Denmark

Denmark's royals attend opening of Parliament

The first Tuesday in October is Parliament Opening Day in Denmark, according to their Constitution, and so every year on the date the entire Danish Royal Family reunites for the occasion.  It is such an important moment of the Danish political year that not even a global shutdown could prevent it from happening. Therefore, on Tuesday, the 5th of October 2021, Queen Margarethe, Crown…
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Denmark

A new role for Princess Marie of Denmark

Denmark has been pushing for a broader cultural presence on the global stage, and now that effort has found a prominent voice. Princess Marie, daughter-in-law to Queen Margrethe, has been appointed as a Special Culture Representative in the Culture Department of the Danish…
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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Crown Princess Mary goes back to university

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…
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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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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