For weeks, tabloid media have been reporting on an alleged affair between Danish Crown Prince Frederik and a Mexican actress. Despite many denials, things are getting hot in the rumor mill. The case could harm Frederik.
The Danish royal family has been spared major scandals in recent years and decades – unlike the British or Spanish ones. But now a story has been circulating in the tabloids for weeks about an alleged affair between the Danish Crown Prince. And royal fans around the world are wondering: Did Frederik cheat on his Mary?
It all started at the beginning of November – with a cover in the Spanish tabloid. It showed Crown Prince Frederik with Mexican actress Genoveva Casanova. The heir to the throne and the 47-year-old were allegedly seen in Madrid at the end of October, where they had dinner together.
But that’s not all: “Lecturas” went on to write that Frederik even stayed overnight at Casanova’s. There are pictures of the Crown Prince leaving the TV star’s apartment in the morning. One of them also made the rounds on Spanish television.
The royal family and Casanova deny it
The Danish court responded with a statement in Spanish: It does not comment on or confirm details of private matters and is obliged to respect the privacy of the royal family.
And the Mexican also rushed to make a statement after the photos. “I categorically reject the allegations that suggest a romantic relationship between Prince Frederik and me,” she also told . He added: “Any allegation of this nature is not only untrue but also maliciously misrepresents the facts. The matter is already in the hands of my lawyers who will take the appropriate steps to safeguard my right to honor, truth and privacy.” However, according to media reports, no lawsuit appears to have been filed.
The royal family also told the Danish newspaper that they do not comment on “rumors and insinuations”. That seemed to be the end of the matter – but the tabloids and gossip newspapers in Denmark continued to diligently produce headlines. Nobility experts and analysts also gave their two cents. They interpreted details, put a lot of things on the balance and didn’t skimp on speculation. The Frederik case continued over Christmas. The newspapers were already talking about . Meanwhile, in the royal family, the people showed solidarity with Mary.
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wrote one day after the first reports on November 7th that Frederik’s visit to Madrid was probably private while Crown Princess Mary was on a working visit to the USA. At the same time, the newspaper wrote that the pictures of the two had been seen in Madrid and that there had been no “physical contact” between the two. The , Kim Bach, said: “There is no smoking gun”.
At the same time, he tried to explain the Crown Prince’s visit to Madrid: “An explanation, if there is one, could be that he had a meeting before the Spanish royal family’s visit. And then he is good friends with Casanova, perhaps in all innocence , and they had a dinner date and she offered him to spend the night in her apartment.”
And Casanova also explained why she and the prince came together. She told the Spanish magazine that the two were friends through a mutual friend. Frederik wanted to visit an art exhibition with this friend. But when he became ill, Genoveva Casanova stepped in to accompany him. She once again denied the rumors of a love affair. But that still didn’t calm the rumor mill.
Mary’s trip to Australia fuels rumor mills
This is how it became known that Casanova, as photos on her Instagram channel showed.
A video from the Crown Prince family from December 4th also provided new topics of conversation. In it, the family is decorating a Christmas tree. She seems happy – but royal expert Kim Bach noted: “Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik are never close to each other in the video.” To show peace and harmony, you would need a video of the two of them in each other’s arms.
But this news caused more of a stir just one day after the Christmas video: Crown Princess Mary is traveling to her homeland of Australia with two of her children – without Frederik. Of course, there were rumors about whether the house blessing was going wrong. But the Royal magazine was able to give the all-clear: Mary was visiting family – and her husband was supposed to follow. In addition, the trip to Australia had been planned for a long time.
A lot of fuss about holding hands
Even the Crown Prince family’s joint visit to the Christmas service was closely observed and discussed. Frederik, Mary and their children came to Aarhus Cathedral on Christmas Eve in a visibly good mood. But many people noticed one detail: the crown prince couple was holding hands, as pictures showed.
A gesture into which the tabloid press interpreted a lot. The Danish tabloid newspaper even asked a body language expert what you can read from holding hands. Frederik’s fingers are wrapped around Mary, but “that’s all it is,” explained expert Pernille Slot. But the crown prince couple looked like any other couple, she said.
Although nothing has been proven in the “Madrid scandal” and much of it is based not on facts but on speculation and interpretation, communications and royal family experts are certain that the photos of Frederik and Genoveva Casanova could be more damaging to the crown prince.
Kim Bach says the Madrid photos are a “gigantic scandal” that makes the crown prince the “king of scandals.” The story will stick with him for a long time. In addition, his decision to spend the night with another woman – and thereby fuel rumors of an extramarital affair – shows poor judgment.
Experts criticize the royal family – Casanova “devastated”
The court’s communication was also not good, says communications expert Anna Thygesen. “It was stupid that they initially said they wouldn’t comment on rumors,” she told the . That seemed “a bit panicky”. “You just shouldn’t have said anything.” However, the royal family’s strategy of keeping a low profile as much as possible paid off. “When you do strategic communication, you have to constantly check what you are dealing with. For the royal family there are two parameters: the media and public opinion. And that is currently the media.” If no new compromising details emerged about Frederik’s visit to Madrid, the media would eventually stop reporting on it.
And although Frederik’s popularity with the Danish population and the “Madrid scandal” are apparently not doing anything to harm this, the communications expert believes that the rumors about him could damage the “goodwill account” of the Danish royal family. For Genoveva Casanova, however, they seem far worse. The media reported that she had fled to London and was “devastated”.
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Source: Stern
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