It wasn’t that long ago that Prince
Henrik died from a pulmonary infection on 13 February, leaving
Queen Margrethe of Denmark a widow. For a couple who had been
married for fifty years, it was clear there was still a spark
between the two. When they met in the spring of 1965 at a dinner
party in London, neither had realised they had just met the love of
their life. The Margrethe and Henrik…
The Royal Danish House has announced that
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington,
USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in
the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will
head the head of a Danish art and…
Crown Prince Frederik will celebrate his
50th birthday on 26 May, and the Danish Royal Court announced on
Thursday that a full week of celebrations was planned. They also
released two new official photos and the official logo for his
birthday. On 18 May, Crown Prince…
Yesterday, Princess Marie attended the
launch of new teaching materials about food waste at Amager
Fælled School in Copenhagen. These teaching materials are the
results of a collaboration between Stop Spild Af Mad and the City
of Copenhagen, and they can be used in food science education for
children in 5th-7th grade. They are composed of a teacher’s guide
and a student’s guide which…
Yesterday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
has opened the World Health Organisation’s “Global Dialogue on
Partnership for Sustainable Financing of Noncommunicable Disease
(NCD) Prevention and Control” in central Copenhagen. Crown Princess
Mary was welcomed…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is set to sail
away on the royal yacht, Her Danish Majesty’s
Yacht (HDMY) Dannebrog as part of an annual summer tour
of the country. Her Majesty will visit the Danish town of Silkeborg
on the 3rd and 4th of September before travelling to…
Yesterday, Princess Marie was in Odense
to attend a research seminar on asthma and allergies at H.C
Andersen Children Hospital, a hospital she has worked closely with
since 2013 to strengthen activities that provide positive
experiences for children and their families during hospitalization.
©OUH Before the seminar, Princess Marie visited the Asthma School
of the hospital. Nurse Anne Marie Bro…
On 4 October 1966, the Danish Royal Court
announced that Crown Princess Margrethe was to marry Henri de
Laborde de Montpezat. The engagement was a surprise to most as they
had kept their relationship a secret. Henri was a French
diplomat in London, and he and Margrethe met…
Yesterday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
attended the opening of the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) Global Forum on Development in Paris. The
Crown Princess participated in the forum on the 4th and 5th of
April; she was received by the OECD…
On 4 April, DanChurchAid announced that
Princess Marie would take part in their campaign against landmines.
DanChurchAid is a Christian association working all over the world
to support the poorest and provide emergency relief and long-term
development aid, hence why removing landmines is one of their
leading causes. They insist on the fact that landmines are weapons
of war but they actually hurt…
