about themselves and “experience the world,” the statement continued. errand.
The statement highlighted King Frederick’s “expedition to Mongolia… targeting the nomads” in 1986, as well as a year’s work “in a vineyard in California.”
His mother, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe, also made ‘longer trips to East and South America’ in the 1960s.