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Princess Benedikte discusses her passion for fashion in interview

In an exclusive interview with the Danish magazine “Billed Bladet” Queen Margrethe’s younger sister, Princess Benedikte, has talked about her interest in fashion, style and design. The princess also discusses the education and training she has received in the same field. Princess Benedikte is known for being well-dressed, both for the big gala parties in the royal family, but also in…
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Prince Joachim promoted to Brigadier General

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…
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Denmark’s Royal Family's funding increases

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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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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