Queen Margrethe is the proud mother of two sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim. She also has two loving and dutiful daughters-in-law, Crown Princess Mary and Princess Marie. Today, let’s look at some of Queen Margrethe’s motherly (and mother-in-law-ly) moments.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrincess Margrethe became a mother for the first time on 26 May 1968, when her son, Prince Frederik, was born.
Embed from Getty ImagesKing Frederick IX celebrated his 70th birthday on 11 March 1969 in the presence of his daughter and heir, Princess Margrethe, and her son, Prince Frederik.
Embed from Getty ImagesPrincess Margrethe became a mother for the second time on 7 June 1969, with the birth of Prince Joachim.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, and their sons at Château de Cayx in France. The couple vacationed in France that August, months after Margrethe ascended to the Danish throne in 1972.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe and her children in 1975.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe poses for an official birthday portrait in 1980: her 40th birthday.
Embed from Getty ImagesOn 18 November 1995, Prince Joachim married for the first time, to Alexandra Manley (now the Countess of Frederiksborg).
Embed from Getty ImagesThe official wedding portrait.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe with Prince Joachim, Princess Alexandra, and Prince Nikolai on her 60th birthday in 2000.
Embed from Getty ImagesOn 8 October 2003, Crown Prince Frederik announced his engagement to Mary Donaldson. The wedding would take place on 14 May the following year.
Embed from Getty ImagesShortly before appearing on the balcony at Fredensborg Palace, Queen Margrethe and Mary Donaldson share a laugh as the queen cleans her son’s jacket.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe and Mary Donaldson on the balcony for the Queen’s 64th birthday celebrations in April 2004.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe gives her son a kiss outside the Danish Parliament for a reception ahead of his wedding, 13 May 2004.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson at a Copenhagen City Hall reception ahead of the wedding, 12 May 2004.
Embed from Getty ImagesA kiss for her son on his wedding day, 14 May 2004.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe gives her new daughter-in-law a kiss on her wedding day, 14 May 2004.
Embed from Getty ImagesFor a couple who met at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, a trip to the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens was definitely in the plan for Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary. Queen Margrethe also travelled to Athens, and the royal trio watched the gold medal women’s handball match between Denmark and South Korea. Denmark won!
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary on an official visit to the Faroe Islands in 2005.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary chatting at a summer photocall in 2007.
Embed from Getty ImagesOn 24 May 2008, Prince Joachim married again, to Marie Cavallier.
Embed from Getty ImagesSharing a laugh on the balcony during Queen Margrethe’s 69th birthday celebrations.
Embed from Getty ImagesWatching the opening of a street art festival during the State Visit to Vietnam in 2009.
Embed from Getty ImagesTrying on helmets in Vietnam in 2009.
Embed from Getty ImagesAt the summer photo call at Gråsten Palace in 2014.
Embed from Getty ImagesGreeting Crown Prince Frederik at the opening of Danish Parliament in 2014.
Embed from Getty ImagesWith her sons on the balcony for her 75th birthday celebrations in 2015.
Embed from Getty ImagesQueen Margrethe and Crown Prince Frederik on his 50th birthday in 2018.
Embed from Getty ImagesOn his 50th birthday in 2019, Queen Margrethe gave a dinner for Prince Joachim in Copenhagen.
