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New stamps to be issued in Greenland and the Faroe Islands for Queen Margarethe's Golden Jubilee

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12th January 2022
With Queen Margarethe’s golden jubilee fast approaching, institutions are revealing more of their plans to celebrate the occasion. On the 11th of January, 3 days before 50th anniversary of the day in which King Frederik IX passed away leaving the throne in his eldest daughter’s hands, Greenland and the Faroe Islands unveiled the stamps they will issue to commemorate the…
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New coin issued for Queen Margrethe's Jubilee

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12th January 2022
2022 is a special year in Denmark, as it marks the 50th anniversary of the reign of Queen Margrethe II, one of the most beloved Heads of State in the world.  To celebrate the occasion, the Danish National Bank has announced that it will issue a commemorative coin. Featuring a profile of the monarch on one side and a new design on the other, the coins will be issued in three different…
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New dates for Queen Margarethe's Golden Jubilee celebrations revealed

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11th January 2022
After announcing that, due to an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, many of the major public events of Queen Margarethe’s Golden Jubilee were to be postponed, the Danish Royal Household has released a new timeline for the celebrations.  The events were supposed to take place in mid-January, around the date of her father’s death and her subsequent ascension to the throne (which…
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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…
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Guest list for first celebration of Queen Margrethe’s Jubilee revealed

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7th January 2022
The year 2022 will see many major royal anniversaries and the first takes place in Denmark where Queen Margrethe has ruled for 50 years. The Danish Royal Court has just announced which members of the Royal Family will take part in the first of many celebrations for the Golden Jubilee on January 14 2022. Both of the Queen’s sisters, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and Princess Benedikte…
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