On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially
boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the
naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon
arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was
received by the Queen’s personal captain, who is also commander of
the royal ship Dannebrog. On the occasion of boarding, there was a
21-gun salute from the…
Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg opens new Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle
4th May 2021
Princess Alexandra of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her husband, Count Michael, opened
Europe’s first Camping Museum at Egeskov Castle in Denmark. The new
museum is located in the same buildings as the Falck Museum and the
Veterans Museum and was created in collaboration…
Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for her annual summer tour aboard her royal yacht
29th April 2021
The destinations which the Danish Queen
will visit on her royal yacht this season have been revealed. It
will be a varied summer tour with the ship due to travel a long
distance. It was not possible for the Danish Royal Family to use
the ship in 2020 due to the COVID-19…
On Thursday, Crown Princess Mary
undertook an engagement in connection with an official assignment
at Gerlev Sports Academy, where the focus was on the launch of the
State of World Population report 2021. The State of World
Population report, which was launched at the event with Mary in a
significant role, is an annual report published by the United
Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, which describes…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always
been interested in needlework. During the pandemic, the Queen has
had extra time for her hobby and this has resulted in a large scale
production of embroideries. Now more than 100 of the Queen’s
embroideries will be shown in a new…
The Danish Crown Prince family has moved
homes again, as confirmed by the Danish Royal Court on Monday. Over
the weekend, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary moved
along with their children to the Chancellery at Fredensborg Palace,
where the family will reside in…
The Queen of Denmark has revealed that
she still does not use Facebook, text messages or even emails. To
mark her 81st birthday, Queen Margrethe talks about her
relationship with the Danish language and also provides details
about how she herself prefers to communicate with relatives and
friends. Her Majesty gave the interview to radio programme Klog på
Sprog with host Adrian Hughes, where…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
turned 81 years old on 16 April 2021, a birthday which again was
marked differently. Queen Margrethe spent the day at Fredensborg
Castle, where her birthday was celebrated privately. Even though a
small private celebration was held…
On Wednesday, surprising news emerged
from the Danish Royal Family. Once Prince Christian completes his
school education in Gentofte this summer, it has been confirmed
that the future Danish king will attend a prestigious boarding
school from the autumn. The following…
Prince Philip’s passing has attracted
condolences from most royal houses around the world. The Norwegian
king was quick to announce that in Norway they will fly the flag at
half mast from the Royal Palace in Oslo on April 17th 2021, the day
when the Duke of Edinburgh is buried. Now, the same message from
Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has ordered that the flag
be flown at half mast…
