Denmark

Queen Margrethe receives official New Year's greetings

For the Danish Royal Family, these first days of the New Year were to be marked by large dinners where everyone was dressed in uniforms and gala dresses. This was not the case this year. The long tradition had to give way to the corona-virus. The planned New Year’s party at Christiansborg Castle for the Prime Minister and other representatives of official Denmark, which should have taken…
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Norway

King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon visit victims of landslide

King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon have marked the beginning of the new Norwegian royal year in a sad way. The three royals visited the people of Gjerdrum after the catastrophic quick clay landslide that started on December 30th 2020. So far, seven people have been confirmed dead, while three people are still missing. Another ten people are injured and still more than 1.000 are…
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DenmarkFashion

Crown Princess Mary's Best New Year's Looks

Crown Princess Mary always starts the new year with her most dazzling dresses as an annual attendee of Denmark’s New Year’s events. Let’s take a look back at some of her best New Year’s fashions! 2018 Crown Princess Mary stunned in this…
Denmark

Gallery: Danish royal New Year's galas

The New Year galas in Denmark have been cancelled this year due to COVID-19. So, we have compiled photos from some of the galas of years gone by. Take a look at the Danish royal New Year Levees below: 2013: [getty src=”158956713″ width=”594&#8243…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe of Denmark receives Covid vaccine

The Queen of Denmark has been vaccinated against Covid-19. Margrethe II received the jab on New Year’s Day. The Royal Court announced that the Monarch, who is 80, had been inoculated via a short statement on the afternoon of January 1st 2021. It was confirmed that she will receive the second dose of the vaccine in three weeks time, as is usual with this batch. Margrethe has been…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe: "Let us not lose heart"

Queen Margrethe addressed the Danes on New Year’s Eve telling them to “not lose heart” over the COVID-19 situation as we all have a reason to rejoice now that there is a vaccine. She began by mentioning how the pandemic hit Europe saying it was “a…
Norway

King Harald: "Hope will carry us all into 2021"

King Harald of Norway has delivered his New Year’s Eve speech telling Norwegians that hope will get them through. The King’s address was televised on NRK from the Royal Palace in Oslo and focused on the pandemic and the impact it has had on all Norwegians. He remarked about how much he and Queen Sonja miss hugging their children and grandchildren and also touched on what the future…
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