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Oct 8, 2022 · The Danish queen has two sons – her eldest and heir, Crown Prince Frederik, and her youngest, Prince Joachim. Both have four children that are part of the royal household's line of succession....
Feb 3, 2023 · The decision does not affect Margrethe’s elder son, Crown Prince Frederik, or the four children he shares with his wife, Crown Princess Mary: Prince Christian, 17, Princess Isabella, 15, and 12-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
Apr 12, 2024 · Their first child, Crown Prince Frederik, was born on May 26, 1968, and a second son, Prince Joachim, on June 7, 1969. Among the dozens of state visits Margrethe has made as queen were trips to her Scandinavian neighbors as well as to countries such as Argentina, China, France, Japan, and the Netherlands.
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Margrethe II ( Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV .
Jan 7, 2024 · The childhood of Margrethe and her two younger sisters Benedikte and Anne-Marie was spent playing, drawing and exploring the grounds of the royal palaces, where the eldest princess painted an undersea mural in one of the bathrooms.
Jan 14, 2024 · Queen Margrethe II was born Princess Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid on April 16, 1940, the eldest daughter of King Frederick IX (b. 1899, d. 1972) and Queen Ingrid (b. 1910, d....
On 29 September 2022, it was announced that from 1 January 2023, the titles of Prince and Princess of Denmark, and style of Highness of the 4 children of Queen Margrethe II's younger son, Prince Joachim, would be discontinued.
