Denmark

Danish Crown Prince Couple award foundation prizes

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…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe marks the end of the summer sailing season for the Danish Royal Yacht Dannebrog

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…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik hands out Danish Olympic flag and unveils Tokyo flag bearers

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…
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Denmark

Queen Margrethe leads celebrations for Jutland centenary

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…
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