News has been circulating for several months in the national press. “Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella will carry out 11 months of military service starting from the month of August,” revealed thus on March 31, 2026, at Amalienborg Palace. Here is the youngest daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark ready to put on the uniform, make her bed in the barracks, and above all, push her limits. She will begin this training once she has her high school diploma, currently in her final year at the high school in Hørsholm, near Copenhagen. Like her brother, Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella will join the Hussar Guard Regiment, at the Antvorskov Barracks in Slagelse.
The Court specifies that she will be among the “first” to complete her military service. Indeed, since last year, conscription has been expanded in the Scandinavian kingdom and applies to both young men and young women, once they reach the age of majority. While these new rules previously only applied to Danish women who turned 18 as of July 1, 2025, Princess Isabella of Denmark has still chosen to take up the challenge. “It’s really great, and it sends a positive message to the many young women who are also called to serve. This shows a certain strength, and the fact that she chooses this path shows her dynamism and determination,” explains journalist Marianne Singer in the pages of the magazine Billed-Bladet.
On March 8, 2025, the princess accompanied her family during a visit to Slagelse where her brother Christian had been serving for a few weeks. An opportunity for her to get a glimpse of daily life at the barracks and learn more about the Hussar Guard Regiment. She even had fun putting on the camouflage backpack and the helmet of the Crown Prince. “The royal couple is very attentive to their children, so if Princess Isabella of Denmark had really objected, it wouldn’t have happened,” adds our sister.
A well-considered choice by the princess who was able to discuss with her father Frederik X and her brother Christian about their experiences in the army. Her mother, Queen Mary, her grandmother, Queen Margrethe, and her uncle, Prince Joachim, also had military careers. As for her aunt, Princess Marie, she was appointed in April 2023 as head of a section of the Danish Emergency Services Agency. Princess Isabella thus prioritizes family tradition before going to university. “The fact that two of the royal couple’s children are in the military sends a very strong signal,” emphasizes Marianne Singer to Billed-Bladet. She adds: “I also think she will appreciate the sense of community that prevails in the army. It’s something her father has always valued: the strong cohesion created in these places.“
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