A month after his spectacular 18th Birthday Celebrations, Prince Christian of Denmark made a solemn declaration that he would comply with the constitution and can now be appointed as the Regent for the Kingdom of Denmark, which was carried out in a meeting of the Council of State at Christiansborg Palace on November 14th.
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Spanish State Visit to Denmark | Day 3
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the Danish Royal Family are still hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to Denmark from November 6th to the 8th. While the focus of the State Visit is green transition, the pharmaceutical industry and shipping, the Danish and Spanish Royal Families have close family ties, as both Sovereigns are descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria. The last Spanish State Visit to Denmark was in 1980, while Queen Margrethe made a Return State Visit to Spain in 1983.
Spanish State Visit to Denmark | Day 2
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the Danish Royal Family are still hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to Denmark from November 6th to the 8th. While the focus of the State Visit is green transition, the pharmaceutical industry and shipping, the Danish and Spanish Royal Families have close family ties, as both Sovereigns are descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria. The last Spanish State Visit to Denmark was in 1980, while Queen Margrethe made a Return State Visit to Spain in 1983.
Spanish State Visit to Denmark
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the Danish Royal Family are hosting King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain on their State Visit to Denmark from November 6th to the 8th. While the focus of the State Visit is green transition, the pharmaceutical industry and shipping, the Danish and Spanish Royal Families have close family ties, as both Sovereigns are descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria. The last Spanish State Visit to Denmark was in 1980, while Queen Margrethe made a Return State Visit to Spain in 1983.
Royal Guests at Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday Gala
The Heirs of Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, and Belgium were among the Royal Guests, Relatives and Godparents who joined the Danish Royal Family for Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace last week, following an appearance on the balcony of Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg.
Prince Christian of Denmark’s 18th Birthday
Prince Christian of Denmark is celebrating his 18th Birthday today, which is being marked with an appearance on the Balcony of Amalienborg Palace and a Gala Dinner at Christiansborg Palace as well as a meeting of the Council of State to be held in November. The eldest child of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian is second-in-line to the Danish throne.
Danish and Norwegian Openings of Parliament 2023
The Danish and Norwegian Royal Families both presided over their Openings of Parliament in Copenhagen and Oslo on October 3rd, which we are combining into one article, which highlights the differences between the two ceremonies. Continue reading
Queen Louise of Denmark’s Pearl and Diamond Tiara
Today marks the 125th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Louise of Denmark, who passed away on this day in 1898! The Hesse Princess who married her cousin and became the Danish Queen, she is known as the ‘Mother-in-Law of Europe’ through the marriages of her children, who sat on the thrones of Denmark, Greece, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Queen Louise had a notoriously small Jewellery Collection, so today we are featuring her Pearl and Diamond Tiara!
Dinner at Fredensborg Palace
The Danish Royal Family hosted the Hæderstegnsmiddag Dinner for Army Officers at Fredensborg Palace on the evening of September 26th, the birthday of the late King Christian X. The Queen hosts the alternating annual Dinner for the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, this year for the Army’s Badge of Honour, awarded to employees in the Army who have had 25 years of service in the Armed Forces. Continue reading
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Banquet
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Scandinavia have joined the Swedish Royal Family to celebrate King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee this week, with the festivities culminating with a spectacular Banquet at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, following last night’s Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre and a Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden becomes the first Swedish Monarch to celebrate his Golden Jubilee today.