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Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine kick-off 2022 with school and birthday

The Danish Crown Prince Family has an exciting week ahead of them. All children will start school again after Christmas break, but sadly, the next few weeks will be marked by legal restrictions associated with the global health crisis. It should be extra exciting for the royal twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, who also have their birthday this week. On 3 January, Prince Vincent…
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New stamp to be issued in honour of Queen Margrethe's 50 years on the throne

A new stamp is set to be released to mark 50 years on the Danish throne for Queen Margrethe. PostNord will issue the new stamp sheet on 2 January featuring three stamps to mark Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee. Queen Margrethe is featured on two of the stamps; one stamp shows Queen Margrethe in the year she took the throne (1972), and another shows her now. The third stamp is the Royal…
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A look back at the Danish royal year

January Queen Margrethe began the New Year with a poignant speech, urging us all to “Not lose heart” over the ongoing pandemic. As the Danish Royal Family is renowned for their New Year’s and New Year’s Eve events, the team here at Royal Central looked back at…
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Crown Princess Mary's Foundation supports girls in Burkina Faso

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has directed a donation of $50,000 to the Gisèle Kambou Centre in Burkina Faso through her eponymous Mary Foundation. In a statement on the Mary Foundation’s website, Crown Princess Mary said: “Girls and young women in Burkina Faso are struggling with having their most basic rights violated. It was heartbreaking to meet girls who, for example, are…
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Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark hunts deer, fox and racoon in the forest

Hunting is known to be a longstanding royal tradition with many regal roots. Although controversial in some quarters, it is a tradition many royal families still undertake, with the sport being an annual highlight. This is certainly the case in Denmark where Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark held a royal hunt on Monday in Lindet and Lovrup Forest. The royal hunts are the Royal Household’s…
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