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Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, niece of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, divorcing husband

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5th June 2017
A new divorce has stricken the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe’s niece, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, has decided to divorce her husband, Count Jefferson-Friedrich von Pfeil, after 18 years as a married couple. Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is the daughter of Princess Benedikte who is the sister of Queen Margrethe of Denmark and Queen Anne-Marie…
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Who is Prince Henrik of Denmark?

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4th May 2017
Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count of Monpezat was born on 4 May 2009 in the Rigshospitalet as the first child of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie. He has two older brothers through his father’s first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg: Prince Nikolai…
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Who is Princess Isabella of Denmark?

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21st April 2017
On 21 April 2007, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark gave birth to her and Crown Prince Frederik’s second child. In October 2005, they had a son, Prince Christian, but this time, they had a baby girl at the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen weighing 3350 gr. A 21-gun salute was fired the next day in celebration of the birth of a new princess. Following the tradition of the Danish Royal Family, her…
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Queen Margrethe's mysterious dinner was held this week - here is what happened

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23rd March 2017
There was uncertainty associated with the dinner hosted by Queen Margrethe of Denmark this week. This meant that there was an unusually large press turnout outside Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. Both Danish and Scandinavian press were present and tried as best they could to squeeze information out of government members as they arrived at the dinner. Danish press has been speculating and asking…
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Breaking: Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, husband of Princess Benedikte of Denmark, has died

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14th March 2017
His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has died at the age of 82. This was announced Tuesday morning by the Danish Royal Court. His Highness Prince Richard Casimir Karl August Robert Konstantin was the 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg. He was born 29 October 1934 in Giessen, Germany and had been the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg since the death of…
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