Crown Prince Christian mentioned he was ‘proud, touched, and honoured’ to have grow to be a Guard Hussar after finishing a gruelling four-day military train. The future king of Denmark undertook the ‘REX tour’ alongside his platoon, enduring sleep deprivation, restricted meals provides, and marathon treks in a milestone second for his royal profession.
The train started at 3:55 AM, with Christian and his fellow troops woken from their bunks in the Antvorskov barracks by the slamming of doorways and the smashing of pans. A video, launched by the Danish royal palace, exhibits the platoon lining up in their pyjamas and underwear, given simply quarter-hour to prepare earlier than heading out into the unknown.
‘We … push the soldiers physically, mentally, and socially in the last part, so that they can also show that they can handle their skills under pressure,’ defined Mikkel Abkjær Andersen of the REX Tour to the palace videographers, who have been forbidden to converse with conscripts and given scant interview time with the Crown Prince.
