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Danish royal family cancels summer events due to Coronavirus

The Danish Royal court announced that Queen Margrethe’s annual summer tour with the Royal Yacht Dannebrog has been cancelled. All events to celebrate the reunion with Schleswig have also been cancelled. The Royal court says that in light of the latest announcement from the Prime Minister that the ban on larger assemblies will be maintained until August, the Royals have chosen to follow…
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Alexandría, Last Queen of Iceland

On Christmas Eve 1879, a daughter named Alexandrine was born to Frederick III of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and his wife Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. This little girl was the first child of the couple who had married at the start of the year; her parents went on…
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Queen Margrethe reveals destinations for the annual Dannebrog summer tour

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is set to sail away on the royal yacht Dannebrog as part of an annual summer tour of the country. The Queen will make a visit to the island of Anholt on 3 June and Aarhus Municipality from 5 June to 6 June. Later in the summer, Her Majesty visits the municipalities of Thisted on 31 August, Esbjerg on 1 September and Fanø on 2 September. The Royal Court states that the…
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Danish Royal Family attends opening of parliament

Yesterday, the Danish Royal Family attended the official opening of the Danish Parliament at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and Princess Benedikte were received by official members of the Parliament at noon when the first session of the parliamentary year began. The opening of the Parliament takes place each year on the first…
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Queen Margrethe visits Germany

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is currently on a four-day-long visit to the northern parts of Germany. The Danish monarch is touring the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the Danish minority in South Schleswig. She is travelling on the Royal yacht Dannebrog which sailed…
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Queen Margrethe opens up about her father's death in new interview

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has talked about her father’s death in a new interview with the Danish magazine ALT. The Queen was only 31-years-old when the flags were hung at half-mast across the Kingdom of Denmark after her father, King Frederick IX, died on January 12, 1972. In the interview, Her Majesty spoke of the dramatic time, saying: “Dad became ill with…
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