Denmark

Danish Royal Family attends official Opening of Parliament

Today, the Danish Royal Family attended the official opening of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, the Crown Prince Couple, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, as well as Princess Benedikte, were received by official members of the Parliament just before noon when the first session of the parliamentary year began. The opening of the Parliament takes…
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Princess Marie attends Gadens Born's charity gala

On Saturday evening, Princess Marie attended Gadens Born’s charity gala in Copenhagen. Gadens Born was founded in 2012 by Pia Lindell Qwist after a visit to India when she saw how bad street children’s living conditions were there: “Gadens Born fights to improve the…
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Princess Marie visits Danish Food Bank

On Tuesday, Princess Marie visited FoedevareBanken – the Danish Food Bank – in Copenhagen, as part of her involvement in the fight against food waste in Denmark. The NGO’s motto is “From Food Waste to Meals” (‘Fra Madspild til Maltid’). FoedevareBanken is a nonprofit organisation fighting food waste and food poverty in Denmark. It was founded as a voluntary association in…
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Danish royals attend National Flag Day Ceremonies

On Wednesday, several members of the Danish Royal Family attended ceremonies commemorating Flag Day. Flag Day has always been commemorated on 5 September since 2009. It was created to honour all the Danish soldiers who were sent on missions abroad since 1948. Since 2011, the…
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Princess Marie officially opens Better Food for More People - World Food Summit 2018

On Thursday, Princess Marie officially opened the Better Food for More People – World Food Summit 2018 at Christianborg Palace. This is the third edition of the two-day summit and the second with Princess Marie as the patron. The summit is hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark. The ‘Better Food for More People’ movement was combined with the World Food Summit. More about…
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French President Emmanuel Macron starts state visit to Denmark

On Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte started their two-day state visit to Denmark, the first state visit by a French President to Denmark since 1982. The beginning of the visit was delayed by the French President’s team as France’s Environment Minister quit in the morning, so the President had to deal with the crisis before the visit. 45 minutes later…
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