Yesterday to mark His Highness Prince
Henrik of Denmark’s ninth birthday, the Royal Danish House, as per
tradition, released two new photos of the Prince. They were taken
by Keld Navntoft at an unknown location. Henrik is the son of
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. The young royal, who
was named after his grandfather, Prince Henrik who died in February
of this year, is seen in…
Crown Princess Mary will visit Seattle
this week for a visit that will see her highlight Danish arts and
cultural programmes. The Royal House revealed her schedule of
events, and the Crown Princess will have a busy couple of days with
events surrounding the official opening…
On 30 April, Princess Marie attended the
launch of GeoPark’s Children Art Project, the biggest children’s
art project in Denmark. GeoPark Odsherred was the first GeoPark
opened in Denmark and is now sponsored by UNESCO. Geokids is an art
project and educational…
Happy birthday to Princess Benedikte of Denmark - take a look at her extraordinary life so far
29th April 2018
Her Royal Highness Benedikte Astrid
Ingeborg Ingrid, Princess of Denmark, was born on 29 April 1944 at
Frederik VIII’s Palace, in the Amalienborg Complex, Copenhagen.
Having been born during World War II, Denmark was in the middle of
Nazi occupation, which made impossible for the Danish Armed Forces
to celebrate the birth with the traditional 21-gun salute
associated with royal births. One…
The Royal Danish House released its
Annual Report for 2017 late last week, outlining the activities of
the Danish Royal Family. There was a deficit of 2.8 million krone,
which the Royal House says “can be attributed to the extraordinary
expenses of the Royal Danish House…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s sarcophagus
has been completed and been placed in Sankt Birgittas Chapel
in Roskilde Domkirke. It will be there that she will lay upon her
death alongside close to 40 Danish kings and queens going back to
the early Middle Ages up to…
Watercolour paintings by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on Greenland stamps
25th April 2018
One fact that is perhaps not as
well-known to the vast majority of the world regarding the
leadership of Denmark is the not-so-hidden talents of its leading
monarch. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born in April of 1940
during World War II. By the time she assumed the throne of Denmark
from her father King Frederick IX in 1972, times were
changing. Her position as ruler of the country was one…
It has been announced in Copenhagen that
Crown Prince Frederik will visit Beijing Design Week in September
this year. Some may remember the Crown Prince visiting the Beijing
for the exhibition last year. 2018 marks ten years since Denmark
and China entered into a partnership…
On 20 April, Crown Princess Mary opened
the new Danish Women’s Crisis Centre in Copenhagen. The Crisis
Centre is a residence and counselling centre for women who are
abused. The new centre will focus on newborn mothers and
pregnant women, and it can accommodate 20…
The Royal Danish House has released new
images of Princess Isabella, the second child of Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, who turns 11-years-old
today. The photographs show the Princess with her horse Lancet.
Photo: HRH Crown Princess Mary The three photos released today were
taken by Princess Isabella’s mother, Crown Princess Mary in
Gråsten, Denmark, in April of…
