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Queen Mary back on duty after holidays

Queen Mary returned to royal duties on Monday, presenting the prestigious research prizes to a new crop of researchers in Copenhagen. Continuing on with a duty she carried out as Crown Princess, the Queen arrived at the Queen’s Hall at Den Sorte Diamant in Copenhagen to help present five educational prizes and 18 scholarships to PhD students through the Ministry of Education and Research’s…
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Scandinavian Spotlight: State visits, birthday celebrations and more!

Let’s a take a look at the royal week in Scandinavia! DENMARK Queen Margrethe was back in the spotlight this week as King Frederik, Queen Mary and their children were out of the country on a winter vacation—their first since the change of throne last month. Queen Margrethe stepped in as regent for her son for the first time, a duty the Royal Court had stressed that she will still…
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Queen Margrethe becomes award winner

Queen Margrethe has won a prestigious arts award for her work on an acclaimed film. Just weeks after her abdication, Her Majesty was presented with the Robert Award for Costume Designer of the Year for ‘Ehrengard – The Art of Seduction’. The trophy…
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Crown Prince Christian to act as regent for the first time

While King Frederik heads to Poland for his first official visit as head of state, back in Denmark, Crown Prince Christian will undertake an important royal duty for the first time. The Danish Royal Court confirmed to royal tabloid Billed Bladet that Crown Prince Christian will serve as regent while the King is in Poland for a long-planned business delegation. The Crown Prince gained the…
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King Frederik X's special gift to youngest children

King Frederik X has bestowed his children with a special gift as he marks the beginning of his reign: Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine have all been named Knights of the Order of the Elephant. This tradition has been long-held within Denmark, where, upon the accession of the monarch, their children are made Knights of the Order of the Elephant. On their 18th birthdays…
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