Denmark

Crown Princess Mary visits swimming club to view anti-bullying initiative

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24th October 2020
Crown Princess Mary visited the Helsingør Swimming Club to view the work of the Antibulli Swimming Initiative, a programme supported by the Mary Foundation. The Antibulli Swimming Initiative is also supported by the Danish Swimming Union and the TrygFonden. It creates an inclusive spirit for young people to belong to a swim club and works to “combine experiences from anti-bullying and…
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Queen Margrethe cancels Denmark's traditional New Year's galas

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20th October 2020
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has decided to cancel her annual New Year’s galas as a result of the continued spread of COVID-19 in Denmark. Her Majesty has confirmed hse won’t hold the grand New Year’s dinner for the government, the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, representatives of official Denmark and the Royal Court on 1 January 2021. The subsequent New Year’s dinners…
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Princess Benedikte attends Equestrian World Cup

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20th October 2020
Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg has attended the Equestrian World Cup 2020 at the National Equestrian Center of Vilhelmsborg near the Danish city of Aarhus. Her Royal Highness attended the FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix and FEI Dressage World…
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A look at Denmark's future king as he turns 15

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15th October 2020
Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John came into the world on 15 October 2005 as the first child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. He was born at Rigshospitalet at 1.57 am and has been second in line to the Danish throne since birth. As the heir to the throne, a 21-gun salute marked his birth at noon and bonfires were lit in both Denmark and Australia – the…
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Crown Princess Mary attends virtual UN Girls' Day celebration

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9th October 2020
Crown Princess Mary participated in a virtual event to celebrate the United Nations’ Girls Day, joining a Danish women’s charity to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted girls’ rights in countries like Uganda and Ethiopia. The Crown Princess was a guest of the PlanBørnefonden, a charitable organisation that works to support the world’s most “fragile and vulnerable areas to ensure the…
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