Princess Isabella, 19, conscripted into military as Denmark boosts defense amid WW3 fears

Isabella is following in the footsteps of her older brother, Prince Christian, who completed training with the same regiment. The king and queen will cover the costs of her military service, with the princess having turned down both the food allowance and salary.

This shouldn’t pose a significant financial challenge for the royals, however, as Danish outlet BT reports the couple’s 2025 budget reached 17.2 million kroner (around $1.8 million).

Addressing whether the princess harbors broader military aspirations, royal commentator Sebastian Olden-Jørgensen told Hola!

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“There’s a clear signal here: if Isabella had planned a military career, or aspired to become an officer, she would have chosen a different branch. Choosing the air force or the navy would have been a much clearer sign of professional interest.”

At last month’s NATO summit in Ankara, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced that Denmark was prepared to defend every inch of the alliance’s territory, “including our own.”

Throughout Scandinavia, Sweden and Norway have likewise implemented conscription for women.

Furthermore, NATO members have previously committed to raising defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035.

Germany, along with Nordic and eastern European countries, is said to be spearheading the initiative, though others have faced obstacles. Guntram Wolff, senior fellow at the Bruegel think tank, stated the U.K. “isn’t managing.”

He stated, “The U.K. isn’t managing, for example. France isn’t, and Italy isn’t either.”