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 Denmark's government plans next month to present a bill to parliament that will exempt King Frederik and Queen Mary from paying inheritance tax on castles and other property they stand to take over from Queen Margrethe II. https://www.thelocal.dk/20240308/danish-government-to-exempt-king-and-queen-from-inheritance-tax Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:08:26 +0100 danish-government-to-exempt-king-and-queen-from-inheritance-tax As the British royal family is plunged into an apparent crisis over the futures of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, could they learn anything from Denmark's royals? https://www.thelocal.dk/20200113/denmarks-royals-how-do-their-roles-compare-to-harry-and-meghan Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:04:59 +0100 denmarks-royals-how-do-their-roles-compare-to-harry-and-meghan Meticulous work involving study of archive films and photos has enabled graphic artists in Denmark to build a 3D digital reproduction of a bare-torso, tattooed King Frederik IX. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200106/the-danish-king-who-was-heavily-tattooed-and-how-researchers-recreated-his-ink Mon, 06 Jan 2020 15:28:53 +0100 the-danish-king-who-was-heavily-tattooed-and-how-researchers-recreated-his-ink Crown Princess Mary awarded the Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students at the University of Copenhagen on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190514/denmarks-crown-princess-mary-gives-scholarship-to-australian-exchange-students Tue, 14 May 2019 11:35:45 +0200 denmarks-crown-princess-mary-gives-scholarship-to-australian-exchange-students The casket of Prince Henrik of Denmark, who died aged 83 earlier this week, will be met by a guard of honour at the Christiansborg Slotskirke church in Copenhagen on Friday evening. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180216/prince-henriks-casket-to-be-received-by-royal-life-guards-and-boys-choir-at-christiansborg Fri, 16 Feb 2018 18:29:57 +0100 prince-henriks-casket-to-be-received-by-royal-life-guards-and-boys-choir-at-christiansborg Flags are flying at half mast across Denmark on Wednesday as tributes were paid to the late Prince Henrik. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180214/prince-henrik-a-man-of-the-world-denmark-reacts-to-passing-of-royal Wed, 14 Feb 2018 12:49:30 +0100 prince-henrik-a-man-of-the-world-denmark-reacts-to-passing-of-royal Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe, has died at the age of 83, the palace announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180214/prince-henrik-of-denmark-dies-aged-83 Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:18:22 +0100 prince-henrik-of-denmark-dies-aged-83 Denmark's Prince Henrik, the 83-year-old French-born husband of Queen Margrethe who has been hospitalised since January for a lung infection, was discharged on Tuesday to spend "his last days" at home, the palace said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180213/prince-henrik-leaves-hospital-to-spend-last-days-in-palace Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:28:04 +0100 prince-henrik-leaves-hospital-to-spend-last-days-in-palace Crown Prince Frederik has cut short his visit to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang to return home to his sick father, Prince Henrik, whose health has deteriorated, the palace said Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180209/denmarks-crown-prince-cuts-short-olympics-visit-to-be-with-ill-father Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:46:19 +0100 denmarks-crown-prince-cuts-short-olympics-visit-to-be-with-ill-father Prince Henrik, the husband of Denmark's Queen Margrethe, has undergone tests on a tumour in his left lung, the monarchy has announced in a press statement. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180202/denmarks-prince-henrik-has-benign-lung-tumour-palace Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:44:31 +0100 denmarks-prince-henrik-has-benign-lung-tumour-palace Denmark's Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe II, was admitted to hospital on Sunday, the Danish Royal Court said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180129/denmarks-prince-henrik-admitted-to-hospital Mon, 29 Jan 2018 09:14:58 +0100 denmarks-prince-henrik-admitted-to-hospital Britain’s Prince Harry has visited a street sport centre, a high school and met Invictus Games participants during his two-day visit to Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171026/prince-harry-charms-danes-on-official-visit Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:11:48 +0200 prince-harry-charms-danes-on-official-visit Danes may have grown accustomed to seeing their future king nonchalantly riding his bike through Copenhagen, but the scene made quite the impression on a Chinese TV crew. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170925/watch-denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-charms-china Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:36:25 +0200 watch-denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-charms-china Prince Harry will make an official visit to Denmark in October, Kensington Palace has announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170922/britains-prince-harry-to-visit-copenhagen Fri, 22 Sep 2017 20:26:45 +0200 britains-prince-harry-to-visit-copenhagen Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Queen Margrethe II, does not want to be buried with his wife when the time comes, breaking with tradition, the royal palace said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170804/denmarks-prince-henrik-refuses-to-be-buried-with-queen Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:36:39 +0200 denmarks-prince-henrik-refuses-to-be-buried-with-queen The Danish Royal House has refuted reports in the Australian and British press that Crown Prince Frederik plans to buy his wife Mary a $10 million private island. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170124/denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-wants-you-to-know-that-he-did-not-buy-mary-an-island Tue, 24 Jan 2017 13:28:02 +0100 denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-wants-you-to-know-that-he-did-not-buy-mary-an-island Queen Margrethe II took to the streets in style on Wednesday, riding in a gold-plated horse-drawn carriage through Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170104/see-denmarks-queen-take-her-annual-gold-carriage-ride-through-copenhagen Wed, 04 Jan 2017 16:33:13 +0100 see-denmarks-queen-take-her-annual-gold-carriage-ride-through-copenhagen Queen Margrethe II has raised eyebrows in Denmark for passages in a new book that weigh in on the nation’s seemingly never-ending debate on ‘Danishness’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161024/queen-margrethe-living-in-denmark-doesnt-make-you-danish Mon, 24 Oct 2016 15:59:37 +0200 queen-margrethe-living-in-denmark-doesnt-make-you-danish Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik suffered a neck injury on Friday while jumping on a trampoline, the Danish Royal House said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161014/denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-injures-neck-on-trampoline Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:29:54 +0200 denmarks-crown-prince-frederik-injures-neck-on-trampoline With Denmark once again engaged in a national conversation about what makes one ‘Danish’, Queen Margrethe II told German newspaper Der Spiegel that she represents “all people who are citizens of the Danish nation”. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161004/queen-margrethe-denmark-not-a-multicultural-country Tue, 04 Oct 2016 02:57:17 +0200 queen-margrethe-denmark-not-a-multicultural-country