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Foreign royals set to attend Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday celebration

Various royal houses have announced the attendance of their members at the 50th birthday celebrations for Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark this weekend. The Crown Prince will turn 50 on 26 May. Photo released for Crown Prince Frederik’s 50th. © Photographer Steen Evald Just last year the royals all travelled to The Netherlands to celebrate King Willem-Alexander’s 50th birthday and…
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Princess Benedikte has new court lady

Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s sister, Benedikte, Princess of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg have hired a new court lady. The Princess`s new court lady is Anne Dorthe Luel. This was stated in a press release from the Danish royal court that was published on…
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Queen Margrethe of Denmark's sarcophagus completed

Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s sarcophagus has been completed and been placed in Sankt Birgittas Chapel in Roskilde Domkirke. It will be there that she will lay upon her death alongside close to 40 Danish kings and queens going back to the early Middle Ages up to present day – including her parents, King Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid. Construction began in 2003 in what was initially a…
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Denmark's Crown Princess Mary to visit Seattle

The Royal Danish House has announced that Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Seattle, Washington, USA. Seattle is on the western coast of the country. She will be in the United States from 3 May to 5 May. The Crown Princess will head the head of a Danish art and cultural advancement trip, and she will be accompanied by Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen. Highlights of the visit…
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Queen Margrethe to travel on Dannebrog for summer tour

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is set to sail away on the royal yacht, Her Danish Majesty’s Yacht (HDMY) Dannebrog as part of an annual summer tour of the country. Her Majesty will visit the Danish town of Silkeborg on the 3rd and 4th of September before travelling to…
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Interactive family tree of Swedish Royal Family available from Expedia

For those who are often confused when reading a name of the royal families of Scandinavia, Expedia has come up with a solution! The website has created an interactive family tree of the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish royal families. When you click on this link, a new page will open with the interactive family trees of the Scandinavian royal families. Just click on the royal family you wish to know…
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