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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations 

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 continuing with a Jubilee Te Deum in the Chapel of the Royal Palace of Stockholm, following last night’s Gala Performance at the Drottningholm Palace Theatre. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden becomes the first Swedish Monarch to celebrate his Golden Jubilee today.

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