Royal Danish twins christened

08:25, 15 April 2011

COPENHAGEN. April 15. KAZINFORM Denmark's royal twins, the youngest members of the country's 1,000 year-old monarchy, were christened in Copenhagen, the Danish capital, on Thursday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

The three-month old twins, a boy and girl, are the children of Crown Prince Frederik, next in line to the Danish throne, and his Tasmanian-born wife Crown Princess Mary.

They were named Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander and Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda, at an elegant ceremony in Copenhagen's 16th-century Holmens Church, on Thursday afternoon.

Born on Jan 8, 2011, the twins are separated in age by a gap of just 26 minutes, with Vincent being the elder of the two.

The giving of four names to each child has become a tradition in the Danish monarchy in recent generations.

Following royal tradition, every other Danish king has been named either Frederik or Christian. The little princess also bears the Greenlandic name "Ivalo" , while "Mathilda" is a nod to her part-Australian parentage.

They are fourth and fifth in line to succeed the Danish throne, behind their father Crown Prince Frederik and older siblings Prince Christian, 5, and Princess Isabella, 3; Kazinform cites China Daily.

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