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Danish royal website highlights female roles in its history

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19th October 2022
The Danish Royal Family’s website has gained a new section, and it is one that is sure to interest many people. There was always a way to look back at previous kings in the Danish dynasty, and those sections were often linked when the Royal Court published updates about certain items on the agenda for which those references were relevant.  The novelty is the section about previous…
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The Faroe Islands ask Queen Margrethe to postpone parliamentary elections

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11th October 2022
Politicians on the Faroe Islands have asked Queen Margrethe to change the date of the Danish general election as it clashes with an important day of remembrance. Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, last week asked Queen Margrethe for a general election. Permission was given and the Mette Frederiksen announced the poll in a press conference outside the prime minister’s…
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The Laws of Succession in...Denmark

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1st October 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout the year, but it’s only thanks to the updated laws of succession that she was able to inherit from her father. In 1953, King Frederick IX was comfortably on the Danish throne but the succession was anything but sorted. The king’s children were three young girls: Princess Margarethe, born in 1940, Princess…
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Countess Alexandra attacks decision to remove her sons' princely titles

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29th September 2022
Countess Alexandra has released a strong statement condemning the decision of her former mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe, to remove the princely status of the children and descendants of Prince Joachim. On 28 September, the Danish Royal House issued a statement that said from 1 January 2023, the children of Prince Joachim will lose their princely status and will henceforth be known by the…
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