Denmark

Twins with Greenlandic middle names star in royal photos on day of controversy

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8th January 2025
With Greenland dominating the headlines—we’ll spare you the reason why, you can research it yourself—the two young Danish royals who count Greenlandic names amongst their given names celebrated their 14th birthdays. Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, fraternal twins and the youngest children of King Frederik and Queen Mary, celebrated their birthday amidst the ongoing media circus…
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Denmark

Mary of Denmark is the perfect winter queen

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7th January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting the first New Year’s levees of their reign. And as she welcomed hundreds of guests on a cold, Epiphany morning, Denmark’s consort was the ultimate winter queen. The King and Queen of Denmark hosted a levee at…
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What are the Danish New Year 'levees' that bring out the royal family in all their finery?

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3rd January 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have just hosted the first New Year’s banquet of their reign. As January gets under way, they will be hosting multiple New Year’s levees. But while we’re glad to start the New Year with some sparkle, what are these events and why are they held?  Levee or banquet: there’s a royal explanation The New Year’s levees are daytime events…
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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 leaders. This year marked the first time King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the event—Queen Margrethe, who also attended…
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Abdication and accession mark momentous year for Denmark's royals

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29th December 2024
On the eve of 2024, Queen Margrethe announced her abdication and two weeks into the new year, a new king was installed. From there, King Frederik and Queen Mary spent the year cementing their positions and we watched as a reign began. Here are 10 of the biggest moments of the year for the Danish Royal Family. Queen Margrethe shocks the world Traditionally, Danish monarchs share a New…
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