Sweden

Crown Princess Victoria checks Färnebofjärden off of her list as she makes her way through all 30 national parks

Crown Princess Victoria concluded her work week with a visit to Färnebofjärden National Park as part of her initiative to visit all of Sweden’s national parks.  Dressed casually and warm, and sporting what looked like binoculars around her neck, the heir to the Swedish throne undertook her trek through the Färnebofjärden National Park on Friday, 4 January.  The hike started from…
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Denmark

Mary at 50: her passion for health issues

Crown Princess Mary’s patronages are varied, but a core theme runs through her royal work: her tireless support of health and healthcare organisations. Her health-related patronages number 17 total and feature organisations related to heart health, stroke research…
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How Crown Princess Mary turned the Mary Foundation into a vital organisation

Crown Princess Mary founded the Mary Foundation with a 1.1 million kroner gift from a wedding fund in 2004, raised by the people of Denmark and Greenland. In that time, Mary has used her influence and profile to support and raise awareness for important causes in Denmark. In 2006, Mary had the idea for the foundation and officially launched it in 2007 based on the overarching theme of social…
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Denmark

How Mary met Fred: Olympics and royal love stories

When one thinks about the Olympics, love stories are not the first thing that comes to mind. Rather, the international event springs to mind fierce competitions, medals, country pride, and history. There are quite a few royals who have met their future spouses at the Olympic…
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Who has been Crown Princess of Denmark?

Ahead of a new exhibition highlighting Crown Princess Mary and the four Crown Princesses of Denmark preceding her, let’s take a look at the women who have held the title Crown Princess of Denmark. Louise of Hesse-Kassel The first modern Crown Princess of Denmark was Louise of Hesse-Kassel. Born Louise Wilhelmine Frederikke Caroline Auguste Julie on 7 September 1817 in Hesse, she was the…
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Denmark

Crown Princess Mary is surrounded by her family as she opens exhibit for her 50th birthday

Two days before the day, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark took one more step towards celebrating her big milestone 50th birthday.  Her Royal Highness opened the exhibition “HRH Crown Princess Mary 1972-2022,” missing only her eldest son, Prince Christian, who is away at Herlufsholm boarding school, which is about 80 kilometres south of Copenhagen.  The exhibition will display a wide…
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