Central European Time ( CET ) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00 . It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time , Berlin Time , Brussels Time , Budapest Time , Madrid Time , Paris Time , Rome Time , Prague time , Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST).
29-576: Prince Christian may refer to: Living people [ edit ] Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark (born 2005), heir apparent to the Danish throne, son of King Frederik X and Queen Mary Prince Christian of Hanover (born 1985) Deceased people [ edit ] Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark (1603–1647), heir apparent to the Danish throne Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin (1673–1726), Duke of Schleswig-Holstein and Prince of
58-642: A meeting of the Council of State , with the cabinet ministers and the council of state secretary in attendance. The moment the Queen signed a declaration of her abdication, Crown Prince Frederik acceded to the Danish throne as King Frederik X. Christian, who became the heir apparent, is referred to as "HRH Crown Prince Christian". In January 2024, Christian became a regent for the first time during his father's three day state visit to Poland. He signed his first law at Amalienborg Palace on 31 January 2024. He became
87-541: A pony called Flikflak from the Folketing , Denmark's national parliament. On 11 September 2006, Per Stig Møller , Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs, formally wrote and signed a hand-written document confirming Prince Christian's place in the line of succession . The prince's full name, his dates of birth and baptism, and the names of his godparents were recorded as dictated by the Royal Law of 1799. Christian
116-753: A public state school, Tranegård School in Hellerup . The Danish court announced in October 2019 that Christian and his three younger siblings would undertake a 12-week school stay at Lemania-Verbier International School in Verbier , Switzerland, in the beginning of 2020. The stay was cut short and the siblings returned home in March due to the intensification of the COVID-19 situation in Denmark. In April 2021, it
145-529: Is UTC (typically), UTC−01:00 (westernmost Spain ), or UTC+02:00 (e.g. the very easternmost parts of Norway , Sweden , Poland and Serbia ). On the other hand, people in Spain still have all work and meal hours one hour later than France and Germany despite sharing the same time zone. Historically Gibraltar maintained UTC+01:00 all year until the opening of the land border with Spain in 1982, when it followed its neighbour and introduced CEST. The following
174-641: Is based on many factors including: legal, political, economic, and physical or geographic. Consequently, time zones rarely adhere to meridian lines. The CET time zone, were it drawn by purely geographical terms, would consist of exactly the area between meridians 7°30′ E and 22°30′ E. As a result, there are European locales that despite lying in an area with a "physical" or "nominal" UTC+01:00 time, actually use another time zone ( UTC+02:00 in particular – there are no "physical" UTC+01:00 areas that employ UTC+00:00 ). Conversely, there are European areas that have gone for UTC+01:00 , even though their "physical" time zone
203-527: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark Queen Margrethe II Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark, Count of Monpezat RE (Christian Valdemar Henri John; born 15 October 2005), is the heir apparent to the Danish throne . He is the eldest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary . He was born during
232-494: Is first in line to the Danish throne and eldest child of King Frederik X. Since the 16th century, first-born sons of Danish monarchs have traditionally been alternately named Frederik and Christian. Christian's grandmother, Queen Margrethe II , announced her pending abdication on live television in her New Year's Eve address on 31 December 2023. On 14 January 2024, Prince Christian, the Queen, and Crown Prince Frederik participated in
261-491: Is known as West Africa Time (WAT), although Algeria , Morocco and Tunisia use the term Central European Time despite being in North Africa . Between 2005 and 2008, Tunisia observed daylight saving time . Libya also used CET during the years 1951–1959, 1982–1989, 1996–1997 and 2012–2013. For other countries see UTC+01:00 and West Africa Time . The criteria for drawing time zones
290-622: The Canary Islands ), Sweden , Switzerland and Vatican City . After World War II Monaco , Andorra and Gibraltar implemented CET. Portugal used CET in the years 1966–1976 and 1992–1996. The time around the world is based on Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) which is roughly synonymous with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). From late March to late October, clocks in the United Kingdom are put forward by one hour for British Summer Time (BST). Since 1997, most of
319-537: The Crown Prince of Greece ; the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway ; the Crown Princess of Sweden ; and two friends of the couple, Jeppe Handwerk and Hamish Campbell. He was named Christian Valdemar Henri John, continuing the Danish royal tradition of alternating between the names Christian and Frederik in direct line. He received a number of presents on the occasion of his christening, including
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#1732783430198348-571: The Princess of Orange and the Duchess of Brabant . A photo was captured on the night that contained the future monarchs of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The official Danish royal family's Instagram account posted the following day a photo of a single sparkling shoe that was left in the palace and wrote, "Is it Cinderella who forgot her shoe last night?" Christian
377-474: The Danish public youth who had distinguished themselves in sport, art and culture. Additionally, Margrethe II invited eleven members of foreign royal families – Queen Anne-Marie of Greece , the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Greece , the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway , Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway , the Crown Princess of Sweden , the Duke of Västergötland , the Duchess of Östergötland ,
406-628: The European Union aligned with the British standards for BST. In 1968 there was a three-year experiment called British Standard Time , when the UK and Ireland experimentally employed British Summer Time (GMT+1) all year round; clocks were put forward in March 1968 and not put back until October 1971. Central European Time is sometimes referred to as continental time in the UK. Several African countries use UTC+01:00 all year long, where it
435-666: The Holy Roman Empire Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg (1673–1706) Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1690–1747), father of Catherine II of Russia Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1798–1869), father of Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, husband of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1831–1917), husband of Princess Helena of
464-696: The Queen and Prince Consort of Denmark on their visit to Thailand. In 2010, Christian and his grandfather revealed a portrait of Prince Ulrik at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle, and in 2012, also at the Museum of National History, he and Queen Margrethe II revealed the first ever portrait of him (with his father and grandmother), commissioned for the Queen's Ruby Jubilee. He and his siblings accompanied their parents on an official visit to Greenland on 1–8 August 2014, where Christian partook in several official engagements. Likewise, he accompanied his parents on most of their engagements during
493-642: The Sixtus Battery at Holmen Naval Base in the Port of Copenhagen and at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore to mark the birth of a royal child. At the same time, public buses and official buildings flew the Danish flag, the Dannebrog . At sunset on the same day beacon bonfires were lit all across Denmark, while Naval Home Guard vessels lit their searchlights and directed them towards the capital. Christian
522-543: The United Kingdom Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein (1867–1900), son of the above, grandson of Victoria of the United Kingdom Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1898–1974), son of Princess Louise of Denmark, younger sister of Christian X of Denmark Count Christian of Rosenborg (1942–2013), born Prince Christian of Denmark; son of Prince Knud of Denmark, second son of Christian X of Denmark Topics referred to by
551-585: The family's official visit to the Faroe Islands on 23–26 August 2018. Christian was confirmed on 15 May 2021 in the Royal Chapel of Fredensborg Palace . On 13 June 2021, Christian accompanied his grandmother and father at the COVID-19 postponed centenary of the reunification of Denmark and Northern Schleswig , following the route his great-great-grandfather Christian X rode on 15 July 1920 over
580-468: The old border between Denmark and Germany. Accompanying his father, Christian attended a memorial for the victims of the 2022 Copenhagen mall shooting on 5 July 2022. For the 18th birthday of Prince Christian, which marked the beginning of his royal duties, Margrethe II hosted a banquet at Christianborg Palace. In attendance were members of the Danish royal family, including Christian's parents, siblings, cousins and Princess Benedikte , and 200 members of
609-565: The public gymnasium , Ordrup Gymnasium . He graduated in June 2024. Christian undertook his first official engagement when he attended the opening of a new elephant house at the Copenhagen Zoo with his grandfather, Prince Henrik in 2008. Christian opened the elephant house by pressing a button on an interactive console. The elephants were a gift from the King and Queen of Thailand to
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#1732783430198638-505: The regent during his parents' state visit to Sweden and Norway in May 2024. Christian was made the godfather of his second cousin, Prince Gustav Albrecht, the son of Gustav, 7th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg . In 2006 Scandinavian Airlines System was in the process of purchasing new Airbus A319 aircraft and in Christian's honour the first of these, delivered on 8 August 2006,
667-565: The reign of his paternal grandmother, Queen Margrethe II . He became Crown Prince of Denmark following his grandmother's abdication and his father's subsequent ascension to the Danish throne on 14 January 2024. Prince Christian was born on 15 October 2005 at 1:57 am CET at Rigshospitalet , the Copenhagen University Hospital, in Copenhagen . At noon on the day of his birth, a 21-gun salute were fired from
696-472: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Prince Christian . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Prince_Christian&oldid=1216812585 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
725-782: The summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria , Morocco , and Tunisia also refer to it as Central European Time . As of 2017, Central European Time is currently used in Albania , Andorra , Austria , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , the Czech Republic , Denmark , France , Germany , Hungary , Italy , Kosovo ( partially recognised as an independent country ), Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Malta , Monaco , Montenegro , Netherlands , North Macedonia , Norway , Poland , San Marino , Serbia , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain (except
754-630: Was baptized on 21 January 2006 in Christiansborg Palace Chapel by the Bishop of Copenhagen Erik Norman Svendsen. He was baptised at the royal baptismal font which has been used for the baptism of royal children in Denmark since 1671, and wore the royal christening gown which was made for his great-great-grandfather, King Christian X , in 1870. Christian's godparents are his paternal uncle, Prince Joachim of Denmark ; his maternal aunt, Jane Stephens; his father's first cousin,
783-487: Was announced that Christian would undertake his secondary education at the Danish boarding school Herlufsholm , starting in August 2021. In June 2022, shortly after finishing the first year of his upper secondary education, it was announced that Christian would no longer attend the school, after recurring allegations of bullying, violence and sexual abuse at the institution surfaced in a documentary. Instead, he transferred to
812-539: Was named Christian Valdemar Viking . Central European Time The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones . As of 2023, all member states of the European Union observe summer time ( daylight saving time ), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00 ) for
841-519: Was the first member of the Danish royal family to attend nursery school. He initially attended nursery school at Queen Louise's Asylum Kindergarten in Fredensborg before transferred to Garrison Church 's Congregational Kindergarten at Sankt Annæ Plads . At the same age, his father had a nanny at the Palace to teach him rudimentary lessons. He is also the first member of the royal family to attend
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