Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
has talked about her father’s death in a new interview with the
Danish magazine ALT. The Queen was only 31-years-old when the flags
were hung at half-mast across the Kingdom of Denmark after her
father, King Frederick IX, died on January 12, 1972. In the
interview, Her Majesty spoke of the dramatic time, saying: “Dad
became ill with…
Donald Trump extraordinarily cancels state visit to Denmark after their refusal to sell him Greenland
21st August 2019
President Trump appears to have cancelled
his upcoming state visit to Denmark after the country’s leaders
refused to entertain the notion of selling him Greenland. Queen
Margrethe had been due to host the US President in a couple of
weeks time, however, she looks to…
The coffin containing the remains of
Princess Christina of the Netherlands – who died last week at the
age of 72 – has been placed in the mourning chapel of the Fagel’s
Garden Pavilion on the grounds of Noordeinde Palace. [getty
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Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway was
welcomed to a closed reception at the Royal Palace in Oslo on
Monday afternoon. The reception marked the end of this summer’s
exhibition. Among the guests were representatives of the partners
behind the exhibition, primarily the Norwegian Opera & Ballet, but
also the National Museum, which has made a number of Queen Maud’s
outfits available…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway
attended her very first day at her new school on Monday. The Royal
Court told the press that the Princess and future queen would start
the 10th grade at Uranienborg School in Oslo. This news was
first reported by Royal Central in May.
Queen Margrethe holidaying in France before heading home to host President Trump on State Visit
19th August 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is on her
annual summer holiday to France for a few weeks in the sun before
she returns home to host President Trump on a State Visit. Her
Majesty is staying in Château de Cayx, a French residence she
shares with her son, Crown Prince…
While some links between royal houses are
well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and
perhaps all the more interesting for that. Royal Central’s summer
series looking at royal relations across Europe turns today to
Monaco and the United Kingdom. And although the links between
Albert II and Elizabeth II might be stretched, they are still
there. The connection between…
Crown Princess Mary opened the Odense
Flower Festival last week, one of the largest flower festivals in
Denmark. Crown Princess Mary was greeted by the Mayor of Odense
upon arrival and attended the opening ceremony for the 20th edition
of the flower festival. “For…
Liechtenstein’s royal family raised a
glass with their people Thursday to mark the principality’s 300th
birthday, holding a party in the gardens of Schloss Vaduz Castle.
Average citizens enjoyed beers alongside the reigning Prince of
Liechtenstein, Prince…
Princess Astrid attended baptism of rescue ship named after her late sister, Princess Ragnhild
17th August 2019
On Wednesday of this week, Princess
Astrid, Mrs Ferner was present when the newest rescue ship in
Norway was baptised at the Norwegian Maritime Museum. The ship was
named “Princess Ragnhild” who was the older sister of both Princess
Astrid and His Majesty King Harald V of Norway. Princess Ragnhild
died in 2012. “Princess Ragnhild” becomes the Rescue Company’s
170th…
