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Crown Princess Mary follows in Prince Henrik's footsteps with the WWF

Crown Princess Mary was named President of the WWF’s World Natural Fund in Denmark on Monday, succeeding in a role once held by her late father-in-law, Prince Henrik The Royal House announced the news on its website Monday, saying that Crown Princess Mary will in the future “be at the forefront of the Fund’s work in preserving wildlife habitats and the diversity of nature.” Prince…
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Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte honour their mother

Queen Margrethe of Denmark teamed up with her younger sister Princess Benedikte on Sunday for a rare royal event as coronavirus restrictions continue. On Sunday the two attended a small ceremony to hand out the “Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Legate”. The ceremony happened in the private garden at Fredensborg Castle. Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte unfortunately had to oversee…
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Crown Princess Mary opens new Holmegaard Works

Crown Princess Mary explored the history of glassmaking in Denmark as she officially opened the design museum Holmegaard Works (Homegaard Værk) in South Zealand on Monday. Built on the site of the former Holmegaard Glassworks, the new museum showcases glass, ceramics…
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Denmark's royals provide glimpse of Queen Ingrid's wedding heirloom

To mark what would have been the 85th wedding anniversary of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, the Danish Royal House shared details about her family heirloom wedding crown on their social media channels. Queen Ingrid wore a myrtle wedding crown as part of her bridal look on her wedding day, 24 May 1935. The myrtle came from a bush in Great Britain that her mother, Crown Princess Margareta…
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Prince Nikolai of Denmark won't return to university this term

As coronavirus restrictions continue to change in Denmark, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella have gone back to school. However, their cousin, Prince Nikolai, won’t be able to resume his studies again before autumn. Danish media reported that the university education of Queen Margrethe’s eldest grandchild is on hold for the summer months because of the pandemic. Prince Nikolai…
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