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Queen Margrethe approves the establishment of a new government in Denmark

Queen Margrethe has approved the establishment of a new government in Denmark following an election earlier in June. The discussions to form a new government started the day following the election on June 6. Queen Margrethe was asked by at the acting Prime Minister’s Council, that the Social Democrats Mette Frederiksen had to lead negotiations on the formation of a government. Frederiksen…
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Crown Princess Mary has double duty on Monday

Crown Princess Mary visited Aarhus on 17 June where she was scheduled to attend two events. Both of these events were supposed to happen back in January 2019, but Crown Princess Mary had to cancel her attendance since the plane due to take her to Aarhus couldn’t take…
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Queen Margrethe hosts gala dinner to celebrate Prince Joachim's 50th birthday

On 7 June, Prince Joachim of Denmark celebrated his 50th birthday. In the evening, Queen Margrethe hosted a gala dinner at Christian VIII’s Palace to celebrate her youngest son’s birthday. For the first time, the Queen’s eight grandchildren attended a gala dinner. Only Prince Nikolai had attended an official dinner before, as he is the only one of the Queen’s grandchildren…
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Who is Prince Joachim of Denmark?

Today is the birthday of Prince Joachim of Denmark, and to mark the celebration, we are taking a look at his life so far.  Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian was born on 7 June 1969 in Copenhagen’s Rigshospitalet as the younger son of the current Queen…
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Crown Princess Mary and Princess Mabel attend Women Deliver Conference

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Princess Mabel of Orange Nassau attended the Women Deliver Conference this week in Vancouver, Canada. The Conference, held every three years, unites world leaders, experts and activists to discuss issues surrounding gender equality and women’s rights. The theme of this year’s Conference was “Power. Progress. Change.” “Let’s agree that less bad will…
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