Denmark

Queen Margrethe delighted with surprise concert for her 81st birthday

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19th April 2021
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark turned 81 years old on 16 April 2021, a birthday which again was marked differently. Queen Margrethe spent the day at Fredensborg Castle, where her birthday was celebrated privately.Even though a small private celebration was held, many had turned up in the hope of getting a look at the Queen and she did not disappoint. She surprised those present by…
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Queen Margrethe commemorates the liberation of Bornholm

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6th April 2021
The 75th anniversary of Bornholm’s liberation was marked in Denmark this week with the Royal Family also participating in the event. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark appeared in a documentary made by the Danish TV-channel DR1 about the liberation. Earlier in the evening, Her Majesty marked Bornholm’s Liberation Day by putting candles in the windows of Marselisborg Castle in…
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Queen Margrethe appoints new Lord Chamberlain

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23rd March 2021
The Danish Royal Court has announced that Denmark will have a new Lord Chamberlain. Kim Kristensen will take on the position after current chamberlain, Michael Ehrenreich, decided to retire from his post after six years of service. Michael Ehrenreich has chosen to arrange…
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Queen Margrethe to spend Easter at Marselisborg

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22nd March 2021
Last year, the Danish Queen had to cancel her Easter holiday due to the coronavirus pandemic but this year, her traditional holiday will take place. Many Danes take this as a sign that things can go towards normality this year and the people in the part of Denmark where the…
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Queen Margrethe attends scaled-down military parade in Copenhagen

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18th March 2021
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has visited the military camp of the Royal Danish Lifeguard in Copenhagen for a special tradition. Her Majesty started her visit, on March 17th, by attending an impressive military parade by several regiments from the Royal Lifeguard. The parade was completed with fewer people present than usual due to the situation with coronavirus.Queen Margrethe was in a good…
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Countess Alexandra to move into an apartment

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26th February 2021
Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, the former wife of Prince Joachim of Denmark, is to move out of her villa and into an apartment in the capital of Copenhagen.The Danish Magazine “Se og Hør” reported the moving plans, and the news has also been confirmed by…
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Queen Margrethe receives official New Year's greetings

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5th January 2021
For the Danish Royal Family, these first days of the New Year were to be marked by large dinners where everyone was dressed in uniforms and gala dresses. This was not the case this year. The long tradition had to give way to the corona-virus. The planned New Year’s party at Christiansborg Castle for the Prime Minister and other representatives of official Denmark, which should have taken…
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