Europe has a brand new royal baby and he
has been given a name to mark the special time of year that he made
his debut. Luxembourg’s royals are celebrating as Prince Felix and
Princess Claire welcomed their third child and second son on
January 7th 2024 just as celebrations for Epiphany on January 6th
came to an end. And they have given their new baby the name of one
of the three kings…
It’s a big week for the Danish royal
family as it prepares for the first abdication of a monarch in six
centuries. But before that moment of history, there’s the small
matter of a prince and princess becoming teenagers. Yes, with just
days to go until they…
In just a week’s time, Queen Margrethe II
will abdicate and bring to an end a reign that has spanned over
half a century. She will be succeeded immediately by her elder son,
who will become Frederik X. It is a moment of history but the
process that will see the throne…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will
formally abdicate by signing a declaration in front of her
country’s Council of State. And the Royal Household has confirmed
that the moment that Her Majesty’s signature is complete on the
Declaration of Abdication will be the moment that her reign ends
and that of her son, Frederik begins. The abdication will take
place on January 14th 2024 at…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
The Danish Royal Household has confirmed
title changes brought about by the abdication of Queen Margrethe II
and the accession of her son as king. The abdication takes place on
January 14th 2024 and with just days to go, the court has announced
how four members of the…
Cheers for a king and queen in waiting as Denmark's royals arrive for glittering gala
1st January 2024
There were cheers for the man about to
become his country’s first king in over half a century as he made
his first appearance since the shock news that his reign is about
to begin. Crown Prince Frederik, just a handful more days away from
the start of his own reign, arrived at the Amalienborg Palace in
Copenhagen for the traditional New Year’s Levee to cheers and
applause. It was a first…
Denmark's Prime Minister speaks of shock in country at abdication of Queen Margrethe
1st January 2024
Denmark’s Prime Minister has spoken of
the shock felt by some in the country at the announcement that
Queen Margrethe is to abdicate. The Danish queen said she would
stand aside in her traditional New Year’s Eve address and set the
date of her abdication for…
The Queen of Denmark surprised the world
on New Year’s Eve 2023 when she announced her plans to abdicate.
Margrethe II, who had said in past interviews that she wouldn’t
give up the throne and would reign until her death, told Denmark
she is stepping aside on…
Denmark’s Prime Minister has paid an
emotional tribute to Queen Margrethe following the monarch’s
surprise decision to abdicate. Just minutes after the Queen of
Denmark revealed that she would step aside in early January, PM
Mette Frederiksen described Margrethe as ”the epitome of Denmark”.
Her words came in a statement issued on New Year’s Eve as people
across…
