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Queen Margrethe celebrates first birthday after Prince Henrik's death

It wasn’t that long ago that Prince Henrik died from a pulmonary infection on 13 February, leaving Queen Margrethe of Denmark a widow. For a couple who had been married for fifty years, it was clear there was still a spark between the two. When they met in the spring of 1965 at a dinner party in London, neither had realised they had just met the love of their life. The Margrethe and Henrik…
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Denmark's Crown Princess Mary to visit Seattle

The Royal Danish House has announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington, USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will head the head of a Danish art and…
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Princess Marie attends launch of new teaching materials about food waste

Yesterday, Princess Marie attended the launch of new teaching materials about food waste at Amager Fælled School in Copenhagen. These teaching materials are the results of a collaboration between Stop Spild Af Mad and the City of Copenhagen, and they can be used in food science education for children in 5th-7th grade. They are composed of a teacher’s guide and a student’s guide which…
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Crown Princess Mary opens WHO Conference

Yesterday, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has opened the World Health Organisation’s “Global Dialogue on Partnership for Sustainable Financing of Noncommunicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control” in central Copenhagen. Crown Princess Mary was welcomed…
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Queen Margrethe to travel on Dannebrog for summer tour

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is set to sail away on the royal yacht, Her Danish Majesty’s Yacht (HDMY) Dannebrog as part of an annual summer tour of the country. Her Majesty will visit the Danish town of Silkeborg on the 3rd and 4th of September before travelling to…
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Princess Marie attends research seminar on asthma and allergies

Yesterday, Princess Marie was in Odense to attend a research seminar on asthma and allergies at H.C Andersen Children Hospital, a hospital she has worked closely with since 2013 to strengthen activities that provide positive experiences for children and their families during hospitalization. ©OUH Before the seminar, Princess Marie visited the Asthma School of the hospital. Nurse Anne Marie Bro…
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Princess Marie takes up cause of removing landmines

On 4 April, DanChurchAid announced that Princess Marie would take part in their campaign against landmines. DanChurchAid is a Christian association working all over the world to support the poorest and provide emergency relief and long-term development aid, hence why removing landmines is one of their leading causes. They insist on the fact that landmines are weapons of war but they actually hurt…
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