The Dutch magazine Royalty, issue 1/2024, of course paid a lot of attention to the succession of the throne in Denmark. I wrote an article for it with the title “Negen x Koning Frederik” (Nine x King Frederik), which was a portrait of the previous kings of Denmark with the name Frederik. I previously wrote […]
Abdicating: reasons and advantages
For a long time, monarchs tended to sit on their thrones until the day they died, and many regarded it as a failure to quit the throne. The heirs were handed over more power if necessary. With the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, another country has joined the growing list of monarchies, where […]
Watch the Danish succession of the throne live
The Danish tv-channel DR is broadcasting the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the proclamation of King Frederik X of Denmark on 14 January 2024 live from Copenhagen all day here. Also available abroad. In Austria ORF2 broadcasts, partly from Copenhagen, from 1.20pm to 3.55pm. The German channel ZDF only starts their broadcast […]
New royal and noble books – May 2023
For more new books about royalty see: AUSTRIA Title: Kaiserin Elisabeth. Ungewöhnlich war sie zu allen ZeitenAuthors: Hannes Etzlstorfer, Philipp IlmingPublication date: 15 May 2023Publisher: KRALLanguage: German NORWAY Title: Ingrid Alexandras arv. Kongefamiliens tiaraer og kvinnene som har båret dem: en historie om krig, kjærlighet, makt og prakt gjennom 250 årAuthor: Trond Norén IsaksenPublication date: […]