Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary reign at New Year's Levees

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps.The first levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the Guardhusarregiment’s Officer Corps, happened at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg; the second levee took place at Christiansborg…
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Queen Mary dresses for Denmark at glittering New Year's gala

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2nd January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the first New Year’s banquet of their reign and the new consort certainly made a sartorial statement for the milestone. She wore gems that form part of Denmark’s Crown Jewels for the event.Denmark front and centreQueen Mary chose to represent Danish design with her gown. Her deep green dress, by Birgit Hallstein, features a lace decolletage and…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Christian's New Year's first

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2nd January 2025
It was a royal first for Crown Prince Christian on the first evening of 2025: the young royal attended his first ever New Year’s Levee.Hosted at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg, the traditional New Year Levee is hosted by the monarch for Denmark’s government…
Denmark

The arrival of a queen: how a new consort made her mark in 2024

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31st December 2024
While she began 2024 as the Crown Princess, Mary of Denmark has had an exceptionally busy year as she and King Frederik establish themselves as King and Queen. Unsurprisingly, Mary has continued to push her sartorial choices as she embraces her new role as Denmark’s Queen.A queen consort for DenmarkThere is no coronation for a Danish monarch, they are instead proclaimed by the…
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The king who spoke from the 15th century in 2024 and other amazing royal discoveries

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18th December 2024
The year 2024 has seen many royal history discoveries. From lost portraits to a controversial monarch’s voice, experts have continued to uncover the past lives of royals. Mayan royal jade mask foundIn January 2024, a team of archaeologists led by Francisco Estrada-Belli of Tulane University shared that in 2021 they had discovered a complete jade mask from a Mayan King dating back…
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