https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Princess Isabella, the eldest daughter of the King and Queen of Denmark, will be among the first teenagers to take part in 11 months of obligatory military service. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260331/danish-princess-among-first-to-serve-11-months-national-service Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:57:28 +0200 danish-princess-among-first-to-serve-11-months-national-service Denmark's King Frederik X is due to start a three-day visit to Greenland on Wednesday, the royal house said, in a show of support to the autonomous Danish territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260218/denmarks-king-frederik-in-greenland-for-three-day-visit Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:38:07 +0100 denmarks-king-frederik-in-greenland-for-three-day-visit Danish broadcaster TV2 has released the first images from a major new television series about the life of Queen Margrethe, comparable in style and scope to Netflix's 'The Crown'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20260121/in-pictures-denmarks-new-the-crown-style-series-about-queen-margrethe Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:04:46 +0100 in-pictures-denmarks-new-the-crown-style-series-about-queen-margrethe One of 12 bottles of champagne from the wedding of King Charles III and Princess Diana will go under the hammer this month in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251201/danish-auction-to-sell-off-charles-and-dianas-rare-wedding-champagne Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:07:38 +0100 danish-auction-to-sell-off-charles-and-dianas-rare-wedding-champagne A new series of photos of Crown Prince Christian have been criticised after they appeared to have been heavily edited. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251017/poor-work-danish-palace-criticised-for-obvious-editing-of-crown-prince-photos Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:00:47 +0200 poor-work-danish-palace-criticised-for-obvious-editing-of-crown-prince-photos Crown Prince Christian of Denmark took a training flight in one of the country’s F16 fighters on Monday, shortly before the jets are replaced by newer F35s. https://www.thelocal.dk/20251013/denmarks-crown-prince-takes-training-flight-in-f16 Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:49:06 +0200 denmarks-crown-prince-takes-training-flight-in-f16 Denmark's 85-year-old Queen Margrethe, who abdicated last year, left Copenhagen's main hospital on Saturday, two days after being admitted for observation for a cold, the palace said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250510/denmarks-queen-margrethe-leaves-hospital Sat, 10 May 2025 14:59:02 +0200 denmarks-queen-margrethe-leaves-hospital Denmark's Queen Margrethe, 85, who abdicated last year, has been admitted to hospital due to a cold, the Danish royal household said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250508/denmarks-queen-margrethe-hospitalised-with-cold Thu, 08 May 2025 18:38:39 +0200 denmarks-queen-margrethe-hospitalised-with-cold King Frederik's visit to Greenland has been disrupted by weather conditions, with several cancellations and other changes to the original schedule. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250429/king-frederiks-greenland-visit-disrupted-by-weather Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:38:33 +0200 king-frederiks-greenland-visit-disrupted-by-weather King Frederik of Denmark is scheduled to visit Greenland on Monday and will travel with the autonomous territory’s prime minister, according to Greenlandic media reports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250423/denmarks-king-frederik-to-visit-greenland-next-week Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:52:52 +0200 denmarks-king-frederik-to-visit-greenland-next-week The Danish and Swedish royal couples are to meet on the Öresund Bridge, which connects the two countries between Copenhagen and Malmö, to mark the 25th anniversary of the bridge’s opening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250410/danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:27:24 +0200 danish-and-swedish-royals-to-meet-on-oresund-bridge King Frederik, who celebrates his first full year as Denmark’s monarch on Wednesday January 14th, has shared backstage images from his proclamation a year ago to commemorate the occasion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250114/denmarks-king-frederik-shares-backstage-photos-prior-to-first-anniversary-on-throne Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:21:10 +0100 denmarks-king-frederik-shares-backstage-photos-prior-to-first-anniversary-on-throne A carriage plated with 24 carat gold each year conveys Denmark’s monarch through the streets of Copenhagen. King Frederik and Queen Mary took their first such trip on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250107/in-pictures-king-frederik-and-queen-mary-ride-through-copenhagen-in-golden-carriage Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:44:00 +0100 in-pictures-king-frederik-and-queen-mary-ride-through-copenhagen-in-golden-carriage King Frederik addressed Denmark live on New Year’s Eve, marking the first occasion the new monarch has given the traditional speech since acceding to the throne. You can read The Local’s full English translation of the transcript. https://www.thelocal.dk/20250102/in-full-king-frederik-of-denmarks-first-new-years-eve-speech Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:08:22 +0100 in-full-king-frederik-of-denmarks-first-new-years-eve-speech King Frederik will maintain the Danish monarch’s long-standing custom of giving an annual New Year’s speech live on December 31st. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241216/denmarks-king-frederik-to-continue-new-year-speech-tradition Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:13:51 +0100 denmarks-king-frederik-to-continue-new-year-speech-tradition A new civil portrait of Denmark’s King Frederik and Queen Mary has been issued for use on the royal couple’s official visits. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241121/denmark-releases-new-civil-portrait-of-king-and-queen Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:45:31 +0100 denmark-releases-new-civil-portrait-of-king-and-queen Queen Margrethe of Denmark has pushed back on a recent book which details ties between the country’s royal family and Nazi leaders in the years before the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.dk/20241104/denmarks-queen-margrethe-says-parents-had-no-regard-for-nazis Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:01:03 +0100 denmarks-queen-margrethe-says-parents-had-no-regard-for-nazis King Frederik laid a ceremonial cornerstone at Denmark’s Old Stock Exchange (Børsen) on Thursday as work began to rebuild the historic building, which burned down in April. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240926/denmarks-king-frederik-starts-reconstruction-of-old-stock-exchange Thu, 26 Sep 2024 18:43:43 +0200 denmarks-king-frederik-starts-reconstruction-of-old-stock-exchange A special 20-kroner coin commemorating the accession to the Danish throne by King Frederik X in January this year has been unveiled by the country’s central bank. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240924/denmark-unveils-first-coin-to-feature-king-frederik-x Tue, 24 Sep 2024 18:14:31 +0200 denmark-unveils-first-coin-to-feature-king-frederik-x Denmark's ex-monarch Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in January, has cancelled her upcoming engagements after she suffered neck and hand injuries in a fall earlier this week, the palace said Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240921/denmarks-queen-margrethe-suffers-injuries-after-fall Sat, 21 Sep 2024 10:45:17 +0200 denmarks-queen-margrethe-suffers-injuries-after-fall