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Crown Princess Mary opens WHO Conference

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 by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Ulla Tørnæs and Dr Svetlana Akselrod from the World Health Organisation as she…
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Queen Margrethe to travel on Dannebrog for summer tour

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…
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Looking back at the wedding of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik

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 during an official dinner at the French Embassy and then again at a wedding, starting a relationship soon afterwards. Henri…
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App for Royal Run in Denmark launched

To celebrate Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark’s milestone birthday of 50 years, the country of Denmark will be hosting a nationally recognised running event which will take place on 21 May 2018. This comes just nearly a week shy of Crown Prince Frederik’s official birthday on 26 May. The cities participating in this event include Aalborg, Aarhus, Esbjerg, Odense, Copenhagen and Frederiksberg.
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How will Queen Margrethe celebrate her first birthday as a widow?

How will Queen Margrethe celebrate her first birthday as a widow? Many have asked this question as the Queen’s birthday is approaching. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark turns 78-years-old on 16 April. Now the Danish Royal Court has announced her plans. The Danish Royal Court confirmed that the Queen would follow the annual tradition. On her birthday, on 16 April, Her Majesty, as well as…
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