Denmark

Princess Marie launches calendar helping cause close to her heart

Princess Marie, who lives and works in Paris, France, on a daily basis, has been in Denmark for a very special occasion. For Princess Marie of Denmark, it was a good and pleasant experience to be in Copenhagen to focus on this year’s developing country’s Christmas calendar and enjoy a very special Christmas tradition. On Thursday morning, Marie participated, as a patron of…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe sees her latest artistic project brought to life

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always been fascinated and interested in costumes and the theatre. On Tuesday this week, Her Majesty attended the start-up rehearsal for Tivoli’s upcoming ballet performance “The Snow Queen”. Queen Margrethe is the set designer and costume designer for the show. Queen Margrethe has long been involved in the theatre industry, designing scenes and…
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Denmark

Princess Benedikte attends premiere of Danish opera in Frankfurt

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 invited as a guest of honour at the German Opera House to attend the performance. With brand new contemporary German…
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King Harald comments on Sami people’s letter to Queen Margrethe

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 between Norway’s indigenous people and Denmark. Sami Parliament President, Aili Keskitalo, asked the Danish Queen for her…
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