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New photos released for Queen Margrethe’s birthday

The Danish Royal Court has released a new series of portraits on the occasion of Queen Margrethe’s upcoming 80th birthday. The portraits were taken in the fall and winter of 2019 at Amalienborg as well as at Fredensborg Castle. Three portraits were released today. Additional portraits will be released on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen / The Danish Royal…
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Margrethe at 80: her childhood, in photos

Ahead of her 80th birthday, we are continuing our series on Queen Margrethe of Denmark with a look at her childhood in photos. Margrethe with her parents, Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid, as a baby [getty src=”558637801&#8243…
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Danish royal family cancels summer events due to Coronavirus

The Danish Royal court announced that Queen Margrethe’s annual summer tour with the Royal Yacht Dannebrog has been cancelled. All events to celebrate the reunion with Schleswig have also been cancelled. The Royal court says that in light of the latest announcement from the Prime Minister that the ban on larger assemblies will be maintained until August, the Royals have chosen to follow…
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Margrethe at 80: Queen and Grandmother

This month marks a very special birthday for a popular and successful queen. Margrethe II turns 80 on April 16th and in the run up to her big day, Royal Central will be taking a look at some of the major moments in her life. And today, we start with one of her most special roles – being a granny. Queen Margrethe is a loving grandmother to eight grandchildren: Prince Christian, Princess…
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Prince Christian's confirmation is postponed

In her traditional new year’s speech, Queen Margrethe II announced that Prince Christian, second in line to the Danish throne, would be confirmed in 2020. The Royal Court later confirmed that the Prince was set to be confirmed during the spring of 2020. Now the Royal Court…
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Denmark’s Crown Prince Family gives poignant statement on Coronavirus

A joint statement from the entire Danish Crown Prince family was broadcast in the programme “Denmark stands together” from the Danish TV-channel TV2 on Saturday evening. In this touching greeting, the whole family comes together and everyone shared their experiences living through the special situation that now affects all Danes and many people around the world. Crown Prince Frederik opens the…
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