Denmark

Princess Benedikte attends premiere of Danish opera in Frankfurt

Denmark’s national opera “Masquerade”, written by Carl Nielsen in 1906 and based on Ludvig Holberg’s comedy from 1724 of the same name, has premiered at the Opera in Frankfurt, Germany. Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was invited as a guest of honour at the German Opera House to attend the performance.With brand new contemporary German…
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Crown Princess Mary visits Burkina Faso

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark paid an official visit to Burkina Faso last week, joining the Minister for Development Aid on a trip to highlight girls’ and women’s health.The Danish royal visited the Sahel region of the western African nation from 27-29 October…
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Queen Margrethe goes back in time for newest photograph

Queen Margrethe posed for the cover of a new book outlining her 50-year-reign of Denmark using a century-old photographic method with a camera that was reportedly used during the American Civil War in the mid-1800s.For the upcoming book, Monark og menneske (Monarch and Man), Queen Margrethe sat for a portrait by Jan Grarup, using a wetplate camera from 1896 with a lens that dates back to 1856.
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A meeting of monarchs between Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Margrethe of Denmark

King Philippe of the Belgians is currently on a three day long official visit to the Kingdom of Denmark. The Belgian King and Danish Queen, Margrethe II, had a private dinner on the first evening of the visit.The dinner took place at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, at the invitation of Queen Margrethe. The dinner was not announced in the royal calendar in advance.King Philippe is on a…
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Denmark

Prince Christian's Year in Photos

The heir to the Danish throne turns 16 today, and to celebrate the teen’s birthday, let’s take a look back at Prince Christian’s life this past year!ConfirmationEmbed from Getty…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe concludes her visit to Greenland

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has concluded her official visit to Greenland. At the invitation of the chairman of the Greenlandic parliament, the Naalakkersuisut, Múte B. Egede, Her Majesty the Queen started her visit on October 9th 2021 and concluded it on October 12th.The five-day long visit took in Ilulissat, Nuuk, Pituffik and Station Nord. It was full winter when the Queen arrived and the…
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