Denmark

The Faroe Islands ask Queen Margrethe to postpone parliamentary elections

Politicians on the Faroe Islands have asked Queen Margrethe to change the date of the Danish general election as it clashes with an important day of remembrance. Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, last week asked Queen Margrethe for a general election. Permission was given and the Mette Frederiksen announced the poll in a press conference outside the prime minister’s…
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The Laws of Succession in...Denmark

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been celebrating her Golden Jubilee throughout the year, but it’s only thanks to the updated laws of succession that she was able to inherit from her father. In 1953, King Frederick IX was comfortably on the Danish throne but the succession was anything but sorted. The king’s children were three young girls: Princess Margarethe, born in 1940, Princess…
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Countess Alexandra attacks decision to remove her sons' princely titles

Countess Alexandra has released a strong statement condemning the decision of her former mother-in-law, Queen Margrethe, to remove the princely status of the children and descendants of Prince Joachim. On 28 September, the Danish Royal House issued a statement that said from 1 January 2023, the children of Prince Joachim will lose their princely status and will henceforth be known by the…
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Crown Princess Mary on grief: "Losing someone close to you is one of the most difficult and lonely life-changing events"

Crown Princess Mary spoke movingly about a subject close to her heart via a video message to the first European Grief Conference. The Crown Princess spoke on a topic she knows well and revealed that “grief is probably one of the most trying periods one can go through.” Speaking from New York, Crown Princess Mary touched upon her own dealings with grief: “I know from personal experience…
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