The Danish Royal Family has attended
their first reception of 2020. Queen Margrethe was joined by Crown
Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim, Princess
Marie, and Princess Benedikte at Christian VII’s Palace in the
Amalienborg Palace complex last night. The annual reception was in
honour of the Danish government, Parliament, members of the Royal
Court and official Denmark.
The second in line to the Danish throne,
Prince Christian, will be confirmed in 2020. The news was announced
by his grandmother, Queen Margrethe II, during her traditional New
Year’s Eve speech. Christian, who turned fourteen in October, will
be confirmed in the…
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has looked to
the future and the past in a very personal New Year’s address.
Making reference to her own childhood as well as the adventures
that still await her grandchildren, she urged her fellow citizens
to come together as they…
As the decade draws to a close, minds
turn to reflection. It’s been a packed ten years for Europe’s
ruling houses but while a handful have been marked by abdications,
others have seen commemorations for major milestones. One of the
first big jubilees of the 2010s saw Denmark mark forty years of the
rule of Queen Margrethe. Here Royal Central looks back at the
celebrations for…
Five months after moving to France for a
year, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie gave an interview to French
magazine Paris Match, discussing the couple’s work, as well as
Prince Henrik and Princess Athena’s adaptation to their new life,
and dealing with the exposure…
Today, the Danish court revealed that
Prince Joachim had joined his fellow students of the Centre des
Hautes Études Militaires (CHEM) on a trip to French military bases
in Chad, Niger, and Mali. The trip was a study visit on the
Opération Barkhane which is a French-led…
The Crown Prince Family of Denmark have
sent their Christmas greetings to the Danish people through a new
photo and video released by the Royal House. In the video, Crown
Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess
Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine are decorating a
Christmas tree together. They are also seen petting and feeding the
horses in the stables and…
Earlier this week, Her Royal Highness
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark opened a brand new emergency centre
at the Regional Hospital in the Danish city of Viborg. The Crown
Princess’ visit began at the hospital’s new main entrance and
lobby, which is also newly…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has held
the annual Christmas reception for the partners of the Mary
Foundation at Frederik VIII’s Palace in the Amalienborg Palace
complex in Copenhagen. This year’s reception took place on
Thursday, 5 December with partners…
Crown Princess Mary has wrapped up a
three-day visit to Indonesia with the United Nations Population
Fund. Joining the Executive Director of the UNFPA and the Danish
Development Minister, Crown Princess Mary’s visit was to “provide
insight into how [sexual and reproductive health and rights]
challenges and solutions are handled in Indonesia.” Arriving on
Monday, Crown Princess Mary…
