Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary play host on royal yacht

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have been busy this week on their final summer cruise which will come to an end on Thursday, 22 August. The Danish monarch goes on shorter cruises each summer to visit different communities across Denmark, travelling on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.On Monday, the couple visited Bornholm in coordinating outfits of casual white shirts and brown…
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Queen Mary visits 'hometown' athletes in Olympic Village

Though she’s in Paris to support the Danish Olympic Team, Queen Mary couldn’t help but visit the Australian Olympians ahead of the Games.Anna Meares, a cyclist competing for Australia, shared a photo on Instagram of her meeting Queen Mary in the food court at the Olympic Village.“Once an Aussie, always an Aussie,” Meares captioned the photo, “and the Queen of Denmark.”Queen…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe is back at the ballet

Queen Margrethe was back at the theatre to enjoy a mixed programme of ballet from the World Ballet Company at Sostrupp Castle on Norddjurs. The queen was able to see the World Ballet Company perform excerpts of Sleeping Beauty, Manon, and Giselle, three beloved classical story ballets on Saturday evening. Although the performance had originally been scheduled for outside of Sostrupp…
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Surprise guests join King Frederik and Queen Mary in Greenland

King Frederik and Queen Mary set out this weekend on their first trip to Greenland since the accession in January this year. And while the couple have now been joined by two special guests. The King and Queen’s two younger children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, joined their parents on Sunday on a boat trip to Qeqertarsuaq. The family visited a new Arctic sound station that will be…
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