DenmarkFeatures

Margrethe: the Queen who gave up titles

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark represented a milestone in the country’s life from a very early age and in more ways than one.  First of all, she was the first woman to become Queen since the change of the succession law that allowed her to become the heir presumptive, pushing back her uncle, Prince Knud.  But she was also the first monarch in Danish history to renounce all titles upon…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe's very royal godparents

When she was born, she was not supposed to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future monarch.  Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of…
Norway

Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway attend memorial service for Desmond Tutu

Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway have attended a memorial service for the late South African activist Archbishop Desmond Tutu in Oslo Cathedral. The Crown Prince Couple and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre attended the service on Sunday, 9 January, to honour the life and work of Tutu, who died on 26 December 2021 at the age of 90. The service included…
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Spain

Queen Sofía of Spain begins her new year with a charity concert

Shortly after her son and daughter-in-law began their public engagements for 2022, Queen Sofía of Spain has also resumed her agenda by attending a charity concert.  Her Majesty arrived at the National Auditorium of Music in Madrid on the evening of January 8th and she was welcomed by many authorities including the President of Caritas Spain.  The concert was held in the Sinfónica Hall of…
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Sweden

Prince Daniel tests positive for Covid

The Swedish Royal Household has announced that Prince Daniel has tested positive for Covid, just 24 hours after confirming that his wife, Crown Princess Victoria, had also contracted the virus. Like the Crown Princess, Prince Daniel is also fully vaccinated and is…
Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden tests positive for Covid

The Crown Princess of Sweden has tested positive for Covid. Crown Princess Victoria is now isolating at home. She is reported to have only mild symptoms, rather like those of a cold, and to be recovering well. In accordance with current guidelines in place in Sweden, her husband, Prince Daniel and their two children, Princess Estelle and Prince Oscar, are also isolating although all three…
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