Denmark’s Count Nikolai is busy preparing to relocate to Sydney for his university studies, but not before making a quick stop in France for the summer.
The 23-year-old grandson of Queen Margrethe II travelled to France to stay at Château de Cayx, near Cahors in the south of the country.
The estate is owned by the Danish royal family as a private residence after it was purchased by the Queen and her late husband Prince Henrik in 1974.
He stayed in the picturesque estate with his long-time girlfriend Benedikte Thoustrup, before the couple were later joined by Nikolai’s younger siblings, Count Felix, 20, Count Henrik, 14, and Countess Athena, 11.
The Danish royals often holiday at the chateau and over the years, many have shared photos from their time there including the Queen, Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik and Nikolai’s father Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie.
Count Nikolai stopped in at the estate in France to enjoy the summer before he and his girlfriend prepare for their big move to Australia.
Nikola and Benedikte are set to move to Sydney for their university studies, with the couple both being enrolled at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), as reported by a Danish newspaper.
The pair will be studying in Australia for one semester, with their classes commencing at the university from August 1st and ending on November 30th.
The move was confirmed to the newspaper by press advisor Helle von Wildenrath Løvgreen in May.
Von Wildenrath Løvgreen said Count Nikolai and Thoustrup were excited about experiencing Australia and, at the time, were looking for an apartment to rent in Sydney while they study.
Count Nikolai is one of Queen Margrethe’s four grandchildren who were stripped of their royal titles late last year.
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