It was supposed to be a big year for the Danish Royal Family with Queen Margrethe celebrating her 80th birthday in grand style. However, the coronavirus pandemic curtailed plans, and all events were cancelled. Still, the Danish Royal Family had a busy year. Let’s take a look back!
January
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The Danish royals kicked off the new year with their annual tradition…
Prince Joachim back in Denmark for Christmas after difficult year
24th December 2020
Prince Joachim of Denmark is home for Christmas after a year which saw him undergo an emergency brain operation.
The younger son of Margrethe II was joined by his family as they chose a Christmas tree at their home of Schackenborg Castle.
Joachim, who is sixth in…
Prince Christian, second in line to the Danish throne, has appeared for the first time since he tested positive for coronavirus earlier in December.
The prince, who if 15, took part in a special video marking the fourth Sunday of Advent. Christian was seen alongside his…
The Danish Royal Family has changed their Christmas plans for this year due to the pandemic.
While Queen Margrethe will still celebrate the holiday with her son, Prince Joachim, and his wife, Princess Marie, and Joachim’s children, the location has moved. Instead of spending Christmas at Shackenborg Castle in Møgeltønder, they will now celebrate at Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus on…
Crown Princess Mary has written a special Christmas message for the Mary Foundation, reflecting on the year and the path ahead for her charitable organisation.
Calling the year both special and challenging, Mary said that 2020 has confirmed “how much we need each other.
Prince Christian of Denmark, second in line to the Danish throne, has tested positive for COVID-19.
His parents, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, received news of a local outbreak of COVID-19 at the Tranegårdskolen in Hellerup, which Prince Christian…
Danish Royal Family unites the kingdom for digital Christmas calendar
3rd December 2020
The Danish Royal House has started sharing a digital Christmas calendar on its social media accounts, weaving a tale of an Elf Girl who flies around Denmark’s kingdoms to learn more about their holiday traditions.
Now an annual treat, this year’s digital Christmas calendar features a special story that takes place during King Christian X’s and Queen Alexandrine’s royal expedition in…
With just a month to go until Christmas Day, the Royal Family of Denmark has announced how it will be spending this very different festive season with a very special reunion on the cards.
Queen Margrethe II will celebrate December 25th with her younger son, Prince…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie celebrate special anniversary, just months after his health scare
24th November 2020
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark have shared a new photo, taken by their daughter, to mark a special moment in their lives. The couple are celebrating their copper wedding anniversary with festivities coming just months after Joachim underwent emergency brain…
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee has been fêted as a much-welcomed four-day celebration coming to the United Kingdom in 2022, and while her 70th anniversary on the throne is a huge milestone, she won’t be the only monarch with a special jubilee that year.
Queen Margrethe, the popular monarch of Denmark, will mark her Golden Jubilee, 50 years on the throne, on 14 January. Queen Margrethe came…
