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The prince, seventh in line to the Danish throne, was born on May 4 and is the third son of Prince Joachim, 40, who is the son of Denmark's Queen Margrethe.
The youngster's mother Princess Marie, 33, is French-born but took Danish nationality when she wed Joachim.
The young Henrik takes his name from his grandfather French-born Prince Henrik, who is Queen Margrethe's husband.
Joachim is the second son of Margrethe and Henrik.
In April 2005, Joachim divorced Princess Alexandra, originally from Hong Kong, after around 10 years of marriage.
The couple had two sons, nine-year-old Nikolai and seven-year-old Felix.
Joachim has a residence in Moegeltoender, a small village in southwest Denmark close to the German border.
Danish television channel TV2 caused controversy when it decided to broadcast the final stage of the Tour de France cycling competition instead of the christening.
This meant station DR1 was for the first time the only channel showing the event.
The announcement of the baby's name was the lead story on Denmark's main news websites, however, ahead of the Tour de France.
Danish media also made mention on Sunday of the confusion caused by a German magazine dedicated to royalty, called Freizeit Royal.
The publication believed it had come across a major scoop with the revelation the prince would be called "Farvel".
This was the word Princess Marie uttered as she left the maternity unit, and the magazine was convinced this was the new prince's name.
But just one minor problem: "Farvel" means "goodbye" in Danish.
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The youngster's mother Princess Marie, 33, is French-born but took Danish nationality when she wed Joachim.
The young Henrik takes his name from his grandfather French-born Prince Henrik, who is Queen Margrethe's husband.
Joachim is the second son of Margrethe and Henrik.
In April 2005, Joachim divorced Princess Alexandra, originally from Hong Kong, after around 10 years of marriage.
The couple had two sons, nine-year-old Nikolai and seven-year-old Felix.
Joachim has a residence in Moegeltoender, a small village in southwest Denmark close to the German border.
Danish television channel TV2 caused controversy when it decided to broadcast the final stage of the Tour de France cycling competition instead of the christening.
This meant station DR1 was for the first time the only channel showing the event.
The announcement of the baby's name was the lead story on Denmark's main news websites, however, ahead of the Tour de France.
Danish media also made mention on Sunday of the confusion caused by a German magazine dedicated to royalty, called Freizeit Royal.
The publication believed it had come across a major scoop with the revelation the prince would be called "Farvel".
This was the word Princess Marie uttered as she left the maternity unit, and the magazine was convinced this was the new prince's name.
But just one minor problem: "Farvel" means "goodbye" in Danish.
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