Denmark

Denmark's royals share update on Queen Margrethe's health

The Danish Royal Court has issued an update on Queen Margrethe’s health. The Queen of Denmark has for many days now been in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 on 9 February. Queen Margrethe II was then reported to have mild symptoms and was said to be resting at her home at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen. On 13 February, the following statement was issued by…
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Queen Margrethe opens new exhibit on Royal Yacht

Since 1932, the Royal Yacht Dannebrog has functioned as a floating castle for the Danish Royal Family. The ship is thus celebrating its 90th anniversary as an official and private residence for the royal family on summer cruises in Denmark, or on overseas official visits.
Denmark

Crown Princess Mary's children surprise their mum on her special birthday weekend

Crown Princess Mary got a big surprise when her four children revealed their secret contributions to a birthday documentary shown this weekend. “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess” showed the four talking about their mother in a number of features. Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine revealed, among many surprises, how the Crown…
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How Mary met Fred: Olympics and royal love stories

When one thinks about the Olympics, love stories are not the first thing that comes to mind. Rather, the international event springs to mind fierce competitions, medals, country pride, and history. There are quite a few royals who have met their future spouses at the Olympic…
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Princess Benedikte to be acting regent of Denmark in place of her sister, Queen Margrethe

In something of a raritythe Queen Margrethe’s younger sister will serve as regent of Denmark whilst Her Majesty is out of the country for a couple of weeks. The Danish Monarch will be absent from the country from 9 February to the 20 February, and since Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are also abroad during this period, Princess Benedikte will step in as temporary head of…
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Crown Prince Frederik sees how Afghan refugees have been helped since the fall of Kabul

The Red Cross is an organization that is close to the heart of the Danish royal family. For many years, Prince Henrik was the patron of the organization and deeply involved in their work. After Prince Henrik’s death, Crown Prince Frederik took over his father’s patronage. On January 26th 2022, the Danish Crown Prince received an update on the organisation’s work to help Afghan refugees is…
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