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Queen Mary returns to familiar couturiers for first queenly appearance

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14th January 2024
Queen Mary’s touching choice in accession outfit called back to the day she became Denmark’s Crown Princess. The simple cream-coloured dress was designed by Soeren Le Schmidt and sewn by Birgit Hallstein, the dressmaker who sewed her wedding dress in 2004. Queen Mary’s wedding dress was designed by Danish fashion designer Uffe Frank, but Hallstein is the one who sewed together the 67.5…
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The man who would be king whose son is about to fulfil his dreams of a throne

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10th January 2024
He was the man who would be king and whose line is about to take the oldest throne in Europe. Prince Henrik of Denmark was a sometimes controversial consort to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark but he was at her side as she prepared to make history and take her country’s throne and he remained there throughout her reign until his death in 2018. Best known in his later years for his demands to be…
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The Kings of Denmark called Frederick

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9th January 2024
With the accession of King Frederik X on January 14 2024, we take a look at the King Fredericks of Denmark. Frederick I (1523-1533) Attributed to Jacob Binck, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons The first Frederick reigned for two days short of a decade, but packed…
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The mysterious monarch who was the last person to abdicate the Danish throne

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7th January 2024
In her annual New Year’s address, Queen Margrethe of Denmark announced that on 14 January 2024 she would be abdicating. Her son, currently known as Crown Prince Frederik would become King following her abdication. While this was an unexpected announcement from the Danish queen, she is not the first Danish monarch to abdicate. Eric III Lamb was King of Denmark from 1137 to 1146. He was…
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Why abdications should be the norm

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31st December 2023
With the news that Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate on 14th January 2024, the question many are asking is, should abdication be the norm? I argue yes. In The Netherlands, monarchs abdicate after reigning for a certain amount of years. Most recently, Queen Beatrix abdicated in April 2013 in favour of her eldest son, Williem-Alexander. Upon her abdication, Queen Beatrix reverted…
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