Queen Margrethe of Denmark, accompanied
by her son, Crown Prince Frederik, have received the US Secretary
of State, Antony Blinken, at Amalienborg Palace in audience. He was
visiting Denmark and was received in an audience with the royals
together with the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeppe Kofod.
Antony Blinken landed in Denmark on Sunday night. On Monday, he met
with Foreign Minister…
On Tuesday, Queen Margrethe officially
boarded the royal ship Dannebrog in the Port of Copenhagen at the
naval base of Nyholm for the start of the 2021 sailing season. Upon
arrival at Nyholm, Her Majesty was presented with flowers and was
received by the Queen’s…
Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for her annual summer tour aboard her royal yacht
29th April 2021
The destinations which the Danish Queen
will visit on her royal yacht this season have been revealed. It
will be a varied summer tour with the ship due to travel a long
distance. It was not possible for the Danish Royal Family to use
the ship in 2020 due to the COVID-19…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has always
been interested in needlework. During the pandemic, the Queen has
had extra time for her hobby and this has resulted in a large scale
production of embroideries. Now more than 100 of the Queen’s
embroideries will be shown in a new exhibition so that the Danish
people can also see the Queen’s colourful creations. The Queen
herself will open the…
The Queen of Denmark has revealed that
she still does not use Facebook, text messages or even emails. To
mark her 81st birthday, Queen Margrethe talks about her
relationship with the Danish language and also provides details
about how she herself prefers to communicate…
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark
turned 81 years old on 16 April 2021, a birthday which again was
marked differently. Queen Margrethe spent the day at Fredensborg
Castle, where her birthday was celebrated privately. Even though a
small private celebration was held…
Three soldiers in the Danish Royal Guard
were on duty under the influence of cocaine. The story was revealed
shortly before Easter when the Audit Corps’ annual report for 2020
was released. The Audit Corps is the Danish Armed Forces’ own
prosecution authority. The corps investigates and deals with
military criminal cases. It was the Danish magazine “Se og Hør” who
first reported…
The 75th anniversary of Bornholm’s
liberation was marked in Denmark this week with the Royal Family
also participating in the event. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of
Denmark appeared in a documentary made by the Danish TV-channel DR1
about the liberation. Earlier in the…
The Danish Royal Court has announced that
Denmark will have a new Lord Chamberlain. Kim Kristensen will take
on the position after current chamberlain, Michael Ehrenreich,
decided to retire from his post after six years of service. Michael
Ehrenreich has chosen to arrange…
For the Danish Royal Family, these first
days of the New Year were to be marked by large dinners where
everyone was dressed in uniforms and gala dresses. This was not the
case this year. The long tradition had to give way to the
corona-virus. The planned New Year’s party at Christiansborg Castle
for the Prime Minister and other representatives of official
Denmark, which should have taken…
