Norway

Norway's royals give update after princess admitted to hospital

Norway’s royals have given an update after one of the most popular members of the family was admitted to hospital. Princess Astrid, 94, was taken to the Rikshospitalet in Oslo on March 27 with her brother, King Harald, 89, seen visiting soon afterwards. The princess hadn’t been seen in public for several weeks and missed the State Visit by the King and Queen of the…
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Denmark

King Frederik of Denmark gets relegated to Queen Mary's plus one and says he's delighted by the move

King Frederik of Denmark has recounted how he was very much second best during part of his State Visit to Australia and said he couldn’t be happier with the outcome. The Danish king was speaking at an event at the Royal Botanical Garden in Melbourne which he held with Queen Mary as a thank you to their hosts as their hugely successful State Visit to Australia came to a close. Frederik…
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European Royals

King Frederik and Queen Mary return to where it all began

“A lot has happened since we first met here more than 25 years ago!” King Frederik and Queen Mary shared on their official Instagram account. The Danish royal couple started their State Visit to Australia over the weekend, sharing photos taken of the couple in Mary’s homeland decades ago to kick off their programme. This is their first official visit to the country since King Frederik…
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European Royals

Queen Mary welcomes special guests to palace front door

Queen Mary welcomed two special visitors to the front door of Frederik VIII’s Palace on Friday, becoming the first person in Denmark to purchase tickets for the Lillebror Lottery. The Danish queen, who serves as the patron of the Børnehjælpsdagen (Children’s Aid Day Foundation), received Caroline and Oskar, two children affiliated with youth clubs supported by the foundation, and…
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