Denmark

Proud mum and dad, Frederik and Mary, share special childhood album of Prince Christian on eve of milestone birthday

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15th October 2023
On the eve of his milestone birthday, Prince Christian’s proud parents have shared a digital photo album from the young prince’s early life on the Danish Royal Family’s Instagram account.Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary shared a carousel of images of their son growing up, captioning it: “From child to adult. Seen from the parents’ camera roll.”…
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The Coronation of William the Conqueror

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14th October 2023
For almost a thousand years, coronation services have taken place at Westminster Abbey, in times of peace and strife. The sovereign sometimes arrives at the Abbey a popular figure; sometimes, they’re deeply unpopular.More often than not, they’re crowned by birthright…
Denmark

How beacons and cardigans marked the birth of a future king

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13th October 2023
On 15 October 2005, the future king of Denmark was born amidst great fanfare. Now, as Prince Christian comes of age, let’s take a look back at the day of his birth.Christian Valdemar Henri John was born at 1:57 am at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, the first child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. The couple had married in May 2004 and enjoyed immense popularity as they…
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The Duchess of Edinburgh speaks out on eye health on World Sight Day

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13th October 2023
The Duchess of Edinburgh released a video message marking World Sight Day, calling for the elimination of trachoma and praising the work that has been done globally to help eliminate the condition in 17 countries around the world.In a video from Ethiopia, Sophie said: “World Sight Day reminds us all how important eye health is and how sometimes we can take this important sense for granted.
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Denmark

Prince Christian stars in special stamp to mark his 18th birthday

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12th October 2023
Greenland has unveiled a new stamp in honour of Prince Christian’s 18th birthday, revealing the young prince in traditional Greenlandic dress in the stamp portrait.The Danish Royal House shared a photo of the stamp, which features Prince Christian in a white anorak, the upper clothing of the Greenlandic male national costume.According to the Royal House, “Prince Christian’s…
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