European Royals

Glittering jewels and warm speeches mark Danish State Banquet for Spain

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7th November 2023
Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen was the setting for a glittering State Banquet that closed the first day of King Felipe and Queen Letizia’s State Visit to Denmark.Shortly before 8pm on Monday, 6th November, more than 200 guests, from both Denmark and Spain, arrived at the palace. The last ones to get there were the royals; first was Princess Benedikte, who wore a red gown topped…
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Denmark

"Is it Cinderella?" The golden shoe that gave a royal celebration a fairytale ending

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17th October 2023
It was a story that gripped a nation, for a few hours at least, stealing the limelight away from the royal birthday boy as Denmark’s began a search for its Cinderella.On October 15th 2023, as Prince Christian turned 18, a big party was held at the Royal Palace hosted by Queen Margrethe; aside from many members of European royal families, there was also a contingent of roughly 200 young…
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DenmarkNorway

A special tradition observed as Queen Margrethe bids farewell to King Harald and Queen Sonja

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20th June 2023
One of the most peculiar and less known traditions was observed at the end of King Harald and Queen Sonja’s official visit to Denmark.On Sunday, 18 June, before the monarchs boarded the Royal Yacht Norge to return to Oslo, they signed one of the windows at Fredensborg Palace.This is not an innovation brought on by Queen Margrethe but rather a tradition that dates back more…
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Denmark

Crown Prince Frederik travels to the UK to take his mother's place at military parade

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24th April 2023
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark travelled to the United Kingdom to participate in a crucial military engagement on behalf of his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is still recovering from extensive back surgery. His Royal Highness was at the Royal Artillery Barracks on 22 April to present a new banner to The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment’s Fourth Battalion. The banner was…
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