The Queen of Denmark is recovering in
hospital after undergoing a planned operation on her back. The
surgery was described as ”extensive” in the brief update issued by
the Danish Royal Household. Queen Margrethe is now resting and is
expected to stay in hospital for several days before continuing her
recuperation at home. In a statement, the Royal Household said
”the…
It is not every day that secret meetings
from royal calendars are made public, but Denmark has made an
exeption. Crown Prince Frederik has just been involved a major
briefing on important relief work. The meeting with representatives
from the Danish Red Cross was not…
Crown Princess Mary attends presentation of EliteForsk Awards for research
22nd February 2023
Crown Princess Mary helped present
Denmark’s most prestigious research prizes earlier this week. The
EliteForsk Awards, founded and presented annually by the Ministry
of Education and Research, presents five prizes to the country’s
top researchers and research…
In a new interview with Danish
broadsheet, Weekendavisen, Queen Margrethe revealed everything from
her thoughts on Russian President Vladimir Putin to the decision to
strip titles from her grandchildren. The Danish Queen—who will
undergo back surgery later this month—sat for a wide-ranging
interview with the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Martin Krasnik, at
Amalienborg. The subject…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is to
undergo major back surgery in the coming weeks. The Danish Royal
Household announced that Queen Margrethe, who is 82, will have the
operation at the end of February. The procedure will involve a long
period of rehabilitation. The…
It may still be winter, but the Danish
Royal Family is already looking forward to the summer. They have
announced their summer travel plans aboard the royal yacht,
Dannebrog. The Danish tradition of summer cruises throughout
Europe began under King Christian IX, who was…
The Danish Royal House has announced that
the annual Denmark Collection is getting some royal support in
2023. Two royal foundations have joined forces to put together a
total of 800.000 DKK (the rough equivalent of 96.180 GBP or 115.913
USD), all of which will go towards development projects in various
parts of the world. Specifically, the theme for 2023 is “Help
the World’s…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has had to
cancel her private holiday due to health issues. The Danish monarch
will no longer visit Gausdal, Norway, after having to pull out of
the opening of an exhibition at the National Museum in Copenhagen
due to back problems. A…
Countess Alexandra has resigned from her
permanent job at the electronics company Bang & Olufsen. Countess
Alexandra is the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, and is
mother to his two eldest children. Bang & Olufsen designs, develops
and markets, among other…
Find out where you can see the Danish royals in the Royal Run
25th January 2023
A newer royal tradition in Denmark
returns again this year, with information for the 2023 Royal Run
released. The Royal Run is an annual event in Denmark where the
Crown Prince and Crown Princess host and take part in a running
competition. The spring event will be held on Monday, 29 May this
year. It has been announced that Crown Prince Frederik will
be running in Aabenraa, as well…