Denmark

King Frederik and Queen Mary board the Dannebrog for summer tour

King Frederik and Queen Mary kicked off their summer tour aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog Monday, sailing into Bornholm’s Regional Municipality for a day of engagements ashore. This, their first summer tour as the reigning king and queen, kicked off at Honnørkajen in Rønne Harbour with an official welcome by the town’s mayor and a musical welcome from the Royal Life…
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Denmark

Changing of the guard as summer begins for Frederik and Mary

King Frederik and Queen Mary are officially on their first summer break as King and Queen, and visitors will now be able to see the Changing of the Guard at Gråsten Palace. Gråsten Palace is in Gråsten (in Southern Jutland) and has been the summer residence of the Danish Royal Family for nearly a century. When the Danish monarch is in residence at Gråsten, the Royal Life…
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Royal News

King Frederik recalls "overwhelming and moving" accession day in new interview

King Frederik and Queen Mary have sat down for their first official interview since their accession earlier this year, recalling that momentous day and their personal highlights. The royal couple sat down with Danish broadcaster TV2 earlier this week as they launched the Dannebrog for the summer sailing season. In the interview, they discussed the moment they became king and consort, 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.
Denmark

Queen Mary back on duty after holidays

Queen Mary returned to royal duties on Monday, presenting the prestigious research prizes to a new crop of researchers in Copenhagen. Continuing on with a duty she carried out as Crown Princess, the Queen arrived at the Queen’s Hall at Den Sorte Diamant in Copenhagen to help present five educational prizes and 18 scholarships to PhD students through the Ministry of Education and Research’s…
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