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Denmark announces new poetry prize named after the late Prince Henrik

The Danish Royal Court has announced the creation of a new poetry prize in memory of the late Prince Henrik, husband to Queen Margrethe.  The prize will be handed out to one winner each year and will consist of a statue based on a design by Prince Henrik and 300000 danish Crowns (equivalent to 403000 euros or 43813 US dollars), making it the highest paying literature prize in Denmark.  The…
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Princess Isabella to change school this autumn

Princess Isabella has been a student at the school of Tranegårdskolen in Gentofte since first grade. However, when the new school year begins this autumn, Princess Isabella is to continue her schooling at Herlufsholm in Næstved, where her older brother, Prince Christian, is a student. The princess will then be enrolled in the boarding school when she starts in 9th grade. Since the news became…
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Crown Prince Frederik focuses on countdown to Tour de France in Denmark

Physical activity has always been very important to Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark. Not only is the Danish Crown Prince very fond of running, but cycling is also close to the Crown Prince’s heart. This week marked 100 days until the beginning of the world’s largest cycling race – the Tour de France. The Tour de France will begin in the Danish capital of Copenhagen, and the Crown…
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Crown Prince Frederik visits climate-friendly factories

Crown Prince Frederik has made environmental issues a main focus and has just visited a string of several industries that are now working to relocate their operations to meet the requirements of the future. On the morning of March 14th 2022, Crown Prince Frederik, together with Danish Minister of Climate, Dan Jørgensen, visited two Danish companies on Funen that are involved in developing and…
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