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Queen Margrethe leads celebrations for Jutland centenary

On Sunday, , Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Denmark’s Southern border to celebrate the centenary of Jutland’s annexation to the country. The entire succession line to the Danish throne was firstly driven around in a carriage and crossed the boarder between Denmark and Germany. They then went to a church service, where they were reunited with…
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Crown Princess Mary speaks at UN World Goals conference

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave the opening speech at the UN World Goals Conference, and the launch of the new National Action Plan for those goals, earlier this week, saying that “now it is action.”The UN Sustainable Development Goals were created in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There are 17 goals in total, ranging from the eradication of poverty to…
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Crown Prince Frederik to resign as active member of the International Olympic Committee

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has announced his intention to resign as an active member of the International Olympic Committee, a resignation that should be effective after a vote during the next IOC meeting, at the end of the Tokyo Games. In a statement, on June 8th 2021, His Royal Highness expressed his gratitude for the experience, as well as highlighting the important contributions…
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Princess Benedikte opens new parasport facility

Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has opened a new fitness centre for Parasport in Gladsaxe Municipality. After cutting the red ribbon for the new centre, “Gladsaxe MultiFitness”, Her Royal Highness was shown around the centre, which…
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Denmark’s Crown Prince Couple host friendship dinners with the Baltic nations

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark hosted a dinner on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The dinner took place in Great Table Hall in Frederik VIII’s Castle at the Amalienborg Palace in the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Before dinner, the Crown Prince…
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