Visiting nurse to see the prince
The crown prince and crown princess have accepted a municipal offer to have a visiting nurse check up on their newborn son
Denmark's new crown prince will receive a visit from a nurse from the local health authority, just like every other newborn child in Denmark, national broadcaster DR reported.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have accepted the offer to have a nurse visit to weigh and measure their baby son, advise on his care and diet, and give tips on how to stimulate his senses and muscles during the first months.
Every newborn child in Denmark receives the same offer from municipal health care authorities.
The only difference is that the little prince will already have a private nurse ready.
'When the time is right, the couple's nanny will contact the visiting nurse service in the municipality to make an appointment for a visit,' Chamberlain Per Thornit, the chief of the crown prince's court, said in a statement.
John Hemming, mayor of the couple's hometown of Fredensborg-Humlebæk in northern Zealand, said it was 'colossally cosy' that the couple had accepted the municipal health care program.
The little prince, however, will also be cared for by a nanny, just like his father before him, and his two cousins, six-year-old Prince Nikolaj and three-year-old Prince Felix.
The court has hired a trained nurse, Mette Hansen, to look after the boy when his parents have to leave him for their official duties.
Crown Princess Mary, however, has declared that she and her husband will raise their children themself, and not leave them to the care of nannies.