DenmarkHistoryHistory

Why is Queen Margrethe called 'Daisy'?

Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish Queen. Many people noticed that several royals called the queen “Daisy” in the video. But why did they do so? Nicknames are quite common in royal…
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Sweden

Prince Alexander of Sweden turns four

Sweden’s Prince Alexander is celebrating his fourth birthday today. The Prince is fifth in the line of succession to the Swedish throne. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the young royal will be celebrating with just his parents and younger brother, Prince…
British RoyalsEuropean RoyalsFeatures

#MonarchsAt20 - how our queens and kings used to look

It’s all the rage at this stage of lockdown. People are posting photos of themselves at the age of twenty across social media and reflecting on how things used to be. Many of the throwbacks appear to involve bad perms and rather lurid clothes while some show that we all seemed to look older in the 70s no matter what age we actually were. In the spirit of fun, and with a royal version of the…
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BelgiumEuropean Royals

Philippe at 60: The King of the Belgians

As King Philippe celebrates his 60th birthday, let’s look back at another important day in his life: 21 July 2013, the day he became King of the Belgians. Prince Philippe was born 15 April 1960, the eldest son of Prince Albert and Princess Paola in the reign of his uncle, King Baudouin. Albert succeeded to the throne in 1993 when his older brother died without an heir. Philippe was now first…
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DenmarkEuropean Royals

Dear aunt Daisy... European royals record touching message for Queen Margrethe

Even though the grand celebrations for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s 80th birthday have been cancelled, royals from all over Europe recorded a message for their “aunt Daisy.” See the video below and you read a transcript underneath: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Silvia kicked off the video with the words, “Dear Daisy and cousin, Us from Sweden…
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