On Ascension Day, Thursday 18 May 2023, His Excellency Count Henrik will be confirmed in Frederikskirken – The Danish Church in Paris. The confirmation takes place at 11:00, administered by the royal Chaplain-in-Ordinary, bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen, with the assistance of Frederikskirken’s minister, Malene Bendtsen. Afterwards, there will be a private celebration of the confirmand with family and friends.

Frederikskirken – The Danish Church in Paris, which also serves as a gathering place for Danes living in Paris and the surrounding area, was formally opened in 1955 with the participation of Queen Ingrid and Frederik the 9th, whose name the church bears.

Media information concerning Count Henrik’s confirmation will be announced at a later date.