Denmark

Danish royals kickstart the countdown to Christmas with adorable digital advent calendar

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2nd December 2022
As it has been now a tradition for some years, the Danish Royal Household has created a “digital” advent calendar, each year with a different theme. 2022 was no exception, and as December began, the first post was created.  This year, it consists of a video of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, creating a candle…
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Swedish royals host important event for government

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1st December 2022
It is a tradition in Sweden that after each parliamentary election, the King invites the new members of parliament to a grand dinner at Stockholm Palace. On November 29th 2022, such a dinner was held after the Swedish people voted in their new members of parliament…
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The monarch’s role in Luxembourg

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1st December 2022
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg had been in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1839 until the death of King Willem III of the Netherlands in 1890. Upon his death, the Netherlands passed to his daughter Wilhelmina, but Luxembourg passed to a distant male relative who became Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. The current Grand Duke is Adolphe’s…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim speaks out again on family quarrel over children's titles

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29th November 2022
Prince Joachim of Denmark has spoken about spending time with his mother, brother and sister-in-law in Denmark as debate continues about his response to Queen Margrethe’s decision to remove the royal titles of his children. In an interview with the Danish newspaper “BT” in Paris at the Danish church’s Christmas bazaar, the prince made his new remarks, two weeks after he…
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Queen Camilla hosts tea for special royal guests

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29th November 2022
Queen Camilla has hosted Queen Rania of Jordan and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at Clarence House for tea. Her Majesty held the afternoon tea in honour of Queen Rania and Crown Princess Mary, the latter of whom is in London on a working visit. Copyright 2022, Royal Hashemite Court Queen Rania took to her social media channels to comment on the gathering: “A lovely afternoon with…
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