Earlier this week, Queen Mary of Denmark brought out Queen Caroline Amalie’s Gold and Cameo Tiara for the first time in over 140 years, which was hidden in plain sight for years in a corner cabinet on the visitor route at the Amalienborg Palace Museum and will now go on permanent display in the Treasury under Rosenborg Castle!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are on their first State Visit to Finland on March 4th and 5th. The State Visit comes following their State Visit to Sweden, State Visit to Norway, an extensive Tour of Greenland, a State Visit from Iceland, and a visit to Germany after the Accession of King Frederik X last year upon the Abdication of Queen Margrethe II.
Queen Margrethe II joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark as they hosted a traditional Banquet for Arts and Culture at Christiansborg Palace on the evening of February 28th.
Happy Birthday to Countess Sussie of Rosenborg, who turns 75 today! The accomplished lawyer who is married to Queen Margrethe’s first cousin and could have been the current Queen of Denmark, Countess Sussie possesses some historic jewels, which includes Princess Helena’s Diamond Bandeau!
Happy Birthday to Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, who turns 85 today! The former Prince who would have become King had the constitution not changed for his cousin Queen Margrethe II, but remains a working Royal despite his loss of title and succession rights!
Royal Guests and Relatives have joined the Greek Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark and Chrysi Vardinogianni in Athens on February 7th, following a Dinner at the Voulkanizater Restaurant in Koukaki.
Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Benedikte of Denmark led the Royal Guests and Relatives who joined the Greek Royal Family to celebrate the Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark and Chrysi Vardinogianni in Athens, on the eve of the Orthodox Wedding Ceremony.
Happy Birthday to Princess Marie of Denmark, who turns 49 today! The French daughter-in-law of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was given some heirloom jewels, like Princess Dagmar’s Diamond Floral Tiara and Queen Alexandrine’s Sapphire Brooch upon her marriage, but has also amassed a collection of modern jewels, like this Flora Danica Tiara!
Happy Birthday to Queen Mary of Denmark, who is celebrating her 53rd Birthday today! The Australian Real Estate Agent who met her dashing Prince at a bar during the Sydney Olympics and has now become the popular Danish Queen, Queen Mary has a variety of heirloom jewels at her disposal, which includes the 300-year old Danish Diamond Rivière!
Queen Margrethe II joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark as they hosted a Dinner on the Anniversary of the Establishment of the Holmens Hæderstegns Indstiftelse (Holmen’s Order of Honour) at Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg on the evening of January 29th.
Royalty from around Europe have joined Heads of State from around the World to mark the 80th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp in Poland on January 27th. Auschwitz-Birkenau was the largest concentration and extermination camp during the Second World War.
Today marks the 160th anniversary of the birth of Princess Marie of Denmark, née Orléans, born on this day in 1865! Known for her vibrant personality, intellectual curiosity, and love of the arts, Princess Marie also possessed a considerable collection of jewels, including the unusual Opal Tiara, which we are featuring today!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark hosted a New Year’s Levée at Christiansborg Palace on January 7th, following the New Year’s Court (Nytårskur) at Amalienborg Palace and two New Year’s Levées held yesterday.
Yesterday, Queen Mary of Denmark surprised us all when she debuted a 175-year old Heirloom Bracelet from Queen Louise of Sweden and Norway for the first New Year’s Levée at Christiansborg Palace.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark hosted a New Year’s Levée at Christian VII’s Palace in Amalienborg, followed by a Levée for the Diplomatic Corps at Christiansborg Palace on January 6th, after the New Year’s Court (Nytårskur) and Banquet.
The Danish Royal Family joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark as they held their first annual New Year’s Court (Nytårskur) and Banquet at Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg in Copenhagen on the evening of January 1st.
The Danish Royal Family joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark for a Christmas Eve Service on the evening of December 24th and the Christmas Day Service at Aarhus Cathedral on December 25th. The Danish Royal Family are spending Christmas at Marselisborg Palace near Aarhus.
Today marks the 145th Anniversary of the birth of Queen Alexandrine of Denmark, who was born on this day in 1879! The Mecklenburg-Schwerin Princess who became the popular Danish Queen and “the only German Danes wanted to keep” during the Nazi Occupation, Queen Alexandrine did not wear many jewels but possessed the Art Deco Diamond Sautoir!
There has been an exciting ’new’ Royal Tiara this week! Queen Mary of Denmark has created a magnificent Diamond Bandeau Tiara from an unused rose-cut Diamond Girdle in the Danish Crown Jewels!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on his State Visit to Denmark this week, which is the second State Visit of the Reign of King Frederik X. The Danish-Egyptian diplomatic ties go all the way back to 1922, and Denmark and Egypt have also collaborated for a long time with a focus on young people and job creation in Egypt in connection with the Danish-Arab Partnership Programme.
