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Queen Margrethe joined by family for first birthday since abdication

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is celebrating her first birthday since her abdication. The former monarch, who abdicated on January 14th 2024 after a reign of 52 years, is spending the day privately at Fredensborg Palace. However, she made a brief appearance to greet wellwishers as well as media as she was joined at her home by family for a lunch to mark her big day. Keld Navntoft…
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Queen Mary shares her love of nature at deer haven

Queen Mary professed her love of nature over the weekend after she dedicated new land to an existing deer haven. The Danish queen visited the southern part of Jægersborg Hegn on Sunday afternoon to incorporate it into the existing Dyrehaven (Deer Haven) in Copenhagen.
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Queen Mary back on duty after holidays

Queen Mary returned to royal duties on Monday, presenting the prestigious research prizes to a new crop of researchers in Copenhagen. Continuing on with a duty she carried out as Crown Princess, the Queen arrived at the Queen’s Hall at Den Sorte Diamant in Copenhagen to…
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Crown Prince Christian to take the lead in this year's Royal Run

King Frederik will undertake his first Royal Run since ascending the throne this May, and he’ll be joined by Queen Mary and Crown Prince Christian for runs around Denmark. The Royal Run website shared the Danish Royal Family’s run schedule earlier this week, sharing that on 20 May, King Frederik will take part in the Royal Run in Fredericia, which is this year’s host city, before joining…
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Queen Mary of Denmark chooses very special photo to mark an important birthday

The new Queen of Denmark has chosen a very special image to mark her first birthday since becoming consort. Queen Mary shared a photo from her private album showing her with her beloved father, John Donaldson. The image was taken by her younger son, Prince Vincent, as the family enjoyed time in Australia at the end of 2023, just before Mary found out she was about to become queen. The…
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Queen Margrethe becomes award winner

Queen Margrethe has won a prestigious arts award for her work on an acclaimed film. Just weeks after her abdication, Her Majesty was presented with the Robert Award for Costume Designer of the Year for ‘Ehrengard – The Art of Seduction’. The trophy…
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Portraits of a king and queen crown week of royal history

The first official portraits of Denmark’s new king and queen have been released as the first week of a new reign comes to a close. King Frederik X and Queen Mary were photographed in the Throne Room at Christiansborg Palace just moments after His Majesty was proclaimed to Denmark from a nearby balcony. The couple pose in front of the thrones they have just taken in a series of images…
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