Since 2004, the Danish Crown Princely
Couple has handed out prizes named after them, and 2021 was no
exception. In the evening of Saturday, 25 September 2021, Crown
Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary travelled to Vejle, about
two hours west of Copenhagen, to hand out the Crown Prince Couple
Prizes, which include the main prize for social work, one for
culture, and two Star Sprinkle…
Universities are opening back, and, in
some countries, institutions have taken advantage of the break to
renovate facilities or build new ones from scratch. That was
the case for VIA University College in Horsens, Denmark, which
opened a new campus with Crown Princess…
One Hundred Years On from the Fifth Thule Expedition - Crown Prince Frederik celebrates landmark anniversary
18th September 2021
This year marks the 100th anniversary of
the beginning of the Fifth Thule Expedition – one of the most
impressive polar expeditions in history. The Crown Prince
Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Foundation is the patron of the
anniversary celebration. They have…
Queen Margrethe marks the end of the summer sailing season for the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog
16th September 2021
Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended the
traditional ceremony to mark the end of the summer sailing season
for the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog. It is a longstanding
tradition that the Danish Royal Family use the Dannebrog during the
summer to travel all around the world, but especially to other
territories that are under the influence of Denmark, such as
Greenland or the Faroe…
Queen Margrethe attends premiere of movie based on namesake Queen
9th September 2021
On Wednesday, the Imperial Cinema in
Copenhagen was the backdrop for one of the first movie premieres
that followed the forced shutdown. Her Majesty Queen
Margrethe II arrived at the theatre for the premiere of the Danish
film “Margrete den Første”, which in its…
On Thursday, Queen Margarethe of Denmark
began a visit to the Faroe Islands that will continue until Monday,
the 19th of July. She arrived in Tórshavn, the capital city
of the Faroes, located on the island of Streymoy, the biggest and
most populated…
On Thursday, Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark met with the Danish Olympic team and handed them the Danish
flag to carry during the Games. With the Tokyo Olympic Games
set to start in less than a month, more and more teams are
receiving the flags to carry to Japan in representation of their
nation. It was the case for the Danish team, whose flag bearers
were received by the Crown…
Queen Margrethe attends première of ballet for which she designed the scenes and costumes
22nd June 2021
Over the weekend, Queen Margrethe of
Denmark was present for the première of the ballet ‘The Tinderbox’
at the Pantomime Theatre in Tivoli. Her Majesty was
accompanied by her sister, Princess Benedikte, and was present
because of having designed the scenes…
Crown Prince Frederik cheers Danish football team before first game without Christian Eriksen
17th June 2021
Crown Prince Frederik has visited the
training centre for the Danish football team ahead of their second
European Championships match against Belgium. The game will take
place at Parken, the Danish Stadium. Crown Prince Frederik
visited the players at their training…
On Sunday, , Queen Margrethe, Crown
Prince Frederik and Prince Christian travelled to Denmark’s
Southern border to celebrate the centenary of Jutland’s annexation
to the country. The entire succession line to the Danish
throne was firstly driven around in a carriage and crossed the
boarder between Denmark and Germany. They then went to a church
service, where they were reunited with…
