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. © Cour
grand-ducale / Sophie Margue Grand Duchess Maria…
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…
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. Photo…
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 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…
