Denmark

Princess Benedikte attends Equestrian World Cup

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20th October 2020
Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Witgenstein-Berleburg has attended the Equestrian World Cup 2020 at the National Equestrian Center of Vilhelmsborg near the Danish city of Aarhus. Her Royal Highness attended the FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix and FEI Dressage World Cup Freestyle competitions, among others events over a period of three days.The princess arrived at the National…
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Denmark

A look at Denmark's future king as he turns 15

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15th October 2020
Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John came into the world on 15 October 2005 as the first child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark. He was born at Rigshospitalet at 1.57 am and has been second in line to the Danish throne since birth.As the heir…
Denmark

Princess Benedikte honours fallen resistance fighters

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13th October 2020
Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has attended a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Denmark and honouring the fallen members of the Danish resistance. The event in Spentrup should have happened in May, but was postponed due to COVID-19 and took place on October 11th 2020.Princess Benedikte, younger sister of Queen Margrethe, came…
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Denmark

Prince Joachim promoted to Brigadier General

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23rd September 2020
Prince Joachim of Denmark has been promoted to the military rank of Brigadier General. The event happened in a small ceremony in the Royal Danish Embassy in Paris on September 21st 2020. It was Ambassador Michael Starbæk Christensen who presented the Prince with the document confirming his new military rank.Prince Joachim has received a permanent degree of Brigadier General, and as defence…
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Denmark

Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

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1st September 2020
Denmark`s social democratic minority government presented on Monday its proposal for the Danish state budget, where an increase in the salary for the Queen Margrethe was included. The Danish government’s budget proposal for next year shows that Queen Margrethe can…
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The Royal Week in Pictures

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23rd August 2020
It has been a mixed week on the royal front. The families of Scandinavia are returning to duties while other dynasties continue their summer breaks in a time when no one knows how the regal autumn will look. Here’s the royal week just past, in pictures.Mary’s MasksView this post on Instagram A post shared by DET DANSKE KONGEHUS ?? (@detdanskekongehus)The…
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