Prince Joachim of Denmark has been promoted to the military rank of Brigadier General. The event happened in a small ceremony in the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris on September 21st 2020. It was Ambassador Michael Starbæk Christensen who presented the Prince with the document confirming his new military rank.
Prince Joachim has received a permanent degree of Brigadier General, and as defence…
A new official portrait of Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been released by the Royal House to mark her 80th birthday.
The Royal House said portraits of Margrethe are a narrative of the Queen’s life as head of state: “Portraits are therefore also part of the…
Crown Princess Mary joins special commission with United Nations Population Fund
18th September 2020
Crown Princess Mary has joined a special high-level commission within the United Nations Population Fund to help the agency follow up on its goals from last year’s 25th-anniversary summit.
The Danish Royal House announced the news on its website Thursday, saying that…
Crown Princess Mary opens war memorial to Australian soliders in Denmark
18th September 2020
Crown Princess Mary attended the dedication of a war memorial for Australian soldiers who lost their lives fighting in Denmark during the First and Second World Wars.
The ceremony to unveil the Australian War Memorial in Denmark took place at Churchill Park in Copenhagen, and Crown Princess Mary was joined by Australian Ambassador Mary Ellen Miller, Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant General…
Crown Prince Frederik meets winners of the Danish Championships and European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship
16th September 2020
Young entrepreneurs from across Europe were honoured by Crown Prince Frederik at a lunch in Copenhagen on Monday when he met the winners of the Danish Championships and European Championships 2020 in Entrepreneurship.
The event, which took place at Industriens Hus in…
Crown Princess Mary delivers speech at WHO's 70th Regional Committee Meeting
15th September 2020
Crown Princess Mary spoke at Monday’s opening of the 70th World Health Organisation Regional Committee for Europe’s session, where she discussed how COVID-19 has affected the world.
Meeting virtually due to lockdowns and restrictions, Crown Princess Mary’s remarks…
Crown Princess Mary speaks at '10 Years of Action' conference for UN development goals
10th September 2020
Crown Princess Mary spoke at Wednesday’s ‘A Decade Back – 10 Years of Action’ conference, discussing how to achieve a series of world goals as set out by the United Nations.
Speaking from Christiansborg, Crown Princess Mary joined in with experts assembled by the 2030 Network—a group organised by the Folketing, the Danish Finance Committee’s parliamentary working group and the 2030…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended Flag Day commemorations at Kastellet in Copenhagen on the first weekend of September.
Flag Day, which honours the Danish soldiers, foreign ministry and emergency services personnel who have been sent abroad for…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is descended from royalty on both sides of her family tree. Today, let’s look at their lives more in depth.
Christian X of Denmark
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Crown Princess Mary attended the opening of a summit in Copenhagen that brought together people and organisations with ideas of how to rebuild following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hosted at BLOX, a “national and international gathering place that engages people in architecture, design and sustainable urban development through exhibitions, events, business development and new partnerships,” the…
