Iceland and Denmark have strong ties.
From 1397 to 1944 the nation had a common monarch under the Danish
king and in the period 1814 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Danish
kingdom. This week, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has begun a
visit to Iceland with a meeting at the presidential residence,
Bessastadir, where he was officially received by the President of
Iceland, Guðni Th.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary enjoy one of the best views in Denmark on a celebratory visit
12th October 2021
The Danish city of Haslev last year
marked its 150th anniversary and now it’s had a royal visit to
celebrate its jubilee. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark travelled to the area to celebrate on October 11th
2021. In October 1870, the railway…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is currently
undergoing her latest tour of Greenland, which began on 8 October
and will end on the 12th. The visit is taking place upon the
invitation of the Chairman of the Naalakkersuisut Múte B. Egede and
will take Her Majesty to Ilulissat…
A Sami drum that was confiscated after a
witchcraft trial in 1692 has created controversy between Norway’s
indigenous people and Denmark. The Sami Parliament is now asking
Queen Margrethe for help. Sami Parliament President, Aili
Keskitalo, has asked the Danish Queen for her support to keep the
Sami cultural treasure in the Sápmi region. It was confiscated by
the Danes after an axe…
Crown Prince Frederik sports Major General cap for the first time as he attends spectacular military anniversary parade
9th October 2021
Crown Prince Frederik closed his workweek
attending the annual Anniversary Parade for the Royal Life Guard at
their Barracks in Copenhagen. On Friday, 8 October, the heir
to the Danish throne made the journey to Rosenborg Castle, one of
the two garrisons for the Royal…
The year 2022 will mark Queen Margrethe
II of Denmark’s Golden Jubilee – her 50th year on the throne – and,
like many important occasions, it will be marked in style.
Events to celebrate the occasion will include homages to her
father, King Frederik…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has joined
forces with the goalkeeper of the Danish men’s national football
team Kasper Schmeichelto discuss how football can stop bullying
with children. The Crown Princess visited the Danish national
team’s headquarters in Elsinore. She ran some drills and even took
a shot at a penalty kick with the national goalkeeper, an
ambassador for…
A special exhibition marking the historic
reign of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark through jewellery will open
as her Golden Jubilee celebrations get under way. The display,
called ”A Queen’s Jewellery Box, 50 years on the throne told in
jewellery”, will…
The first details of major celebrations
marking the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark have
been announced. Margrethe took the throne on January 14th 1972 and
the Danish Royal Household has now revealed several major events
marking her fifty year long reign…
The first Tuesday in October is
Parliament Opening Day in Denmark, according to their Constitution,
and so every year on the date the entire Danish Royal Family
reunites for the occasion. It is such an important moment of
the Danish political year that not even a global shutdown could
prevent it from happening. Therefore, on Tuesday, the 5th of
October 2021, Queen Margarethe, Crown…
