The Danish Royal Family made thorough
preparations for how they would handle the kidnapping of one of
their members. The information has come to light in the latest
biography of Queen Margrethe’s sister, Princess Benedikte.
According to the new book, “Benedikte – A royal princess”, the fear
was particularly pronounced in the mid-1970s. This story was first
told by the Danish newspaper…
On 3 June, Crown Prince Frederik, Prince
Joachim, and Princess Marie attended a concert hosted in honour of
Prince Joachim’s 50th birthday. Prince Joachim will celebrate his
birthday on 7 June, but several musicians decided to organise a
show for him to thank him for…
Crown Prince Frederik has a herniated
disc in his back and will be unable to take part in the 10
kilometre Royal Run. The injury is minor and on the left side, but
the Crown Prince risks causing more damage to his back if he takes
part in the full 10 kilometres. Therefore…
While on a visit to South Korea, Crown
Princess Mary opened a Hans Christian Andersen exhibit in Seoul –
the Korean capital. The exhibit was opened on Tuesday, 21 May at
the Seoul Museum of History in the late afternoon after a
jam-packed day full of various engagements. The Crown Princess was
joined by several Korean children during the opening and took a
tour of the exhibit which details…
The Danish Royal Court has announced this
week that Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will visit
Danes living in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein in
September. On her voyage to Germany, Her Majesty will use the
Danish royal yacht “Dannebrog”. The reason for…
On 13 May, the Danish Court announced
that Prince Joachim had agreed to become Patron of the Orders and
Medals Society of Denmark, taking over from Prince Henrik. Prince
Henrik had been the patron of the association from 1978 until his
death. It aims to promote the study of…
Looking Back at the Wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
14th May 2019
Today we are going to look back at the
wedding of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary which took
place 15 years ago. Denmark’s Crown Prince married his Australian
fiancée on a beautiful May morning at the Copenhagen Cathedral.
Crown Prince Frederik first met his future wife, Mary Donaldson, in
Sydney while he was there for the 2000 Olympic Games. They met at
the Slip Inn Bar, and the…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
has decided to revoke all titles and medals of her former
Chamberlain, Christian Kjær according to Danish media late last
week. The Royal Court in Copenhagen confirmed the news to Danish
“Ekstra Bladet”. The Queen has revoked…
On Saturday, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown
Princess Mary, and their four children (Prince Christian, Princess
Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine) attended the
funeral of the ASOS owner’s three children who died in the Sri
Lanka bombings. The Danish Prime…
On the occasion of his tenth birthday,
the Royal Danish House has released two new photos in celebration
of Prince Henrik’s birthday. Henrik is the son of Prince Joachim
and Princess Marie of Denmark. The images were taken by his mother,
Princess Marie and show the Prince lying in the grass at an unknown
location. One photo shows the happy Prince with a pair of
binoculars, showing his…
