Denmark

A special Danish-inspired menu at pub where Frederik and Mary met

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13th January 2024
Back where it all began in 2000, the El Loco Slip Inn pub in Sydney is preparing to commemorate the accession of King Frederik X and Queen Mary with a special ‘DenMex’ celebration.During the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Crown Prince Frederik anonymously slipped into the Mexican-themed pub with friends (including his brother, cousins King Felipe, Princess Märtha Louise and Prince Nikolaos)…
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The tiara from a coronation that is the signature jewel of a queen who will never be crowned

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12th January 2024
On January 14th 2024, Denmark will get a new king and queen. The reign of Frederik X will give his country its first queen consort in half a century when his Australian born wife becomes Queen Mary. And throughout her time as a royal, the future queen has worn a very special tiara that came to her from the last woman to hold the role she will now make her own.The tiara is part of a parure that…
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What is a royal motto and why does Frederik X need one?

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12th January 2024
Fifty-two years ago, a grieving daughter stood on the balcony at Christiansborg, stepping into her destiny as Denmark’s first modern queen.There, she partook in a tradition dating back 500 years: she announced her royal motto: “Guds hjælp, folkets kærlighed…
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Who will attend Denmark's day of history as the throne passes to a new monarch?

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12th January 2024
When King Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark on January 14th 2024, it will be a decidedly more simple affair than the coronation of King Charles III last year at Westminster Abbey.However, the apparently simple schedule belies a moment of great history and it will be attended by significant members of his royal family.Queen MargretheOf course, Queen Margrethe will be in…
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The Kings of Denmark called Frederick

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9th January 2024
With the accession of King Frederik X on January 14 2024, we take a look at the King Fredericks of Denmark.Frederick I (1523-1533)Attributed to Jacob Binck, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThe first Frederick reigned for two days short of a decade, but packed a lot into those nine years and 363 days.He was a Catholic king—the last, in fact, before Lutheranism became the…
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