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Crown Princess Mary cancels trip to Lithuania following the death of her father-in-law

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14th February 2018
Crown Princess Mary has cancelled a planned visit to Lithuania on Friday following the death of her father-in-law Prince Henrik. The Princess was due to visit Baltic state later this week to mark the country’s centenary of independence. She was due to join Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at the event. Members of the Danish Royal Family had previously cancelled their…
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Prince Henrik - a look back at his life

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14th February 2018
Henri Marie Jean André de Laborde de Monpezat was born on 11 June 1934 in Talence, Gironde, France, to Count André de Laborde de Monpezat and Countess Renée de Monpezat, née Doursennot. Henri, as he was then known, spent his first five years in Vietnam while his…
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Flags in Denmark fly at half-mast following the death of Queen Margrethe's husband

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14th February 2018
Following the news of Prince Henrik’s death late last night, officials in Denmark have begun to mark his death. On Wednesday morning, the Danish Defence and the Danish Royal Lifeguard began to mark the sombre occasion. At 8:37 am local time, the first flags went up and then were taken down again so they stood at half-mast. The first flag ceremony took place at Holmen Naval Base in…
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Prince Henrik's siblings travel to Denmark to visit seriously ill brother

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12th February 2018
The siblings of Prince Henrik have announced they are travelling from their homes in France to be by their brother’s bedside in Denmark in another troubling sign of His Royal Highness’s health. Yesterday, Henrik’s younger sister Catherine de Monpezat arrived in Denmark and visited her brother in hospital. Catherine is 12 years his junior and is a nun in the Catholic Order of the…
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The entire Danish Royal Family visit Prince Henrik in hospital

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10th February 2018
The entire Danish Royal Family made a joint visit to Rigshospitalet on Saturday to visit Prince Henril who is severely unwell. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe was joined by Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie. All of the royal children were also at the hospital with their parents and grandmother. This visit to hospital can be seen as significant because it…
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