Europe is in the midst of an energy
crisis and Europe’s royalty must also contribute to lower their use
of energy. In Denmark, the government has now come up with a new
set of rules that also affect the Danish Royal Family. And one of
them will see Queen Margrethe having to turn off the lights in her
palaces. Most of the Danish castles and properties are not owned by
the Royal House.
Politicians on the Faroe Islands have
asked Queen Margrethe to change the date of the Danish general
election as it clashes with an important day of remembrance.
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, last week asked Queen
Margrethe for a general election.
Queens often present awards, but not to
each other. However, Queen Sonja of Norway has presented the Nordic
Association’s language prize to this year’s winner, Queen Margrethe
of Denmark. It all happened in a small ceremony on September 26th
2022 in the House of…
Queen Sonja to award Queen Margrethe with a prestigious language prize
8th September 2022
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is awarded the
Nordic Association’s language prize for her effort to strengthen
the Scandinavian language community and she will receive the
accolade from her good friend, Queen Sonja of Norway. The prize
will be presented in a ceremony in Oslo later in September.
Preparations are now being made for a large-scale celebration of
the language award…
Denmark is gearing up for more
celebrations for its queen as Margrethe II prepares for the latest
festivities for her Golden Jubilee. But the week that will end with
a party for Margrethe, it began with the Danish queen celebrating
others. Margrethe II presented the…
For many years it has been a tradition
that Queen Margrethe of Denmark visits parts of her kingdom late in
the summer and this year is no exception. Queen Margrethe has begun
her late summer visits on board the Royal Ship Dannebrog with a
trip to Slagelse…
Princess Nathalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg has divorced. She is the daughter of
Princess Benedikte and niece of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The
news has now been confirmed by the Danish royal court to the Danish
weekly magazine “Billedbladet“. Princess Nathalie of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg married Alexander Johannsmann in May
2010 in a civil ceremony and a year later…
A Cinderella moment for Crown Princess Mary as she almost loses a shoe while curtseying
21st June 2022
The Crown Princess of Denmark almost
found herself barefoot on the red carpet as she performed a
dramatic curtsey during her official visit to the Netherlands. As
she greeted King Willem-Alexander in The Hague, Crown Princess Mary
curtseyed and photographers caught one of…
A new large hospital in Denmark has long
been planned. Through the initial process, there has also been
active royal participation from Crown Princess Mary. The hospital
will be named after the Danish Crown Princess, and this week the
Crown Princess participated in an…
During a small ceremony at Amalienborg
Palace, Queen Margrethe received a copy of the brand new
translation of “Flatøyboka.” Flatøyboka is an Icelandic manuscript
written at the time Iceland was part of the Kingdom of Norway. The
book tells about the old Norwegian Viking kings and is an essential
source of knowledge regarding the royal families from that time.
Until now, the book…
