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…
The Princes and Princesses left in Denmark after Queen Margrethe's big announcement
30th September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has made a
significant announcement, stripping the titles and styles from four
of her grandchildren as of 1 January 2023. However, four of her
grandchildren will retain their titles. Crown Prince Frederik
and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark…
Prince Joachim of Denmark has said his
children have been ”hurt” by the decision to take away their
princely titles. Speaking to Ekstra Bladet, the prince said ”We are
all very sorry. It’s never fun to see your children hurt like
that.” On…
Countess Alexandra attacks decision to remove her sons' princely titles
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…
Queen Margrethe to remove princely titles from four of her grandchildren
28th September 2022
Queen Margrethe HAS announced an update
to the titles and styles of the Danish Royal Family. In a brief
statement, on September 28th 2022, Denmark’s queen announced that
the children and descendants of Prince Joachim, by his first wife
Countess Alexandra and his…
Queens often present awards, but not to
each other. However, Queen Sonja of Norway has presented the Nordic
Association’s language prize to this year’s winner, Queen Margrethe
of Denmark. It all happened in a small ceremony on September 26th
2022 in the House of…
Crown Princess Mary on grief: "Losing someone close to you is one of the most difficult and lonely life-changing events"
24th September 2022
Crown Princess Mary spoke movingly about
a subject close to her heart via a video message to the first
European Grief Conference. The Crown Princess spoke on a topic she
knows well and revealed that “grief is probably one of the most
trying periods one can go through.” Speaking from New York, Crown
Princess Mary touched upon her own dealings with grief: “I know
from personal experience…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary carry out UN engagements in New York
23rd September 2022
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark have been in New York this week for the annual
opening of the United Nations General Assembly. The Crown Prince
Couple flew to the United States right after the funeral of
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II to carry…
British government issues apology to Denmark's Crown Princess Mary after she was uninvited to The Queen's funeral
21st September 2022
The British government has issued a
‘profound apology’ to Crown Princess Mary after her invitation to
attend the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II was recinded. In a
statement on Tuesday 13th September, the Danish Royal Household
announced that Queen…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark tests positive for Covid after returning from Queen Elizabeth II's funeral
21st September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has tested
positive for Covid-19 after returning to Fredensborg from the State
Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. Margrethe, who is the last
reigning Queen in Europe, has cancelled all of her activities for
the remainder of the week while she recovers. A royal spokesperson
says the 82-year-old is staying at the Danish Royal Family’s autumn
residence…
