In early June 1960, then-Princess
Margrethe was joined by Princess Astrid of Norway and Princess
Margaretha of Sweden for a trip to Los Angeles, California, to mark
the first transatlantic flight by Scandinavian Airlines from
Copenhagen to Los Angeles. Embed from Getty…
Queen Anne-Marie will no longer take part in sister's jubilee events
13th January 2022
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece will no longer
take part in her sister, Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s jubilee
events. The former Queen of Greece is unable to participate because
her husband, former King Constantine of Greece, is hospitalised
with COVID-19. As such…
New stamps to be issued in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for Queen Margarethe's Golden Jubilee
12th January 2022
With Queen Margarethe’s golden jubilee
fast approaching, institutions are revealing more of their plans to
celebrate the occasion. On the 11th of January, 3 days before 50th
anniversary of the day in which King Frederik IX passed away
leaving the throne in his…
The guests who will and will not be present as Queen Margrethe celebrates 50 years on the throne
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…
Bill Clinton shares his biggest surprise on meeting Queen Margrethe
12th January 2022
This week, Denmark celebrates the Golden
Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II. Danish TV channels have, through the
last few weeks, broadcast a number of programmes about the Queen’s
life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently showed a new
documentary about…
2022 is a special year in Denmark, as it
marks the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Margrethe II, one
of the most beloved Heads of State in the world. To celebrate
the occasion, the Danish National Bank has announced that it will
issue a commemorative…
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…
Queen Margrethe is one of the few
sovereigns of her generation with multiple university diplomas. Her
education journey seems to have heavily influenced her life and the
manner in which she performs her role. Shortly after turning
six-years-old in 1946, the Princess…
After announcing that, due to an increase
in the number of coronavirus cases, many of the major public events
of Queen Margarethe’s Golden Jubilee were to be postponed, the
Danish Royal Household has released a new timeline for the
celebrations. The events were…
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…
