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Queen Margrethe scales back Golden Jubilee celebrations in tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

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10th September 2022
2022 will go down in history as the year in which the world lost the light of Queen Elizabeth II after she reigned over the UK and the Commonwealth for over seven decades.  But in Denmark, the year also marks the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II, who ascended to the throne in 1972, almost exactly 20 years after Queen Elizabeth. The date of her ascension is in January, but celebrations…
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Crown Princess Mary talks about love of Greenland in new interview

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8th September 2022
Crown Princess Mary has spoken about her love for Greenland in a new interview with Danish magazine Billed Bladet. The Crown Princess paid a visit to Nuuk, Greenland, at the end of August with the Mary Foundation. She sat down with a reporter from Billed Bladet on the first day of her three-day visit to talk about its progress and her work within the country. “It is a very short but…
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The Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark commemorate Flag Day

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7th September 2022
The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been deployed on missions abroad. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in Copenhagen. First, the Crown Prince and Princess laid a wreath at a service at the Monument for Denmark’s International…
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Crown Princess Mary opens new UN exhibit

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2nd September 2022
Crown Princess Mary has officially opened a new UN exhibition, 2030 NOW, to highlight the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, in Sønderborg. The exhibit aims to show “what kind of world the UN’s 17 global goals can lead to find we each, and together, make an effort to…
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Queen Margrethe begins her traditional late summer tour

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31st August 2022
For many years it has been a tradition that Queen Margrethe of Denmark visits parts of her kingdom late in the summer and this year is no exception. Queen Margrethe has begun her late summer visits on board the Royal Ship Dannebrog with a trip to Slagelse Municipality. Queen Margrethe was officially received at the City Hall where the Mayor introduced the city council members and presented the…
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