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The Danish queen celebrated her golden jubilee this year. Here, take a look back at Queen Margrethe's life—from her childhood in Copenhagen through her annual summer vacation in France.
After the death of Christian X the Palace was placed at the disposal of Prince Knud, the Heir Presumptive. The palace was the home of Crown Prince Frederik until his marriage in 2004. From 2018 to 2019, Queen Margrethe II's eldest grandchild Prince Nikolai lived in an apartment in the palace.
Henrik lighting a cigarette for Margrethe, 1966. Queen Margrethe II has had a number of health issues. Since the 1990s, she has undergone several operations on her right knee due to injuries and osteoarthritis. In 1994, she was treated for cervical cancer. [43] In 2003, she underwent a 4.5 hour long operation for spinal stenosis. [44]
Queen Margrethe (seated, in pink) and her sisters Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie received guests before a ballet performance. OLAFUR STEINAR GESTSSON - Getty Images February 2022
His godparents are his paternal aunt, Queen Mary of Denmark; his maternal uncles, Charles Cavallier and Benjamin Grandet; his mother's lady-in-waiting, Britt Davidsen Siesbye; as well as family friend, Christian Scherfig. [4] On 11 August 2015, he started school at Sct. Joseph Søstrenes Skole – a Catholic private school in Ordrup. [5]
Prince Joachim's children are no longer princes or princesses. On Jan. 1, four of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II's grandchildren were listed as count or countesses on the royal family's website ...
In 2022, Queen Margrethe II decided to strip the descendants of her son Joachim of their princely styles. From 1 January 2023, Felix is known as "His Excellency Count Felix of Monpezat". He and the rest of his father's children maintain their places in the order of succession.
WHAT IS MARGRETHE'S LEGACY? Queen Margrethe was 31 when she ascended the Danish throne on Jan. 14, 1972, just hours after her father, King Frederik IX, died following complications from a lung ...