Princess Benedikte of Denmark and
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg is best known for supporting her
sister, Queen Margrethe of Denmark. However, the Princess has
recently travelled on an official visit to the United States to
promote issues that she believes are important. Princess Benedikte
participated in the Olave Baden-Powell Society Annual Event and
board meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio. The…
Prince Nikolai of Denmark has had a
difficult time this autumn. First, he found out his grandmother has
decided he will lose his royal title in the New Year. That was
followed by a very public family dispute about the decision to
remove the titles from Nikolai and his…
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…
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. Permission was given and the
Mette Frederiksen announced the poll in a press conference outside
the prime minister’s…
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…
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 Rungstedlund Prize at the Karen
Blixen Museum. The Queen of Denmark was welcomed with flowers and a
large crowd. 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…
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 her designer shoes
leaving her foot. Mary recovered herself and within moments was
curtseying deeply to Queen Maxima. Mary…
