Queen Margrethe II of Denmark Archives

Christiansborg Palace – The heart of the kingdom

Monday, 7 November 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen is the third palace of its name at the same site – both of the other ones were destroyed by fire. This third palace was built between 1907 and 1928, but while the other two palaces were used as royal residences, this Christianborg Palace is only used for official functions. The [read more]

Royal titles – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark strips four of her grandchildren of their titles

Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 15:52 Moniek Bloks 0

The Danish Royal House has announced that as of 1 January 2023, the children of Queen Margrethe’s second son Prince Joachim will no longer be His/Her Highness Prince(ss). Instead, they will be known as Count and Countesses of Monpezat with His/Her Excellency as a style of address. This concerns Princes Nikolai, Felix and Henrik, and [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Princess Margrethe of Denmark & Henri de Laborde de Monpezat

Friday, 10 June 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

On 10 June 1967, the heiress presumptive to the Danish throne Princess Margrethe married the French diplomat Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at the Holmen Church in Copenhagen. Today would have been their Emerald wedding anniversary, but tragically Prince Henrik, as he was then known, passed away in 2018. So today, we take a look [read more]

A curtsey for a King – Queen Margrethe remembers her father

Saturday, 15 January 2022, 3:40 Moniek Bloks 0

As Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the day was also be tinged with sadness for her as it also marked the anniversary of the loss of her beloved father. Embed from Getty Images Queen Margrethe went to visit the grave of her parents, King Frederik [read more]

Queen Margrethe’s Horseshoe Brooch

Friday, 14 January 2022, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This beautiful horseshoe brooch was given to the then Princess Margrethe of Denmark by her father Frederik IX in 1953, after the signing of the Constitution, which made her heiress presumptive to the throne. Before 1953, women were barred from inheriting the Danish throne, and it had been widely expected that Frederik’s brother Prince Knud [read more]

Princess gowns – Jørgen Bender’s creations for Princess Benedikte of Denmark

Tuesday, 7 July 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This summer, the Gala Hall at the Christian VIII’s Palace in Copenhagen will play host to an exhibition of royal gala gowns created by Jørgen Bender for Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Princess Benedikte lives in the east wing of the Palace. Jørgen Bender was an influential dressmaker for the Danish Royal House [read more]