PRINCE FREDERIK MISSING FOR 48 HOURS

THE PRESSURE OF HIS ROLE IS GETTING TO THE DANISH HEIR

With stress mounting on Prince Frederik and his wife Princess Mary, who are taking on more royal duties as their reign nears, there are fresh fears for the heir to the Danish throne as he struggles with the pressures of becoming King.

Despite Fred being well-trained for what’s to come once he succeeds his mother, Queen Margrethe, 81, New Idea understands that behind palace doors the prince has been taking more and more time out, sometimes disappearing for two days at a time! Insiders says Frederik, 52, uses his time away from the palace and his family to “think and contemplate the future of the monarchy and his role as ruler” – but now there are growing concerns that his approach may cause strife in his longstanding marriage.