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Margrethe at 80: Her Royal Lineage

As we continue looking back at the life of Queen Margrethe in celebration of her 80th birthday, today let’s look at some of her royal ancestors. The monarchy of Denmark is one of the oldest in the world and can be traced back to the eighth century — though with recordkeeping not at its best in those times and the existence of “semi-legendary kings,” it’s entirely possible that the…
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Denmark gets ready to celebrate Queen Margrethe

When Queen Margrethe celebrates her 80th birthday tomorrow, it will be with less fanfare than originally planned, but Danish officials are offering ways to celebrate The Queen from home. Denmark’s Foreign Ministry, which runs the Denmark.dk Twitter account, posted suggestions on ways to celebrate Queen Margrethe’s birthday, including watching special programming on the Danish Broadcasting…
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Belgium

Philippe at 60: the proud papa

As King Philippe celebrates his 60th birthday this month, we are taking a look back at his life in a series of articles. Here we take a look at the King’s proud moments as a father. The birth of his first child, Princess Elisabeth [getty…
Denmark

Additional photos released for Queen Margrethe’s birthday

The Danish Royal Court announced yesterday that over the next three days they will publish new photographs in celebration of Queen Margrethe’s 80th birthday this Thursday. On Tuesday, the Royal Court released a new series of portraits with the Queen, her son, Crown Prince Frederik and her grandson, Prince Christian – three generations of Danish monarchs, present and future.
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