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Back to homepageDenmark: Purchases of cooking oil limited in Danish supermarkets
NordenBladet — A number of supermarket chains in Denmark are putting limits on the purchasing of cooking oil due to the current conflict in Ukraine. Danish chains The Salling Group, Rema 1000, and now Coop have limited the amount of
Read MoreDenmark: Denmark’s royals share update on Queen Margrethe’s health
NordenBladet – The Danish Royal Court has issued an update on Queen Margrethe’s health. The Queen of Denmark has for many days now been in isolation after testing positive for Covid-19 on 9 February. Queen Margrethe II was then reported
Read MoreDenmark: Prince Christian of Denmark set to undertake volunteer work with high school
NordenBladet – Prince Christian of Denmark, the heir to the Danish throne, will be undertaking volunteer work next month alongside his fellow students at his boarding school, Herlufsholm School. According to the Næstved Municipality’s press release, 125 high school students
Read MoreDenmark: A new event for Queen Margrethe’s Golden Jubilee announced
NordenBladet – Queen Margrethe will get an extension of her Golden Jubilee celebrations when, on the 21st of May, the city of Tivoli will organise a ballet gala. The event will be hosted in the city’s Concert Hall, and will
Read MoreDenmark: Crown Princess Mary caps her birthday celebrations with a heartfelt message to the public
NordenBladet – The celebrations for Crown Princess Mary’s 50th birthday came to a spectacular end on Sunday, when TV2 broadcast “Mary 50 years – we celebrate Denmark’s Crown Princess,” a special evening featuring music, dancing and a documentary about the
Read MoreDenmark: How Crown Princess Mary turned the Mary Foundation into a vital organisation
NordenBladet – Crown Princess Mary founded the Mary Foundation with a 1.1 million kroner gift from a wedding fund in 2004, raised by the people of Denmark and Greenland. In that time, Mary has used her influence and profile to
Read MoreDenmark: Queen Margrethe of Denmark to enjoy a private holiday alongside King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
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
Read MoreDenmark: Crown Princess Mary’s Australian roots on display at Copenhagen Zoo
NordenBladet – Crown Princess Mary paid tribute to her Australian roots at a sod-laying ceremony at the Copenhagen Zoo on Wednesday. Accompanied by her twin children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, Crown Princess Mary helped begin the construction of ‘Mary’s
Read MoreDenmark: Two Viking-era skeletons reunited in Denmark’s National Museum after a millennium
NordenBladet — Denmark’s National Museum is now the home for the remains of two Viking-era men that were once related, being reunited after a millennium. It was stated that one of the Viking men died with traces of blows in
Read MoreDenmark: Danish capital aims to reduce litter caused by cigarettes
NordenBladet — Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital, has launched a number of initiatives aimed at reducing the litter caused by cigarettes, including portable ashtrays. On Wednesday 21st July, the City of Copenhagen announced that it had supplied 300 cafes with free pocket
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