Queen Margrethe has celebrated a few
milestones on the Danish throne. A Silver Jubilee in 1997; a Ruby
Jubilee in 2012. If she is still on the throne in 2022, she will
mark her Golden Jubilee. And having ascended to the throne at the
age of 32, Queen Margrethe has marked a few major birthdays on the
throne. Today, let’s look back at some of the biggest jubilee
moments of her reign.
To mark the 60th birthday of the King of
the Belgians, join the Royal Central team for a special podcast.
From first born son of one of the most glamourous royal couples in
Europe to unsure heir and popular monarch, Brittani Barger, Moniek
Bloks and Lydia Starbuck discuss…
[getty src=”542259040″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”ca”] Prince Philippe and Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz
made a surprising announcement in September 1999: they had been in
a secret relationship and were now engaged…
This month, the Queen of Denmark
celebrates her 80th birthday. While celebrations will take place
later in the year, owing to the coronavirus outbreak, as Margrethe
reaches this major milestone, her remarkable life and reign are
again in the spotlight. Today, let’s take a look at the love story
of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik, one that lasted over 50
years. Princess Margrethe met her…
At the end of February, an air of
excitement surrounded the famous Abbey Road Studios in London; Jon
Bon Jovi was re-recording a single, but this time with a very
special guest in attendance… The re-recording of Bon Jovi’s song
‘Unbroken’, with the Invictus Games…
Today, let’s take a look at Queen
Margrethe’s life as she prepared to be a queen. We’re looking back
at her life from 1959 to 1971, just before her January 1972
accession to the throne. [getty src=”558631203″
width=”492″…
In a two-part documentary about the
Swedish Royal Jewels, both Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria
have spoken about wearing some of the oldest and most precious
jewellery in the world. The Queen and Crown Princess of Sweden also
revealed their favourite tiaras. Her Majesty Queen Silvia, Crown
Princess Victoria and Princess Christina -King Carl XVI Gustaf’s
sister – have…
This year, in 2020, marks 75 years since
World War II ended. It’s also 80 years since war came to the
monarchies of Norway and Denmark. While the Danish royal family was
taken prisoner by the Germans, the Norwegian royal family managed
to escape from the Germans and…
When the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall announced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted
no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor Castle…
The flowers carried by the Duchess of
Cornwall on her wedding day, April 9th 2005, were filled with
personal touches that had their own place in her royal romance with
the Prince of Wales. For not only were the flowers in Camilla’s
posy highly significant, they had been grown by the bride and groom
themselves. The Duchess of Cornwall’s wedding flowers were a burst
of spring sunshine. She…
