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Queen Margrethe calls for end of ''senseless war'' as Denmark's Royal Family makes substantial donation to Ukraine

The Danish Royal Household has announced a 1 million Danish kroner (roughly 147000 US dollars) donation to a fund to help Ukrainian people. The donation will be jointly offered by the Queen Margarethe and Prince Henrik’s Foundation and the Crown Prince and Princess Foundation and will go to “Together for Ukraine”, a header under which many organisations operate and collect…
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Crown Prince Frederik celebrates science at special awards

Crown Prince Frederik has taken part in the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Niels Bohr Institute and the award ceremony for the Institute’s Medals of Honour. The ceremony was held on Thursday, 3rd March 2022, exactly 101 years after the foundation of the research facility by physics researcher Niels Bohr. This year also marks the centenary of Niels Bohr…
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Princess Benedikte of Denmark tests positive for Covid

Princess Benedikte of Denmark tested positive for CoViD-19, the Royal Household announced on the afternoon of Thursday, 17th February.  The Princess, sister to Queen Margarethe, “is displaying only mild symptoms”, according to the press release, and is isolating at Christian VIII Palace in Amalienborg. The communication also states that Her Royal Highness is following all relevant…
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Crown Princess Mary caps her birthday celebrations with a heartfelt message to the public

The celebrations for Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday came to a spectacular end on Sunday, when TV2 broadcast “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess,” a special evening featuring music, dancing and a documentary about the Princess’s work featuring a surprise appearance from all four of her children.  Before that, two exhibitions were opened, two interviews were…
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