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Prince Christian prepares to leave home for new school

Denmark’s future king, Prince Christian, will move away from home in just a few weeks. The second in line to the throne will start at a new school, a prestigious boarding college situated a good distance from Copenhagen. Prince Christian completed his school education in Gentofte this summer, and it has been confirmed that the future Danish king will attend the prestigious boarding school…
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A look at Scandinavia's royal Olympians

With the Olympics underway, let’s take a look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia met at the…
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Queen Margrethe’s visit to Greenland postponed

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has recently been on a visit to the Faroe Islands. It was expected and planned that the Queen would then travel on for a visit to Greenland. However, on Tuesday, it was announced that the visit was postponed. Within the past week, Greenland has…
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A full first day for Queen Margarethe as she visits the Faroe Islands

On Thursday, Queen Margarethe of Denmark began a visit to the Faroe Islands that will continue until Monday, the 19th of July.  She arrived in Tórshavn, the capital city of the Faroes, located on the island of Streymoy, the biggest and most populated island. The Faroe Islands are technically included in the Danish kingdom, but they are self-governing, with their own parliament, trade…
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Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands

Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands. It was officially confirmed in…
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Danish Royal Family celebrates football victory on Instagram

On Saturday, Denmark played against the Czech Republic in the quarter-final match of the European Football Championships.  The Danish team won the match 2-1, and celebrations for the victory were abundant in every Danish community around the world. The team naturally dedicated their victory to teammate Christian Eriksen, who is now out of the hospital following the cardiac arrest he…
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