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Prince Joachim gives his first interview after brain surgery this summer

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16th November 2020
Prince Joachim has given his first interview since he underwent surgery on a blood clot on his brain in July. The prince remained in intensive care for several days following the procedure. In the interview with the Danish TV-channel, DR, the prince talks about how the blood clot has affected his life.Asked how he now feels, the second son of the Danish Queen says: “My health and mood is…
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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary present their annual awards

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3rd November 2020
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have presented their Crown Prince Couple’s Awards, honouring people in culture and social work settings.The Crown Prince Couple’s Awards consists of four annual awards; the Culture Prize, the Social Prize and two Star Sprinkle Awards in the areas of Culture and Social. The Culture Prize and the Social Prize come with a 500,000 Danish kroner…
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Queen Margrethe records her very first podcast

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28th October 2020
For the first time in her life, Queen Margrethe of Denmark has taken part in a podcast. Queen Margrethe has previously been involved in a great number of books and TV productions and, in recent times, has been featured heavily on the Danish Royal Household’s social media, including Facebook and Instagram. However, it is now a podcast the 80-year-old is a part of.Queen Margrethe is…
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Crown Princess Mary unveils this year's Christmas stamp

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27th October 2020
Crown Princess Mary unveiled this year’s Christmas stamp at a ceremony on Monday, launching the annual holiday appeal for children in need, and celebrating the theme of ‘reunification.’This year’s stamp was designed by Tomas Björnsson to celebrate the centenary…
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Crown Princess Mary discusses issues of loneliness with young people

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22nd October 2020
Crown Princess Mary held a meeting with the youth panel of her Mary Foundation on Tuesday to hear about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them and to discuss solutions.In an Instagram post on the Mary Foundation’s account, Crown Princess Mary wrote that the meeting with young people “became an inspiring and intense conversation about how corona and the restrictions that have been…
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