Denmark

Princess Nathalie heartbroken after her Olympic-winning horse dies aged 23

Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is in mourning after her beloved horse Digby, which she competed on at the Olympic Games in Beijing, was euthanised. On Saturday morning, according to Danish and German media, Nathalie had to say goodbye to her beloved horse who was located at Berleburg Castle. Digby had just turned 23-years-old. In a statement to the Danish horse-webpage…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary attends the Danish Rainbow Awards

Crown Princess Mary attended the Danish Rainbow Awards earlier this week to present honorary awards to businesses and organisations that show support for LGBTQ+ people in Denmark. The Danish Rainbow Awards “should be inclusive and embrace broadly,” according to the organisation’s official website. “That is, it should be an event for both gay, bisexual and transgender…
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Denmark

Princess Marie wins award for her campaign against food waste

Denmark’s Princess Marie has won an award for her campaign against food waste. The Princess received the “Stræberen 2020” award on 29 September from the De Samvirkende Købmænd organisation. The award is given to someone who has excelled in the fight against food waste. The date of its presentation was special as it was the day Denmark marked their national food waste…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim promoted to Brigadier General

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…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe shines in new official portrait

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 narrative about the Danish head of state’s life and activities.” The image was taken this summer and replaces the…
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