Royals across the globe have had the
flags of their countries flown at half-mast in memory of Queen
Elizabeth II. The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar, issued a Royal
Command for prayers at the monasteries and that the flag at the
Royal Palace in Thimphu be flown at half-mast. Luxembourg’s Grand
Duke Henri has ordered the flags at the Grand Ducal Palace and Berg
Castle to be lowered until…
Queen Sonja to award Queen Margrethe with a prestigious language prize
8th September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is awarded the
Nordic Association’s language prize for her effort to strengthen
the Scandinavian language community and she will receive the
accolade from her good friend, Queen Sonja of Norway. The prize
will be presented in a ceremony in…
Denmark is gearing up for more
celebrations for its queen as Margrethe II prepares for the latest
festivities for her Golden Jubilee. But the week that will end with
a party for Margrethe, it began with the Danish queen celebrating
others. Margrethe II presented the…
For many years it has been a tradition
that Queen Margrethe of Denmark visits parts of her kingdom late in
the summer and this year is no exception. Queen Margrethe has begun
her late summer visits on board the Royal Ship Dannebrog with a
trip to Slagelse Municipality. Queen Margrethe was officially
received at the City Hall where the Mayor introduced the city
council members and presented the…
Princess Nathalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has divorced. She is the daughter of
Princess Benedikte and niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The
news has now been confirmed by the Danish royal court to the Danish
weekly magazine “Billedbladet“. Princess…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark is set to
visit Greenland at the end of the month alongside her foundation,
The Mary Foundation. Crown Princess Mary will be in Greenland from
23-25 August in the capital of Nuuk. Her itinerary will focus on
the challenges currently facing…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark have announced where their two eldest children will
attend school this autumn. The Crown Prince Couple have decided
that Prince Christian will enrol at Ordrup Gymnasium in Gentofte,
while Princess Isabella will attend Ingrid Jespersen’s
Gymnasieskole in Copenhagen. Their new schools allow the royal
children to remain at home for…
Royal cousins have reunited in Denmark as
the children of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Princess Benedikte, and
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece joined together at Graasten Palace. The
Danish Royal Family released several images of what they called the
“cousin-cousin” meeting…
The Danish Royal Family has cheered on
Jonas Vingegaard to his first Tour de France victory. Crown Prince
Frederik and his family cheered on racers at the start in
Copenhagen, and he was on hand in Paris to watch his fellow
countryman take home the famed yellow jersey.
A Cinderella moment for Crown Princess Mary as she almost loses a shoe while curtseying
21st June 2022
The Crown Princess of Denmark almost
found herself barefoot on the red carpet as she performed a
dramatic curtsey during her official visit to the Netherlands. As
she greeted King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Crown Princess Mary
curtseyed and photographers caught one of her designer shoes
leaving her foot. Mary recovered herself and within moments was
curtseying deeply to Queen Maxima. Mary…
