Denmark

Thousands of Danes turn out to mark Queen Margrethe's birthday

Queen Margrethe made a triumphant birthday appearance on the balcony at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg for her 83rd birthday over the weekend. Thousands of Danes cheered as their Queen—who’d been recovering from extensive back surgery since the end of February—returned to the limelight and officially ended the regency period that saw Crown Prince Frederik and Princess…
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Count Henrik's Confirmation date revealed

Denmark’s Royal Court has announced the date of Count Henrik’s Confirmation. Count Henrik, who until January of this year held the title of Prince of Denmark, will be Confirmed at 11 am on 18 May at Frederikskirken – The Danish Church in Paris.
Denmark

Danish parliament in favour of Prince Joachim keeping his allowance

The Danish Parliament is in support of Prince Joachim receiving his allowance when he and his family move to the United States later this year. The only parties are not in favour of the Danish Prince—whose children lost their princely titles on 1 January and the announcement of which caused a great uproar in Denmark last fall—were members of the SF, Enhedslisten and Alternativet, according…
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The line of succession to the Danish throne

The Danish line of succession is relatively short compared to its British counterpart, with only 11 royals eligible to inherit the throne. The current laws that govern succession were adopted in 1953 and is limited to the descendants of King Christian X. Since 2009…
Denmark

Queen Margrethe postpones more events after extensive back surgery

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has postponed a series of summer events as she continues to recuperate from extensive back surgery. The Danish queen was set to tour a number of areas of her country in May and June but these visits have now been moved to 2024 to allow more time for recovery. A city visit in Allerødset for May will be postponed. Furthermore, trips to Bornholm…
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Crown Prince Frederik participates in traditional military parade

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has taken part in the Royal Life Guards Parade in Copenhagen, attending on behalf of Queen Margrethe. The Queen of Denmark continues to recuperate after recent surgery. The parade took place, according to tradition, on the exercise ground at the Lifeguard’s Barracks in Copenhagen. During the parade, the Crown Prince bestowed the “Queen’s…
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