NordenBladet – For Queen Margrethe, a hectic week awaits, with all eyes on the celebrations surrounding Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday. On Saturday, the Crown Princess will mark her milestone birthday, with members of her family coming together to mark the occasion. Following on from this, Queen Margrethe will, for the first time in two years, resume her traditional winter holiday abroad.
Her Majesty is understood to be travelling to Norway – a country which offers a true snow paradise north of Oslo at this time of year, and a place The Queen loves to visit. Margrethe is attracted to Norway both because of the beautiful nature, and also because she has several good friends in Norway, including the Norwegian King & Queen – Harald and Sonja.
When Her Majesty is on her winter holiday in Norway, she usually spends around two weeks in the stunning area of Gausdal, which is located just north of Lillehammer, well over three and a half hours drive from Oslo.
Queen Margrethe of Denmark described her passion for the mountains of Skeikampen, where she has spent a lot of time.
In an interview, the Danish Queen has said: “There was mountains on mountains, it was white, and it was magnificent. I lost my heart with a big splash! It must be up there yet. And I have to come to Norway almost every year to find it again”.
Queen Margrethe was last in Norway in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic struck Europe. She was soon rushed out of the country on a military plane on 12 March 2020 to escape the quarantine.