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Denmark announces new poetry prize named after the late Prince Henrik

The Danish Royal Court has announced the creation of a new poetry prize in memory of the late Prince Henrik, husband to Queen Margrethe.  The prize will be handed out to one winner each year and will consist of a statue based on a design by Prince Henrik and 300000 danish Crowns (equivalent to 403000 euros or 43813 US dollars), making it the highest paying literature prize in Denmark.  The…
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Queen Margrethe recalls fond family memories from her time on the royal yacht in new TV documentary

At this present moment in time, only two royal families have their own ships. Although the United Kingdom has recently made arrangements to commission a new royal yacht, only Norway and Denmark have a current royal vessel in use. For Queen Margrethe of Denmark, it is always a joyous moment for her to be on board the royal yacht Dannebrog. She has recently expressed her fond memories of being on…
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Prince Joachim and Princess Marie return to Denmark with sick son

Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark have returned to Denmark from their home in France with their two children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena. Prince Henrik was examined at the Rigshospitalet for respiration problems connected with asthmatic bronchitis. He was also tested for the Coronavirus but fortunately, the test turned out to be negative. However, considering Prince…
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The Royal 2010s: the royals we lost (2015-2019)

Please note that we have only included royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who married a royal from a reigning family. 2015Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Carlos was the last Infante…
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Danish Royal Family commemorates the first anniversary of Prince Henrik's death

On 20 February, Queen Margrethe organised a concert in the Chapel of Fredensborg Palace to commemorate the first anniversary of Prince Henrik’s death. She was joined by Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, and Princess Marie. Other guests included members of the Court and friends of Prince Henrik. Surprisingly, Princess Benedikte, Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg…
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