Queen Sonja of Norway joined the Danish Royal Family as they supported Queen Margrethe II of Denmark at the premiere of the restaging of the ballet classic The Nutcracker at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen on November 30th.
Earlier this week, Queen Mary of Denmark wore a significant 200-year old Royal Heirloom at the Gala Dinner hosted by the German President at Schloss Bellevue to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Nordic Embassy Complex in Berlin.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark , Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway joined the Presidents and First Ladies of Iceland, Finland and Germany to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Nordic Embassy Complex in Berlin on October 21st.
Following the Icelandic State Visit to Denmark, King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark attended the Gala Dinner celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the American Chamber of Commerce at Moltke’s Palace in Copenhagen on the evening of October 10th.
Following the First Day of the State Visit, King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are still hosting Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason on their State Visit to Denmark this week, which is the first State Visit of the Reign of King Frederik X.
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are hosting Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir and Björn Skúlason on their State Visit to Denmark this week, which is the first State Visit of the Reign of King Frederik X. The State Visit focuses on strengthening Danish-Icelandic cooperation, the broad sustainability agenda, and technological solutions with the digital and green transition. Continue reading
Today marks the centenary of the Birth of Countess Ruth of Rosenborg, who was born on this day in 1924! The wealthy commoner married a Danish Prince that gave up his succession rights and became a Count, Princess Viggo’s Garnet Kokoshnik Tiara was a favourite of Countess Ruth but was sold off at Sotheby’s a decade ago!
Princess Benedikte joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary as they attended the opening session of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) at the Parliament Hall (Folketingssalen) of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, for the first time during the Reign of King Frederik X.
Queen Sofia of Spain and Princess Benedikte of Denmark led Royal Guests and Relatives from Spain, Denmark, Germany, Italy and Serbia at the Wedding of their niece, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, and Matthew Kumar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, following a Dinner at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens.
Royal Guests and Relatives have gathered in Athens to celebrate the long-awaited Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark and Matthew Kumar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens on September 28th, following a Dinner at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. Continue reading
Royal Guests and Relatives have gathered in Athens to celebrate the long-awaited Wedding of Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark and Matthew Kumar at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, which was launched with a Dinner at the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens on September 27th.
When Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark will marry Mathew Kumar in Athens tomorrow, she will continue a sixty-year tradition began by her mother of wearing the heirloom Khedive of Egypt Tiara, a Gift to the Swedish Crown Princess, which went to her only daughter, the Danish Queen, and has been worn as a Bridal Tiara by all her female descendants!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark attended a Gala Dinner marking the 400th Anniversary of Børsen, the iconic Stock Exchange, in Copenhagen, on September 26th, after the King laid the foundation stone beginning the reconstruction of the Børsen Building after a devastating fire in April.
Queen Margrethe II joined King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark as they hosted their first Royal Yacht Dannebrog Dinner (Strygemindag) in Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg on September 11th, marking the end of the Royal Yacht’s Sailing Season.
Royal Guests and Relatives from around Europe joined the Prince and Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg for the Christening of Princess Mafalda zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg at Schloss Berleburg on August 31st. The Prince and Princess, who got married in 2022, had been unable to marry for decades due to the stipulations of his grandfather’s will, and welcomed Prince Gustav Albrecht and Princess Mafalda through surrogate mothers.
Following their State Visit to Sweden, State Visit to Norway and an extensive Tour of Greenland, the new King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark completed their first annual Summer Tour of Danish Municipalities on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog, their first after the Accession of King Frederik X in January upon the Abdication of Queen Margrethe II.
Happy Birthday to Baroness Helle Reedtz-Thott, who turns 50 today! The Danish Lawyer and Chatelaine of Gavnø Castle who is a close friend of Queen Mary of Denmark and a godmother of Prince Vincent, Baroness Helle Reedtz-Thott acquired this striking Pearl and Diamond Tiara at Sotheby’s in 2018!
King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark, as well as Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, attended the Funeral of former Royal Court Chief Per Thornit at the Holmens Kirke in Copenhagen on August 8th. Per Thornit served in the Danish Royal Household for 25 years.
Royal Guests and Heads of State are attending the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics on the River Seine on July 26th, following a Gala Dinner at the Louvre and a Reception hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Royal Guests and Heads of State attended a Reception hosted by the French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady at the Élysée Palace in Paris on July 26th, following a Gala Dinner at the Louvre and right ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. Continue reading
