Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary play host on royal yacht

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have been busy this week on their final summer cruise which will come to an end on Thursday, 22 August.  The Danish monarch goes on shorter cruises each summer to visit different communities across Denmark, travelling on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog. On Monday, the couple visited Bornholm in coordinating outfits of casual white shirts and brown…
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Denmark

Queen Mary visits 'hometown' athletes in Olympic Village

Though she’s in Paris to support the Danish Olympic Team, Queen Mary couldn’t help but visit the Australian Olympians ahead of the Games. Anna Meares, a cyclist competing for Australia, shared a photo on Instagram of her meeting Queen Mary in the food court at the Olympic Village. “Once an Aussie, always an Aussie,” Meares captioned the photo, “and the Queen of Denmark.” Queen…
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Royal News

King Harald praises Queen Mary on her twentieth wedding anniversary

In a poignant speech at a gala dinner in Norway, King Harald took time to praise King Frederik and Queen Mary on their 20th wedding anniversary. Speaking of the new Danish king’s accession earlier this year following Queen Margrethe’s abdication, King Harald said how important it was that he was surrounded by his family in that moment. The King and Queen of Denmark with the King and…
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Denmark

Queen Mary shares her love of nature at deer haven

Queen Mary professed her love of nature over the weekend after she dedicated new land to an existing deer haven. The Danish queen visited the southern part of Jægersborg Hegn on Sunday afternoon to incorporate it into the existing Dyrehaven (Deer Haven) in Copenhagen. With the expansion, the Dyrehaven is now a quarter larger than it had previously been. Accompanied by Magnus Heunicke, the…
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