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New images released for Prince Joachim of Denmark's 50th birthday

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8th June 2019
Yesterday morning, the Danish Royal House released new images, taken by Steen Brogaard, of Prince Joachim in celebration of his 50th birthday.One image is in black and white and features His Royal Highness alone while the other picture is a family shot with his wife, Princess Marie; their two children, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena; and his two children by his first wife, Prince Nikolai…
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Who is Prince Joachim of Denmark?

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7th June 2019
Today is the birthday of Prince Joachim of Denmark, and to mark the celebration, we are taking a look at his life so far. Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian was born on 7 June 1969 in Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet as the younger son of the current Queen…
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The Danish Royal Family undertakes preparations for kidnap attempts

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6th June 2019
The Danish Royal Family made thorough preparations for how they would handle the kidnapping of one of their members. The information has come to light in the latest biography of Queen Margrethe’s sister, Princess Benedikte. According to the new book, “Benedikte – A royal princess”, the fear was particularly pronounced in the mid-1970s. This story was first told by the Danish newspaper…
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Crown Princess Mary opens Hans Christian Andersen exhibit in Seoul

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22nd May 2019
While on a visit to South Korea, Crown Princess Mary opened a Hans Christian Andersen exhibit in Seoul – the Korean capital. The exhibit was opened on Tuesday, 21 May at the Seoul Museum of History in the late afternoon after a jam-packed day full of various engagements. The Crown Princess was joined by several Korean children during the opening and took a tour of the exhibit which details…
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Looking Back at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

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14th May 2019
Today we are going to look back at the wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary which took place 15 years ago. Denmark’s Crown Prince married his Australian fiancée on a beautiful May morning at the Copenhagen Cathedral. Crown Prince Frederik first met his future wife, Mary Donaldson, in Sydney while he was there for the 2000 Olympic Games. They met at the Slip Inn Bar, and the…
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