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European royals in the British line of succession: Denmark's Royal Family

Continuing our series, Royal Central is taking a look at the members of Denmark’s Royal Family who are in the British line of succession. Frederik IX of Denmark married Princess Ingrid of Sweden on 24 May 1935. Princess Ingrid was the daughter of Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden) and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. The Princess was the…
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The Royal Week in Pictures

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…
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Countess Alexandra talks about the sudden illness of her ex-husband, Prince Joachim

Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, has expressed her support to her former husband following his recently illness. In a statement to the Danish magazine “Billedbladet” she says that she and the two sons she has with Prince Joachim, Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix, have followed Prince Joachim’s serious illness with great nervousness and…
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Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The 48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic meant she was unable to travel to Switzerland. Despite the distance, her words were no less powerful as she discussed how the health…
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Denmark's American-born Princess

Several European nations have had members of their royal families with American backgrounds – many of whom have created scandals. In the British Royal Family, King Edward VIII chose to abdicate in 1936 to marry divorcée Wallis Simpson, and in more recent years…
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Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte honour their mother

Queen Margrethe of Denmark teamed up with her younger sister Princess Benedikte on Sunday for a rare royal event as coronavirus restrictions continue. On Sunday the two attended a small ceremony to hand out the “Queen Ingrid’s Honorary Legate”. The ceremony happened in the private garden at Fredensborg Castle. Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte unfortunately had to oversee…
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