King Frederik reminisced on long
Scandinavian winters of his childhood at the Finnish State Banquet.
And in his reminiscence, he shared how Queen Margrethe would read
stories of the Moomins—a popular series centred on Finnish/Swedish
cartoon trolls that resemble hippos—to him and his younger brother,
Prince Joachim. He said: “In one of the books, ‘Winter Moomin’,
Moomin wakes up…
Queen Mary of Denmark has reached nearly
a century and a half back into the Danish royal jewellery vaults
with a surprising tiara choice for the State Banquet in Finland..
Queen Mary wore Queen Caroline Amalie’s Gold Tiara, a tiara that
has not been worn in nearly…
The queen who just crowned a very successful start to a reign with a tiara she bought herself
1st March 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark
hosted a gala dinner at Christiansborg Palace to celebrate Danish
arts and culture. It’s one of the most glittering nights so far in
the new reign – Frederik and Mary have been king and queen for just
over a year now. And…
Peace in Ukraine commemorated as Scandinavian monarchs attend prayer services on anniversary of invasion
25th February 2025
As the world marked the third anniversary
of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Denmark and Sweden, the
monarchs of both countries attended church services for peace. In
Copenhagen, King Frederik and Queen Mary attended a church service
at Holmen’s Church alongside government and Ukraine leaders,
including the Ukrainian Ambasasdor, Andrii Yanevskyi. The service
began with the hymn ‘Prayer…
The Queen of Denmark is celebrating her
birthday and there’s a brand new portrait to prove it. Queen Mary
celebrates on February 5th and he Danish Royal Family has released
a new photo taken at Amalienborg Palace. The new portrait was
taken by Danish photographer…
The late Diana, Princess of Wales was
known for her keen sense of style and trend-setting throughout her
adult life. One of her biggest style moments came in 1985 in
Australia where Diana made a bold choice for an emerald
necklace. On 31 October 1985, the Princess wore…
King Frederik and Queen Mary hosted the
second and third New Year’s Levees in Denmark: one for military and
high court judges and the other for the diplomatic corps. The first
levee, for the supreme court justices, the Royal Lifeguards and the
Guardhusarregiment’s Officer Corps, happened at Christian VII’s
Palace at Amalienborg; the second levee took place at
Christiansborg…
The arrival of a queen: how a new consort made her mark in 2024
31st December 2024
While she began 2024 as the Crown
Princess, Mary of Denmark has had an exceptionally busy year as she
and King Frederik establish themselves as King and Queen.
Unsurprisingly, Mary has continued to push her sartorial choices as
she embraces her new role as Denmark’s…
On the eve of 2024, Queen Margrethe
announced her abdication and two weeks into the new year, a new
king was installed. From there, King Frederik and Queen Mary spent
the year cementing their positions and we watched as a reign began.
Here are 10 of the biggest moments…
How to narrow down all of the exciting
tiara appearances this year into five choices? It was hard work but
these are the ones I can’t stop thinking about! Queen Camilla
expands her tiara collection. Again. One thing can’t be said about
Queen Camilla? She doesn’t pin herself down with jewellery. Ever
since King Charles ascended the throne and she became the de facto
‘ruler’ of the…
