Denmark

Queen Margrethe marks New Year Day with great splendour as annual tradition finally returns

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2nd January 2023
A New Year’s tradition at the heart of the Danish Royal Family’s annual celebrations returned with great splendour on New Year’s Day. The annual levee and dinner for members of the Danish government and the court took place at Christian VII’s Palace in Amalienborg on the evening of 1 January. Queen Margrethe was accompanied by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Prince…
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Annus Mirabilis or Annus Horribilis? The Danish Year in Review

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29th December 2022
There were multiple reasons to celebrate in Denmark this year. Not only was it Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee year, but Crown Princess Mary also celebrated her 50th birthday. But while there were moments of great joy within the kingdom, there were also moments of sadness and scandal with the news that Prince Joachim’s children—Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik and Princess…
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Rare royal tiara sold at auction

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7th December 2022
A total of six pieces of jewellery that have directly belonged to the Danish royal family have been auctioned. It is rare for jewellery that has directly belonged to members of the Danish royal family to be offered for sale at auction. On December 1st 2022, six pieces of jewellery of that nature were offered at the Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen, and were sold for several hundred thousand…
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How Danish royals celebrate Christmas

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2nd December 2022
The Danish Royal Family are some of the most open when it comes to details on how they celebrate the Christmas holidays. Ahead of the festive season, they always send out a press release about their Christmas plans. The Danish royals spend the holiday at Marselisborg…
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Denmark’s Prince Nikolai to talk on TV about being royal just before he loses his title

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2nd December 2022
Prince Nikolai of Denmark has been the centre of attention this autumn after it became known that his grandmother, Queen Margrethe, will take away the prince and princess titles from him and his siblings next year. On Tuesday, it emerged that Prince Nikolai is participating in a special episode of Emil Erichsen’s new program, entitled “My own course.” Earlier this year…
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