This morning Prince Henrik's closest family members held a service at his castrum doloris at Christiansborg Castle Church.
This video – unfortunately of poor quality - shows the arrival of Queen Margrethe II, her elder son Crown Prince Frederik, and his wife Australian Crown Princess Mary at the church.

1. Prince Henrik's coffin is placed on a catafalque covered with a cloth of purple velvet.
2. The coffin is covered by the Prince's own flag with the Prince's coat of arms.
3. Wreaths ar placed surrounding the coffin.
4. The candleholders around the coffin are so-called gueridones, which usually are displayed at Rosenborg Castle. They were also used in connection Queen Margrethe II's parents’ King Frederiks IX and Queen Ingrid's funerals in 1972 and 2000 respectively.
5. Mourners are allowed to circle the coffin.
6. An honor guard stand at the coffin. They are officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Home Guard.
Since the 17th century, the Danish monarchy has practised the castrum doloris habit in Christiansborg Castle Church.

Thank you for the link, alged.
Yes, Prince Henrik was very fond of his wine estate, and he and his wife
spent time there every summer and enjoyed their relative privacy there.

He was an author, a poet, a hunter, and a pilot, too, and he spoke six languages just to mention a few of his qualifications.
The best one is that he made Queen Margrethe II very, very happy, and I think he was, too, most of the time.
It's never easy to be transplanted to another country - especially in a role as the one he was bestowed.

Prince Henrik behaved a bit strange for the most recent year, and just a few months ago it was announced that he suffered from Alzheimers, and then his errant statements became a little easier to understand for people.

Yes, one of his complaints during that time was that he didn't get the status or recognition he wanted and think he deserved.
Also, he declared he did not want to be buried (put in a sarcophagus) next to his wife as tradition bids at Roskilde Cathedral south of Copenhagen.

The Queen designed the sarcophaguses herself several years ago.

So there is a change of tradition.
There will be a funeral on Tuesday at 11 am with participation of the closest family and family friends.
No big official ceremony as would be the normal thing.
Prince Henrik will be cremated, which has not happened before.
Half of his ashes will be spread at sea, the other half buried at Fredensborg Castle where he died, and which he regarded as his Danish Caïx.

The French ambassador to Denmark has put some very fine words to Prince Henrik:
'He was the most Danish of the French and the most French of the Danish'.

I would think they would, alged
If for nothing else because beautiful
Princess Marie
married to Joachim, Crown Prince Frederik's younger brother
is French

The funeral of Prince Henrik was at 11:00 am UTC+ and at 10:30 all the church bells in the entire Kingdom of Denmark began chiming – inclusive of at my own neighborhood church. I think the best I can do is to link to a DR (Denmark’s Radio) web page where you will find still photos and at the top a video of the ceremony in a compressed form.

The dirt that was shoveled onto the coffin was a mixture of dirt from Chateau de Caïx in France



and one of the royal residences in Denmark, Marselisborg

You're welcome, alged.
I wish you a nice and safe trip come May, and perhaps you would like to check in here with a picture or two and if you do come near Chateau de Caïx and tell us if the wine is enjoyable