Every royal woman, blood or otherwise, has followed the curtsy protocol at some point. We would like to thank the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle for inspiring this post. Why? Well, she claimed not to know how to curtsy and that it had to be done upon every first meeting with The Queen. We know …
Queen Mary of Denmark has only been consort for a few months since her husband, King Frederik X, ascended the throne on January 14, 2024. Who can forget the incredible work that Queen Mary has put into preparing for her long-awaited role? Her path to becoming Queen hasn’t been without controversy. From Frederik’s alleged infidelity …
Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander is the youngest son of King Frederik X and his wife, Queen Mary. He is the older twin brother of Princess Josephine and the younger brother of Crown Prince Christian and Princess Isabella. Vincent is also a grandson of John Donaldson, Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik and …
Prince Joachim of Denmark was born as the second and youngest son of Queen Margrethe II and the late Prince Henrik of Denmark. He is the younger brother of King Frederik X and is the nephew of Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie. He is also the uncle of Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent …
Who doesn’t love royal drama, let alone rumours of royal affairs? The royal-watching world has been awash with rumours in recent years from many blue-blooded families. Some scandals have been dubbed as not true and created by vengeful individuals. Others have been revealed to be true and damaging. So, in this post, we’ll examine a …
King Frederik X is the new King of Denmark following the abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II. Since 2004, he has been married to Mary Donaldson (now Queen Mary) and has four children: Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine. The King also has a younger brother, Prince Joachim, who has …
Princess Marie of Denmark is the second wife of Prince Joachim, hence making her the sister-in-law of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. She is the mother of Count Henrik and Countess Athena and stepmother of Count Nikolai and Count Felix. Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier was born in Paris, France, on February 6, 1976, as …
Princess Athena (now Countess Athena) of Denmark is the only daughter of Prince Joachim and the second child he has with his second wife, Princess Marie. She has three older brothers: half-brothers Nikolai and Felix and brother Henrik. Her middle names are in honour of both her grandmothers and her mother. Born on January 24 …
Princess Josephine of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the second daughter and youngest child of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. She has three older siblings: Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and twin brother Prince Vincent, who is 26 minutes older. The twins were born on January 8 2011. Josephine’s name was announced at her …
It was rumoured that Crown Prince Christian of Denmark was dating Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon Two Sicilies. However, the story isn’t as cut and dry as you may think it is. The rumour seemed to come out of nowhere. However, it is believed (see the link in the next paragraph) that Chiara’s sister, Maria …
Crown Prince Christian is the eldest child and son of King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark. He was born on October 15 2005. At the time, he was second in line to the throne of Denmark. As per tradition, he was given the name of Christian to alternate between himself and his father. …
Denmark has a new Queen in Mary, the former Crown Princess. A widely beloved member of the Danish Royal Family, Queen Mary of Denmark has proven herself to be more than capable of being King Frederik X’s consort. In this post, we’re going to give an introduction to this incredible woman. Please be aware that …
There is an age-old aspect to being a royal that can not be avoided: royal divas. We’ve been scrolling through forums like Reddit and Tumblr and have seen some nasty rumours about certain royal women. Some might be valid arguments, but others seem to be nothing more than posts looking for supposed royal rivals. The …
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary is now Queen Mary, and people have questions about her, which is why we’re going to answer them here right now. These questions came up in our Google Search Console data. 1. Can Queen Mary Speak Danish? The first of our five questions is whether Queen Mary can speak Danish; the …
Royal watchers will know that Prince Joachim is currently married to Princess Marie. However, did you know he was married before? His first wife was Alexandra Christina Manley, now the Countess of Frederiksborg. They met in 1994 during a dinner in Hong Kong. The couple were engaged in May 1995 and married in November 1995. …
Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe is a Princess of Denmark and Countess of Monpezat. She is the eldest daughter of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. Isabella is the younger sister of Crown Prince Christian and the older sister of twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, and the oldest granddaughter of former Queen Margrethe II and …
Denmark is about to get a new Crown Prince in Prince Christian of Denmark, which is why we’re going to look into who his godparents are. Prince Christian of Denmark’s godparents were made public at the time of his christening in January 2006. There is a mix of commoners and royals in the mix for …
On January 14 2024, Queen Margrethe II will oversee her abdication, and her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will be named King of Denmark. With a lot going on in Denmark, what will happen on the day of the event? That is what we’re here to discuss. The information comes from the official Danish Royal …
The crisis of 1936 in England that saw Edward VIII ditch the throne in favour of marrying Wallis Simpson made the word ‘abdication’ dirty, especially in Britain. The renunciation was never mentioned before Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, given its effects on her parents, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, as per …
Crown Princess Mary was always destined to be Queen of Denmark. I’ve expressed before when my royal watching ‘career’ began. It was 2004, 20 years ago (OMG!), when Mary and Frederik married in Copenhagen. I also recall the first pregnancy announcement with Prince Christian in 2005 and the confusion over Princess Josephine’s name at the …
Crown Princess Mary has earned her place in history as the first Australian-born Queen of Denmark, and there are no doubts that Meghan Markle is somehow fuming. While it is doubtful the two commoners turned royal women have ever met, we need to break something to the sugars; they are nothing alike. We’ve addressed this …
In a move no one saw coming, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has announced she will abdicate the Danish throne on January 14 2024, according to Sky News. Her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will succeed her as King. Her reasoning was she felt it was the right time and that her recovery from her …
Did David Beckham have an affair with Rebecca Loos? That’s the million dollar we’ll never know. It’s been twenty years since those rumours erupted in the now defuncted News of the World newspaper. Ms Loos was a personal assistant at the time to the pro football star and his former Spice Girl singer wife, Victoria …
The Prince Frederik (alleged) Scandal isn’t going away. Going out with a single woman (friend or not) and staying at her place overnight is not a good look for a man who has been married for almost twenty years. Simply put, the heir to the Danish throne should have known better. In this post, we’re …
Crown Princess Mary might’ve been born in Australia, but she has raised much more awareness for her adopted home in Denmark. Upon marrying Crown Prince Frederik, she became the future Queen of the Danes. However, her late father-in-law, Prince Henrik wanted to be King but was told ‘No’ because he married the future monarch in …
