Denmark’s Queen says sorry for family upset caused by taking away titles

Queen Margrethe refuses to back down on stripping four grandchildren of royal titles but says she underestimated' effect

Denmark's Queen Margrethe has apologised for upsetting members of her family with her decision to strip four of her grandchildren of their royal titles, but has refused to change her mind.

The palace last week announced the four children of Margrethe's youngest son, Prince Joachim, would no longer be called prince or princess but instead Count or Countess of Monpezat - the birth title of her late husband, the French-born Prince Henrik.