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Today, 9 March, would have been the 100th birthday of Prince Flemming of Denmark, later Count of Rosenborg, who died in 2002.
He was the younger son of Prince Axel of Denmark and Princess Margaretha of Sweden - and was thus a first cousin of King Harald of Norway, King Baudouin and King Albert of Belgium, Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg and Queen Anne of Romania.

Here is a picture from his confirmation in 1937, taken at The Yellow Mansion where his grandfather, Prince Valdemar, gave a luncheon.

Sitting on the floor:
Prince Oluf of Denmark

First row:
Princess Ingeborg of Sweden
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
Princess Margaretha of Denmark
Prince Flemming of Denmark
Prince Axel of Denmark
Prince Carl of Sweden
King Christian X of Denmark

Second row:
Prince Harald of Denmark
Princess Friederike of Hannover
Prince George of Greece
Duchess Viktoria Luise of Braunschweig
Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
Queen Alexandrine of Denmark
Duke Ernst August of Braunschweig
Princess Thyra of Denmark
Prince Carl of Sweden
Princess Helena of Denmark
Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe

Five of Flemming's godparents are seen in the photo (Christian X, Valdemar, Ernst August, Ingeborg and Carl sr.) His other godparents were:
Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia
Queen Louise of Denmark
Prince Aage of Denmark
Princess Märtha of Sweden
Crown Prince Gustaf (VI) Adolf of Sweden
Baron Niels Juel-Brockdorff