On 19 June, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa attended two events related to the Stand Speak Rise Up! international forum she organised in March. The conference aimed to raise awareness and find solutions to end sexual violence in fragile environments. The 19 of June is also the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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Crown Princess Mary has double duty on Monday
19th June 2019
Crown Princess Mary visited Aarhus on 17 June where she was scheduled to attend two events. Both of these events were supposed to happen back in January 2019, but Crown Princess Mary had to cancel her attendance since the plane due to take her to Aarhus couldn’t take…
On 15 June, the Danish Royal Family attended events celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Dannebrog’s fall. According to the legend, the Danish flag fell from the sky on 15 June 1219 during the Battle of Lyndanisse (now Tallinn, in Estonia). The flag helped King…
On 7 June, Prince Joachim of Denmark celebrated his 50th birthday. In the evening, Queen Margrethe hosted a gala dinner at Christian VIII’s Palace to celebrate her youngest son’s birthday. For the first time, the Queen’s eight grandchildren attended a gala dinner. Only Prince Nikolai had attended an official dinner before, as he is the only one of the Queen’s grandchildren…
On 3 June, Crown Prince Frederik, Prince Joachim, and Princess Marie attended a concert hosted in honour of Prince Joachim’s 50th birthday. Prince Joachim will celebrate his birthday on 7 June, but several musicians decided to organise a show for him to thank him for…
Princess Charlene had a busy weekend as she attended Monaco Grand Prix events alongside Prince Albert.
On 25 May, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene received Monegasque F1 driver Charles Leclerc, Jean Todt and the members of the High Level Panel for Road Safety at the…
Crown Princess Victoria hikes in Södermandland
24th May 2019
On 22 May, Crown Princess Victoria took part in her 22nd hike, this time in Södermanland. The hike in Södermanland began at Nerhyttan’s farm, where County Governor, Liselott Hagberg welcomed the Crown Princess.
Crown Princess Victoria then rode an Icelandic horse to the Skottvång mine where she met with members of the public who wanted to take part in the hike alongside her.
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King and Queen of Sweden start state visit to Ireland
23rd May 2019
On 22 May, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden started their three-day state visit to Ireland. They spent the first day of the state visit in Dublin where they were officially welcomed by President Michael D. Higgins and his wife, Sabina Higgins at the…
On 13 May, the Danish Court announced that Prince Joachim had agreed to become Patron of the Orders and Medals Society of Denmark, taking over from Prince Henrik. Prince Henrik had been the patron of the association from 1978 until his death. It aims to promote the study of…
Crown Princess Couple of Sweden conclude Vietnam visit
10th May 2019
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel had a busy three days during their Vietnam visit from 6 May to 8 May. The trip was planned to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Sweden and Vietnam.
During their first day in Hanoi, the Crown Princess Couple had lunch with prominent Vietnamese women at the Hotel Metropole. Hotel Metropole is located where the Swedish…