Denmark’s Queen has unveiled a new
portrait of herself, painted to mark her 80th birthday this year.
Margrethe II revealed the new image as she officially opened an
exhibition celebrating her life and reign. The new portrait is by
Nils Strobek, who has painted Margrethe on four other occasions.
The artist said he wanted to show the Queen of Denmark as a private
person so there are no…
The Queen of Denmark has welcomed her
brother in law to an exclusive club as she led royal birthday
celebrations for Constantine of Greece. The former king has turned
eighty just weeks after Margrethe marked her own eight decades. The
Danish royals took to their official…
Twelve years ago today, Prince Joachim
married his fiancée, Marie Cavallier in Mogeltonder Church, in
South Jutland. Prince Joachim and Princess Mariemet while Joachim
was still married to his first wife, Countess Alexandra. They were
invited to a dinner and, being…
The Queen of Denmark has led
commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the liberation of her
country. Margrethe II was clearly moved as she laid a wreath and
bowed her head to remember all those who lost their lives during
World War Two. The Danish Monarch placed a garland of laurel
wreaths, draped in red and white ribbons for her country’s flag, at
the Memorial at Mindelunden. She was…
Margrethe II of Denmark’s 80th birthday
celebrations have prompted tributes and touching messages from
around Europe. To mark this milestone, the Royal Central team have
been discussing all things Daisy in a special podcast. Join Lydia
Starbuck, Moniek Bloks and…
It’s not often you get to see a monarch
in their dressing gown. However, as Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s
80th birthday got under way, that’s just what happened. At the
start of her special day, the Danish ruler was snapped as she
hopped out of bed for a…
You just knew she wouldn’t forget him.
Queen Margrethe has made sure that her late husband, Prince Henrik,
is remembered in the special images now being shared by Denmark’s
royals to mark the monarch’s 80th birthday. The second set of
photos, released on the eve of Margrethe’s big day, focus on her
and her royal lineage. One image shows her in the Garden Room at…
In her traditional new year’s speech,
Queen Margrethe II announced that Prince Christian, second in line
to the Danish throne, would be confirmed in 2020. The Royal Court
later confirmed that the Prince was set to be confirmed during the
spring of 2020. Now the Royal Court…
The Queen of Denmark has told her people
that coronavirus has created a frightening situation and a new
reality for many. But in a live TV address, Margrethe II added that
everyone had the power to break the chain of illness created by
Covid-19 and ”create new hope in…
The diary of the Danish Royal Family has
been altered with all planned engagements between now and the start
of April listed as ‘cancelled’. The agenda changed on Thursday,
soon after the country’s government announced that all schools and
universities would close for two weeks while many people would be
asked to work from home. The Danish Royal agenda was relatively
light…
