The Best Photos From Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine’s Confirmation in Denmark

Rachel KingMon, April 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM UTC

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Denmark’s Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, the 15-year-old twins and youngest children of King Frederik and Queen Mary, were confirmed in a ceremony at Fredensborg Palace Church on Saturday. In Christianity, in both Catholicism and Protestant denominations, confirmation is considered a formal rite of passage from childhood into adolescence, carrying symbolic weight beyond its religious significance.

The confirmation was officiated by royal confessor Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen and was attended by the full Danish royal family, including their grandmother, Queen Margrethe, who herself was confirmed at the same church in 1955. The Danish royal family has held confirmation ceremonies at Fredensborg Palace Church for more than a century. King Frederik was confirmed there in 1981, as were the twins’ elder siblings Crown Prince Christian in 2021 and Princess Isabella in 2022.

The Danish royals belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark, also known as “Folkekirken” in Danish or the Church of Denmark. According to the Danish Constitution, the monarch must be a member of the Church of Denmark. King Frederik is currently the supreme secular authority of the Church of Denmark, largely a ceremonial role.

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The Church of Denmark does not prescribe a fixed number of godparents as some other Christian denominations do, though godparents traditionally play a significant role in the confirmation ceremony. Among the most notable guests was King Felipe of Spain, who serves as one of Prince Vincent’s godparents. Vincent’s other godparents in attendance included his maternal uncle, John Stuart Donaldson; Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille; Baroness Helle Reedtz-Thott; and Caroline Heering.

Princess Marie, who is married to Frederik’s younger brother, Prince Joachim, and serves as one of Princess Josephine’s godparents, was also present, along with their cousins Count Henrik and Countess Athena. Athena is scheduled to be confirmed herself in two weeks, though her ceremony will take place in the United States, where the family has been living in Washington D.C. since 2023.

Below, the best photos from the meaningful day:

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