Today, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
celebrates 50 years on the Danish throne. Let’s take a look back at
the life of Denmark’s colourful queen. Born Margrethe Alexandrine
Þórhildur Ingrid on 16 April 1940, Margrethe was the first child of
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid – later King
Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. She was followed by two sisters:
Princess Benedikte in…
Margrethe II has now ruled Denmark for 50
years. The Danish Monarch marks her Golden Jubilee today, January
14th 2022. Her reign, only the second time a woman has ruled
Denmark, has been popular and successful and marked by
modernisation of the monarchy. Her Majesty…
As 2021 wound to an end, the Danish Royal
Family shared a rather poignant video. Amidst the official social
media posts marking Queen Margrethe’s traditional New Year speech
was a once familiar face, that of her father, King Frederik IX. As
well as her own message…
Queen Sonja and Queen Silvia praise Queen Margrethe for her help in revealing interviews
13th January 2022
This week marks 50 years since Queen
Margrethe became Queen of Denmark. And as she prepares for her
Jubilee, the Danish Monarch has won high praise from two of
Europe’s longest serving consorts. Danish TV channels have been
showing a number of TV programmes about the Queen’s life and work.
Denmark’s largest TV channel recently broadcast a new documentary
about Margrethe II.
In early June 1960, then-Princess
Margrethe was joined by Princess Astrid of Norway and Princess
Margaretha of Sweden for a trip to Los Angeles, California, to mark
the first transatlantic flight by Scandinavian Airlines from
Copenhagen to Los Angeles. Embed from Getty…
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway has
appeared on Tessy Antony de Nassau’s podcast “Zoom O’Clock” to talk
about her life. Tessy and Märtha Louise discuss highly sensitive
people, depression, earning income, angels and structural racism.
Märtha…
Queen Anne-Marie will no longer take part in sister's jubilee events
13th January 2022
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece will no longer
take part in her sister, Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s jubilee
events. The former Queen of Greece is unable to participate because
her husband, former King Constantine of Greece, is hospitalised
with COVID-19. As such, Anne-Marie can no longer travel home to
Denmark. She was set to take part in the wreath-laying ceremony at
the grave of her…
New stamps to be issued in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for Queen Margarethe's Golden Jubilee
12th January 2022
With Queen Margarethe’s golden jubilee
fast approaching, institutions are revealing more of their plans to
celebrate the occasion. On the 11th of January, 3 days before 50th
anniversary of the day in which King Frederik IX passed away
leaving the throne in his…
Resuming her agenda after the Christmas
break, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians visited a cause close to her
heart. On 11th January 2022, the Queen travelled to Herne, in the
Flemish Brabant province, to visit MeeGaan and t’Bruut.
MeeGaan is a non-profit that…
A royal couple marking a special wedding
anniversary have joked on social media that they will ”continue,
just for a while” after being flooded with congratulations on their
marital milestone. Pieter van Vollenhoven took to Twitter to thank
all those who sent good wishes as he and Princess Margriet of the
Netherlands marked 55 years of marriage this week. Addressing his…
