Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vincent and
Princess Josephine and Her Highness Princess Athena are all due to
begin school later this month. According to the Royal Danish House,
Princess Athena, the youngest child and only daughter of Prince
Joachim and his second wife Princess Marie, will start the school
year on Friday, 11 August at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes School
in Ordrup. The five-year-old…
Prince Henrik of Denmark has broken the
silence and is now speaking to the press about his decision not to
be buried with his wife, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. On Thursday
of last week, the Danish Royal Court confirmed that Prince Henrik,
the husband of Queen Margrethe II…
His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark
has gotten his driver’s licence. The news was revealed by the
Danish newspaper Billed Bladet on Tuesday after the Royal Danish
House confirmed the information to the publication. Nikolai, the
older son of Prince Joachim and his…
Prince Henrik of Denmark, Count
of Monpezat was born on 4 May 2009 in the
Rigshospitalet as the first child of Prince Joachim and
Princess Marie. He has two older brothers through his father’s
first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg:
Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix. He has a younger sister,
Princess Athena who was born in 2012. Like with his siblings and
cousins before him…
New interactive map shows the links between Scandinavian royal houses and the British Royal Family
30th April 2017
A new interactive family tree has been
launched by the travel company Expedia to explain just how the
British and Scandinavian royals are related to each other. “Royally
Connected” allows users to explore the family ties shared by
Europe’s most prominent royal houses…
Her Royal Highness, Princess Marie of
Denmark was awarded the highest French honour, the Légion
d’Honneur (Order of the Legion of Honour) yesterday at the French
Ambassador’s Residence in Copenhagen. She was made
a Grand Officer, which is just one degree lower than…
Royal Jewels in Focus: Crown Princess Mary's Danish Ruby Parure
11th February 2017
The sparkling ruby and diamond parure
that has become synonymous with Denmark’s glamorous Crown
Princess Mary, in actuality has a history that extends far beyond
the princess herself. Left to her husband, Crown Prince Frederik,
by his grandmother, Queen Ingrid upon her death in 2000, the parure
has a unique history that spans several centuries and countries.
The origins of this parure trace…
The Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik
Foundation has teamed with the Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary Foundation to donate 750,000 Danish kroner to support
the world’s hungry children. The considerable donation was revealed
as part of a televised fundraising…
Reports in Australian and British media
have claimed that Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark had made plans
to purchase his wife, Crown Princess Mary an island for her 45th
birthday coming up on 5 February. The Royal Danish House has come
out to quash these rather absurd…
Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine of
Denmark celebrated their 6th birthday today. They are the youngest
children of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of
Denmark. They have an older brother, Prince Christian (b. 15
October 2005) and an older sister, Princess Isabella (b. 21 April
2007). Their Royal Highnesses Prince Vincent and Princess
Josephine. Photo: Pernille Rohde, PR…
