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The guests who will and will not be present as Queen Margrethe celebrates 50 years on the throne

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12th January 2022
Queen Margrethe wasn’t even supposed to become Queen, and yet she is celebrating her 50th year on the Danish throne, beloved by her people and surrounded by her closest family. The first of three daughters to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid (later King and Queen), Margrethe has two younger sisters: Benedikte and Anne-Marie. Søren Rasmussen/Public…
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Queen Margrethe interviewed by Danes as her Golden Jubilee approaches

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11th January 2022
In just a few days time, Denmark will mark 50 years since Queen Margrethe of Denmark took the throne when her father died. The Queen has therefore participated in a large number of interviews, and an interview that attracted much attention was on the Danish TV channel DT. The largest TV channel in Denmark has had ordinary people ask their questions directly to Queen Margrethe. As part of the…
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Margrethe: the Queen who gave up titles

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11th January 2022
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark represented a milestone in the country’s life from a very early age and in more ways than one.  First of all, she was the first woman to become Queen since the change of the succession law that allowed her to become the heir presumptive, pushing back her uncle, Prince Knud.  But she was also the first monarch in Danish history to renounce all titles upon…
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Queen Margrethe's very royal godparents

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10th January 2022
When she was born, she was not supposed to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future monarch.  Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of…
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Guest list for first celebration of Queen Margrethe’s Jubilee revealed

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7th January 2022
The year 2022 will see many major royal anniversaries and the first takes place in Denmark where Queen Margrethe has ruled for 50 years. The Danish Royal Court has just announced which members of the Royal Family will take part in the first of many celebrations for the Golden Jubilee on January 14 2022. Both of the Queen’s sisters, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and Princess Benedikte…
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