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The artistic Queen - How Margrethe of Denmark forged a public profile outside her royal role

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14th January 2022
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is celebrating her Golden Jubilee this year. On 14 January 1972, she succeeded her father, King Frederick IX. In honour of her Golden Jubilee, we will be looking at her life and reign here on Royal Central. Throughout her life, Margrethe has been heavily involved with the visual and performing arts, which has continued through her reign. While many royals take on a…
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Bill Clinton shares his biggest surprise on meeting Queen Margrethe

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12th January 2022
This week, Denmark celebrates the Golden Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II. Danish TV channels have, through the last few weeks, broadcast a number of programmes about the Queen’s life and work. Denmark’s largest TV channel recently showed a new documentary about the Queen including comments from former US President, Bill Clinton. When President Clinton visited Denmark in 1997, he…
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Educating a Queen - Margrethe's studies

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11th January 2022
Queen Margrethe is one of the few sovereigns of her generation with multiple university diplomas. Her education journey seems to have heavily influenced her life and the manner in which she performs her role.   Shortly after turning six-years-old in 1946, the Princess entered elementary school at Zahles School, studying as a private pupil at Amalienborg Palace from 1946 to 1949, and attending…
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Queen Margrethe's very royal godparents

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10th January 2022
When she was born, she was not supposed to become Queen. Yet, one month after her birth, on 14 May, she was christened with a parade of godparents to rival any future monarch.  Queen Margrethe of Denmark was born on 16 April 1940, just one week after the Nazi invasion of Denmark on 9 April, and, at the time, females could not inherit the throne; her father’s brother was supposed to become…
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