Denmark

Official family photos released by Denmark's Royal House on a very special day

The Danish Royal House released three new family photographs to mark the 18th birthday of a future monarch. The new images were taken by Dennis Stenild and feature the birthday boy, Prince Christian, with his immediate family in the Hall of Knights in Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg. The future King of Denmark is seen with his grandmother, Queen Margrethe; parents, Crown Prince…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe attends synagogue service

Queen Margrethe has attended a service at a synagogue in Copenhagen to show support for the Jewish community in the aftermath of the Hamas attack in Israel. The Queen of Denmark was joined by the country’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister at the service in Krystalgade on October 14th 2023. The national anthems of both Denmark and Israel were sung at the service. There were speeches…
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European Royals

King's brother wonders why monarchs still exist in 21st century and says some royal rules are ''medieval''

In an interview to mark his upcoming 60th birthday, Prince Laurent used his time to reflect on his life as a royal and ponder why modern society even has monarchies. In a wide-ranging interview with cartoonist Marec of the Flemish newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, Laurent shared that life in the Belgian Royal Family is difficult because “there are rules and customs that are different from those in…
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Norway

Crown Prince Haakon learns about importance of legal aid

Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited a legal aid service which is facing big changes. The ”Jussbussen”, which means the juridical buss, is a free legal service in Norway for those who need help. It’s a voluntary service where 36 law students offer free help. The Crown Prince visited to learn more about what they do and what it means for people to be able to get free…
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