File photo: Sarah Christine Nørgaard/ScanpixDenmark's Prince Henrik is suffering from dementia, the palace said on Wednesday, adding that his condition played no role in his recent decision to not be buried with his wife Queen Margrethe II. "Following a longer course of investigation, and most recently, a series of examinations conducted during late summer, a team of specialists at Rigshospitalet has now concluded that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik suffers from dementia," it said in a statement. "The extent of the cognitive failure is, according to Rigshospitalet, greater than expected considering the age of the prince." Prince Henrik is 83. Upon marrying her, he changed his name to Henrik, converted from Catholicism to Protestantism and renounced his French citizenship to become a Dane.

Source: The Local September 06, 2017 15:56 UTC