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Queen Margrethe cancels Denmark's traditional New Year's galas

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has decided to cancel her annual New Year’s galas as a result of the continued spread of COVID-19 in Denmark. Her Majesty has confirmed hse won’t hold the grand New Year’s dinner for the government, the Speaker of the Danish Parliament, representatives of official Denmark and the Royal Court on 1 January 2021. The subsequent New Year’s dinners…
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Why is Queen Margrethe called 'Daisy'?

Last week, Queen Margrethe of Denmark had to celebrate her birthday in a different way than planned because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many royals from Europe had come together and made a very special video greeting for the Danish Queen. Many people noticed that several…
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Dear aunt Daisy... European royals record touching message for Queen Margrethe

Even though the grand celebrations for Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s 80th birthday have been cancelled, royals from all over Europe recorded a message for their “aunt Daisy.” See the video below and you read a transcript underneath: King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his wife Silvia kicked off the video with the words, “Dear Daisy and cousin, Us from Sweden…
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New photos released for Queen Margrethe’s birthday

The Danish Royal Court has released a new series of portraits on the occasion of Queen Margrethe’s upcoming 80th birthday. The portraits were taken in the fall and winter of 2019 at Amalienborg as well as at Fredensborg Castle. Three portraits were released today. Additional portraits will be released on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Photo: Per Morten Abrahamsen / The Danish Royal…
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Man arrested over allegations of threats against Queen Margrethe and King Carl XVI Gustaf

The Danish Police has announced that, earlier this week, they carried out a raid on the house of a Muslim man living in Copenhagen after his wife reported she feared that the man was planning an attack on the Danish or Swedish monarch. Danish Police arrested the 33-year-old man who will remain in custody for ten days so that they can investigate the case. During questioning, the man has…
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