The Danish and Greek royal family said a
final goodbye to former Danish Court Marshal Søren
Haslund-Christensen last Saturday when both Queen Margrethe and
Prince Joachim attended his funeral. Queen Margrethe and Prince
Joachim arrived separately at the funeral, and both met the former
court marshal’s widow with a warm and compassionate embrace. Queen
Margrethe and Prince Joachim…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has
continued a holiday tradition this year when she attended the
Presentation of the Christmas Seal this year. On Monday, 1
November, the Crown Princess unveiled the 2021 Christmas Stamp with
this year’s chosen illustrator, Peter…
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…
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, accompanied by Minister Flemming Møller
Mortensen. The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that this
is an area where…
The Poignant story behind the Christmas campaign close to Crown Princess Mary's heart
31st October 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will be
completing one of her first holiday traditions of the 2021 festive
season this week. She will be launching the 2021 Christmas stamp, a
philanthropic tradition that dates back over 110 years. Each year,
the Christmas Stamp…
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…
November promises a return to royal
normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. State Visit of Denmark to
Germany: 10-13 November From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and
Crown Prince Frederik will undertake a state visit to Germany. The
royals will undertake engagements in Berlin, and Queen Margrethe
will then carry on solo to…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie fly in from France to join Queen Margrethe's celebrations of Denmark's film industry
27th October 2021
Queen Margrethe has paid tribute to the
Danish film industry during the traditional Fredensborg concert
which took place on Tuesday in the Castle Church of Fredensborg
Castle. Her Majesty hosted a concert and dinner for a large crowd.
Joining The Queen for the celebrations…
A meeting of monarchs between Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Margrethe of Denmark
27th October 2021
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…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that
the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of
Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami
drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The
drum has created controversy between Norway’s indigenous people and
Denmark. Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, asked the
Danish Queen for her…
