Denmark

Twins with Greenlandic middle names star in royal photos on day of controversy

With Greenland dominating the headlines—we’ll spare you the reason why, you can research it yourself—the two young Danish royals who count Greenlandic names amongst their given names celebrated their 14th birthdays.Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, fraternal twins and the youngest children of King Frederik and Queen Mary, celebrated their birthday amidst the ongoing media circus…
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Denmark

Mary of Denmark is the perfect winter queen

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting the first New Year’s levees of their reign. And as she welcomed hundreds of guests on a cold, Epiphany morning, Denmark’s consort was the ultimate winter queen.The King and Queen of Denmark hosted a levee at…
Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary reign at New Year's Levees

King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps.The first levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the Guardhusarregiment’s Officer Corps, happened at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg; the second levee took place at Christiansborg…
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European Royals

The princess who became a winter royal bride

It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander…
Denmark

Crown Prince Christian's New Year's first

It was a royal first for Crown Prince Christian on the first evening of 2025: the young royal attended his first ever New Year’s Levee.Hosted at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg, the traditional New Year Levee is hosted by the monarch for Denmark’s government leaders. This year marked the first time King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the event—Queen Margrethe, who also attended…
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Belgium

The queen who can't get enough of one particular designer

Much like Queen Máxima, Queen Mathilde loves a jewel tone, a print pattern and Natan. But comparing the women side-by-side ends there because while Queen Máxima always looks this side of vibrant and businesslike, Queen Mathilde’s styling has a timeless effect.She wouldn’t be out of place in the 1960s competing for fashion headlines with Jacqueline Kennedy or Audrey Hepburn, so…
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