The Danish and Greek royal family said a
final goodbye to former Danish Court Marshal Søren
Haslund-Christensen last Saturday when both Queen Margrethe and
Prince Joachim attended his funeral. Queen Margrethe and Prince
Joachim arrived separately at the funeral, and both met the former
court marshal’s widow with a warm and compassionate embrace. Queen
Margrethe and Prince Joachim…
Denmark’s national opera “Masquerade”,
written by Carl Nielsen in 1906 and based on Ludvig Holberg’s
comedy from 1724 of the same name, has premiered at the Opera in
Frankfurt, Germany. Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was…
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie fly in from France to join Queen Margrethe's celebrations of Denmark's film industry
27th October 2021
Queen Margrethe has paid tribute to the
Danish film industry during the traditional Fredensborg concert
which took place on Tuesday in the Castle Church of Fredensborg
Castle. Her Majesty hosted a concert and dinner for a large crowd.
Joining The Queen for the celebrations…
A meeting of monarchs between Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Margrethe of Denmark
27th October 2021
King Philippe of the Belgians is
currently on a three day long official visit to the Kingdom of
Denmark. The Belgian King and Danish Queen, Margrethe II, had a
private dinner on the first evening of the visit. The dinner took
place at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, at the invitation of
Queen Margrethe. The dinner was not announced in the royal calendar
in advance. King Philippe is on a…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that
the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of
Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami
drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The
drum has created controversy…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has concluded
her official visit to Greenland. At the invitation of the chairman
of the Greenlandic parliament, the Naalakkersuisut, Múte B. Egede,
Her Majesty the Queen started her visit on October 9th 2021 and
concluded it on October 12th.
Iceland and Denmark have strong ties.
From 1397 to 1944 the nation had a common monarch under the Danish
king and in the period 1814 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Danish
kingdom. This week, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has begun a
visit to Iceland with a meeting at the presidential residence,
Bessastadir, where he was officially received by the President of
Iceland, Guðni Th.
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary enjoy one of the best views in Denmark on a celebratory visit
12th October 2021
The Danish city of Haslev last year
marked its 150th anniversary and now it’s had a royal visit to
celebrate its jubilee. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary of Denmark travelled to the area to celebrate on October 11th
2021. In October 1870, the railway…
A Sami drum that was confiscated after a
witchcraft trial in 1692 has created controversy between Norway’s
indigenous people and Denmark. The Sami Parliament is now asking
Queen Margrethe for help. Sami Parliament President, Aili
Keskitalo, has asked the Danish…
Prince Felix of Denmark, the second
grandchild of Queen Margrethe, has chosen to stop his education at
the Army’s Lieutenant Training. The news came in a surprise
statement issued by the Danish Royal Court which read: “His
Highness Prince Felix has decided to interrupt the training course
at the Army’s Lieutenant Training, which Prince Felix began in
August at the Gardehus…
