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Royal Wedding Rewind: Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Elizabeth Donaldson

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14th May 2020
Theirs sounds like a love affair out of a romantic comedy: at the Slip Inn pub in Sydney, Australia, a crown prince meets a sales executive during the Summer Olympics. He doesn’t reveal his identity straight away, and she has no idea of the secret he’s keeping. Then, he reveals the truth and they begin a relationship that three years later leads to the biggest royal wedding in Denmark in…
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Prince Joachim and his family move back to France

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12th May 2020
Prince Joachim, Princess Marie and their children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena, have moved back to Paris. The Danish Royal Court confirmed the move earlier this week. It comes only a few weeks following the last statement that says that the family would move back to…
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Queen Margrethe weeps for the fallen on 75th anniversary of Denmark's liberation

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5th May 2020
The Queen of Denmark has led commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of her country. Margrethe II was clearly moved as she laid a wreath and bowed her head to remember all those who lost their lives during World War Two. The Danish Monarch placed a garland of laurel wreaths, draped in red and white ribbons for her country’s flag, at the Memorial at Mindelunden. She was…
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Crown Princess Mary calls for wider support for childhood vaccination

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21st April 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has released a statement for European Immunization Week, calling for the world to remember the importance of vaccines and immunization as global pandemic COVID-19 continues to spread. Her statement, posted on the Royal House’s website, reads: “Europe as well as the rest of the world is going through challenging times that we would have never thought…
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Why is Queen Margrethe called 'Daisy'?

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20th April 2020
Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish Queen. Many people noticed that several…
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Margrethe at 80: Queen of Denmark

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16th April 2020
Today, we’re looking back at the first ten years of Queen Margrethe’s reign, from 1972 to 1982. Princess Margrethe was born in 1940, the oldest daughter of Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. At the time of her birth, women could not succeed to the throne of Denmark. However, after three daughters were born to the king, it became clear that he would not have a male heir to succeed him…
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