Today, the Danish Royal Family attended
the official opening of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg
Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, the Crown Prince Couple,
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, as well as Princess Benedikte,
were received by official members of the Parliament just before
noon when the first session of the parliamentary year
began. The opening of the Parliament takes…
On Saturday evening, Princess Marie
attended Gadens Born’s charity gala in Copenhagen. Gadens Born was
founded in 2012 by Pia Lindell Qwist after a visit to India when
she saw how bad street children’s living conditions were
there: “Gadens Born fights to improve the…
Princess Marie meets with Barack Obama and visits 'The Splendour of Power' exhibition in Kolding
29th September 2018
On Friday, Princess Marie was in Kolding
to attend a special conference with President Barack Obama at the
University of South Denmark. Former President Barack Obama took
part in a moderated Q & A conversation for an audience of business
leaders, university students, and…
Queen Margrethe attends the opening of the EventyrDronningen exhibition with Prince Joachim & Princess Marie
27th September 2018
On Wednesday, Queen Margrethe opened the
‘EventyrDronningen’ exhibition at Amalienborg Museum. She was
joined by Prince Joachim and Princess Marie. ‘EventyrDronningen’
(‘The Fairytale Queen’) is an exhibition based on the costumes and
scenographies created by Queen Margrethe. The exhibition will run
from September 27th to May 19, 2019, at Amalienborg Museum. The
Queen worked…
As the United Nations plans to hold its
annual General Assembly in New York, royals from several royal
families from across the globe will be in attendance for the 73rd
session. The royal families of Belgium, Denmark, Jordan, the
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Tonga will be…
On Tuesday, Princess Marie visited
FoedevareBanken – the Danish Food Bank – in Copenhagen, as part of
her involvement in the fight against food waste in Denmark. The
NGO’s motto is “From Food Waste to Meals” (‘Fra Madspild til
Maltid’). FoedevareBanken…
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of
Denmark was in Rome this week to participate in the 68th session of
the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on 17 September 2018. The
Crown Princess is a protector of the WHO Regional Office for
Europe, and she joined representatives from the 53 member states of
the WHO European Region at the conference. The Crown Princess was
greeted upon her arrival at the…
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik
of Denmark is back at work. Monday evening he attended a seminar at
the Bella Centre in Copenhagen. His Royal Highness had unexpected
back surgery two weeks ago. The Crown Prince had to undergo surgery
to cure a spinal disc…
Crown Princess Mary spends last day in Finland for working visit
15th September 2018
On Thursday, Crown Princess Mary spent
her last day in Finland for a working visit. Crown Prince Frederik
was supposed to lead the Danish business delegation, but he had to
pull out of the trip because of his back surgery. So, Crown
Princess Mary went in his place. After…
On Wednesday, Crown Princess Mary started
a two-day work visit in Finland. Crown Prince Frederik was
scheduled to go, but he had to cancel because of his back surgery.
Instead of scrapping the whole trip, it was decided Crown Princess
Mary would lead the business delegation. This year marks 100 years
since the start of diplomatic relationships between Denmark and
Finland. At the same time, the…
