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Queen Margarethe's royal yacht rescues a cutter boat in Danish-Swedish waters

On Monday, the Danish Court confirmed that the Royal Yacht Dannebrog had rescued another boat that had become stranded in the sea between Denmark and Sweden. Queen Margarethe was on board the yacht at the time of the rescue, the Court also confirmed. The rescued boat, a cutter, was first directed towards the islet of Hesselø and was later towed to the mainland. In addition to the…
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Fashion Favourite: Queen Elizabeth II and Norman Hartnell

With The Queen fast approaching her Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne, she still continues to be a fashion icon. Bookies offer odds on the colour hats she wears to Ascot, and people continually speculate on the contents and movements of her handbags. Over her life, she has been dressed by and cultivated relationships with many different designers. The most notable and enduring…
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Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands

Later this week, Queen Margrethe will visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit, let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe Islands. It was officially confirmed in April that Queen Margrethe would visit the Faroe Islands and that the visit would afford her the “opportunity to…
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The many marriages of King Henry VIII

Henry VIII is famous for many things but perhaps the most talked about is his penchant for weddings. The king with six wives clearly enjoyed being married even if those he tied the knot with ended up less than impressed. However, Henry didn’t like to make a fuss about…
History

Ten reasons Katherine Parr is a queen worth remembering

On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
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