Denmark’s Queen has unveiled a new
portrait of herself, painted to mark her 80th birthday this year.
Margrethe II revealed the new image as she officially opened an
exhibition celebrating her life and reign. The new portrait is by
Nils Strobek, who has painted Margrethe on four other occasions.
The artist said he wanted to show the Queen of Denmark as a private
person so there are no…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark teamed up with
her younger sister Princess Benedikte on Sunday for a rare royal
event as coronavirus restrictions continue. On Sunday the two
attended a small ceremony to hand out the “Queen Ingrid’s Honorary
Legate”. The ceremony…
His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of
Denmark will become Denmark’s military attaché to France. Prince
Joachim is currently living in Paris taking a management course at
the French military school. Prince Joachim will take up a new job
as a defence attaché in Paris…
Crown Princess Mary explored the history
of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design
museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on
Monday. Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the
new museum showcases glass, ceramics, and design and describes
itself as “Denmark’s new hot spot for art-craftsmanship and
tradition.” The…
To mark what would have been the 85th
wedding anniversary of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, the
Danish Royal House shared details about her family heirloom wedding
crown on their social media channels. Queen Ingrid wore a myrtle
wedding crown as part of her bridal…
The Danish Royal Family counts just one
emerald tiara in their collection, but it’s a stunning piece that
features 67 emeralds and over 2,600 diamonds. Let’s take a look at
the Danish Emerald Parure Tiara. King Christian VIII commissioned
an emerald parure for his…
Crown Princess Mary visits WHO European Region offices to discuss COVID-19
26th May 2020
Crown Princess Mary paid a visit to the
World Health Organisation’s European Region offices in Copenhagen
to meet with the new Regional Director on Monday. The Danish Royal
House revealed that Crown Princess Mary met with Dr Hans Kluge to
discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and response on a global level and
for the European Region. “The Crown Princess and Dr Hans Kluge also
discussed in this…
As coronavirus restrictions continue to
change in Denmark, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella have gone
back to school. However, their cousin, Prince Nikolai, won’t be
able to resume his studies again before autumn. Danish media
reported that the university…
Crown Prince Frederik and Prince
Christian took part in a rare joint engagement when they visited a
Danish esport team, Astralis, for a training session. Founded four
years ago, Astralis has risen to become a global player in the
esport arena. Esport is a form of…
Following the coronavirus lockdowns
across Europe, some nations are starting to reopen slowly. Denmark
has begun the first steps of relaxing restrictions, and as that
continues, it’s been announced that some of the royal museums in
the capital, Copenhagen, are set to reopen soon. All the parties of
the Danish parliament met on Wednesday evening and agreed to reopen
some facilities number…
