European Royals

Queen Mary welcomes special guests to palace front door

Queen Mary welcomed two special visitors to the front door of Frederik VIII’s Palace on Friday, becoming the first person in Denmark to purchase tickets for the Lillebror Lottery. The Danish queen, who serves as the patron of the Børnehjælpsdagen (Children’s Aid Day Foundation), received Caroline and Oskar, two children affiliated with youth clubs supported by the foundation, and…
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Denmark

A king protects his realm, a queen travels the world, an heir takes flight: all the major moments for the Danish Royal Family in 2025

Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest moments of the year for the Danish Royal Family! KING FREDERIK PROTECTS GREENLAND King Frederik in Greenland Foto: Kongehuset © Perhaps the biggest story out of the Danish Royal Family’s sphere this year: the baffling interest of the US government in acquiring Greenland. Though it’s an autonomous country, it’s still a part of the…
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Features

King given lesson in Christmas tradition he failed to master at start of reign

A king has been given a masterclass in an old Christmas tradition that he failed to get the hang of in the first months of his reign. Frederik X of Denmark was shown how to get to grips with a well loved practice in his country by his mother, Queen Margrethe, who passed her throne to him at the start of 2024. The tradition is one very close to the hearts, quite literally, of people across…
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Features

As a royal watcher, I'm beyond excited by Kate's jewel pick and I've got one ask. Please bring these tiaras out of the jewel vault next!

Was anybody expecting the Princess of Wales to show up to the German State Banquet in Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet tiara? I definitely wasn’t! But now that I’ve picked my jaw up off the floor, I’ve been thinking: there are more tiaras hiding away in the vault that I’d love to see get some sunlight soon. Here are a few that I can’t wait to see again. EMPRESS MARIE…
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