Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

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Happy Birthday to Queen Margrethe of Denmark! The eldest daughter of King Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, Queen Margrethe II was born just a week after Denmark was occupied by Nazi Germany. She is the elder sister of Princess Benedikte of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Queen Anne Marie of Greece as well as the first cousin of King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and the Haga Princesses. In 1953, her father, by then King Frederick XI, altered the constitution to allow women to succeed to the throne and appointed her Heiress Presumptive, after a referendum. In 1967, then Crown Princess Margrethe married French Count Henri de Laborde de Monpezat. The couple had two children, now Crown Prince Frederick and Prince Joachim . In January 1972, she succeeded her father as Queen of Denmark. She has many ceremonial duties as the Danish Head of State, as well as supreme authority of the Church of Denmark and Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Defence Forces, and celebrated her Golden Jubilee in 2022. Queen Margrethe is also an accomplished artist and designer, often designing many of her own outfits as well as costumes for theatre productions, most recently for ‘Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction’ . We wish Her Majesty a very Happy Birthday and Many Happy Returns!

Queen Margrethe will Abdicate the Danish Throne in January 2024, following a 52 year reign.

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Danish Pearl Poiré Tiara

Danish Emerald Parure

Baden Palmette Tiara

Danish Crown Diamond Parure

The Danish Ruby Parure

Khedive of Egypt Tiara

Antique Diamond Parure

Antique Turquoise Parure

Daisy Brooch

Crown Pearl and Ruby Parure

Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Parure

Floral Bracelet Choker

Ruby Horseshoe Brooch

Queen Margrethe’s Engagement Ring

Connaught Pearl Brooch

Queen Josefina’s Diamond Brooches

Queen Margrethe’s Pearl and Diamond Corsage

Danish Royal Tiaras | Queen Margrethe’s Top 8 Jewels | Danish Royal Orders

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