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The custom for Denmark's royal family is to not release a new baby's name until the christening, so even though the newest member was born in the winter, she wasn't officially named until today: Athena Marguerite Francoise Marie, daughter of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie.

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Marguerite is probably after her grandmother Queen Margrethe, and the Francoise is mostly likely for her maternal grandmother. I'm not quite sure about Athena (maybe a nod to the Greek side of the family?). It's sort of like Princess Estelle of Sweden from a few months ago, I don't think anyone saw this one coming. It's pretty, and certainly has history behind it, but I was expecting something more traditional and less trendy. Wdyto it?

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Also, her brothers are Nikolai William Alexander Frederik, Felix Henrik Valdemar Christian, and Henrik Carl Joachim Alain.