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Norway's Sami people ask Queen Margrethe to return an historic and sacred artefact

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11th October 2021
A Sami drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692 has created controversy between Norway’s indigenous people and Denmark. The Sami Parliament is now asking Queen Margrethe for help. Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, has asked the Danish Queen for her support to keep the Sami cultural treasure in the Sápmi region. It was confiscated by the Danes after an axe…
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Crown Princess Mary sees how football can stop bullying

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8th October 2021
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has joined forces with the goalkeeper of the Danish men’s national football team Kasper Schmeichelto discuss how football can stop bullying with children. The Crown Princess visited the Danish national team’s headquarters in Elsinore. She ran some drills and even took a shot at a penalty kick with the national goalkeeper, an ambassador for…
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A queen's reign told in sparkling jewels

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7th October 2021
A special exhibition marking the historic reign of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark through jewellery will open as her Golden Jubilee celebrations get under way. The display, called ”A Queen’s Jewellery Box, 50 years on the throne told in jewellery”, will…
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Queen Margrethe's Golden Jubilee celebrations revealed

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6th October 2021
The first details of major celebrations marking the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark have been announced. Margrethe took the throne on January 14th 1972 and the Danish Royal Household has now revealed several major events marking her fifty year long reign…
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Denmark's royals attend opening of Parliament

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6th October 2021
The first Tuesday in October is Parliament Opening Day in Denmark, according to their Constitution, and so every year on the date the entire Danish Royal Family reunites for the occasion.  It is such an important moment of the Danish political year that not even a global shutdown could prevent it from happening. Therefore, on Tuesday, the 5th of October 2021, Queen Margarethe, Crown…
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A new role for Princess Marie of Denmark

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2nd October 2021
Denmark has been pushing for a broader cultural presence on the global stage, and now that effort has found a prominent voice. Princess Marie, daughter-in-law to Queen Margrethe, has been appointed as a Special Culture Representative in the Culture Department of the Danish…
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Prince Felix gives up his military training

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1st October 2021
Prince Felix of Denmark, the second grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at the Army’s Lieutenant Training. The news came in a surprise statement issued by the Danish Royal Court which read: “His Highness Prince Felix has decided to interrupt the training course at the Army’s Lieutenant Training, which Prince Felix began in August at the Gardehus…
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