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…
Crown Princess Mary has returned back to
Denmark following a two day diplomatic visit to Lithuania in
celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Danish
and Lithuanian relations. The visit took place from September 30 to
October 1, with activities taking…
Denmark has been pushing for a broader
cultural presence on the global stage, and now that effort has
found a prominent voice. Princess Marie, daughter-in-law to Queen
Margrethe, has been appointed as a Special Culture Representative
in the Culture Department of the Danish…
Prince Felix of Denmark, the second
grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at
the Army’s Lieutenant Training. The news came in a surprise
statement issued by the Danish Royal Court which read: “His
Highness Prince Felix has decided to interrupt the training course
at the Army’s Lieutenant Training, which Prince Felix began in
August at the Gardehus…
