Queen Margrethe's Birthday: April 16 (2003-2019, 2021 - 2025)


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Here are some photos of today - birthday girl Margrethe with Benedikte, Frederik and Mary:


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Looks they have champagne waiting for them in the background!
Nice to see the King and Queen present with queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte.
 
The planned birthday concert this afternoon has been cancelled because of the fire in the 17th century Royal Stock Exchange in central Copenhagen.
 
Now that she’s no longer reigning it seems her celebration curse has trickled down to minor events.

I hope somebody gets her an extra cake or something; the historical damage must be very sad for her.
 
Nice to see all 4. Margrethe's first birthday as non monarch in over 50 years. Im glad Frederik and Mary went to celebrate and as always Benedikte. It looked like a nice sunny day.
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Makes sense that the concert was cancelled due to the fire.
 
The DRF has posted on their IG account

And from the DRF Facebook page

And lovely reception for King Frederik and Queen Mary as they arrived together. Nice shades Frederik.
 
Still a very public celebration for the former queen. Of course, it is at a different scale than when she was still the reigning monarch but most abdicated monarchs in other countries have no public celebration at all (sometimes with the exception of milestone birthdays).
 
Still a very public celebration for the former queen. Of course, it is at a different scale than when she was still the reigning monarch but most abdicated monarchs in other countries have no public celebration at all (sometimes with the exception of milestone birthdays).

We'll see if its celebrated the same way next year, maybe because it's the first birthday after the abdication?
I liked this scaled down birthday at Fredensborg Slots, I think the locals appreciated the appearance.
 
I agree that this scaled-down version is a great way to celebrate her birthday, makes me think of Grasten which also has something similar each summer. I wouldn't call it a 'minor event' though; it's still quite major for a random birthday.
 
Now that she’s no longer reigning it seems her celebration curse has trickled down to minor events.

I hope somebody gets her an extra cake or something; the historical damage must be very sad for her.
I think it was more or less on the same scale as when she has celebrated her birthday at Marselisborg… I think it’s a good decision to limit the balcony-birthday’s at Amalienborg down to The King’s birthdays (and maybe Mary’s and Christian’s round birthdays)… It shows who is nr 1 in the house now…

But i hope they throw Margrethe a grand 85:th birthday party next year… She have always celebrated the half-round birthday’s big scale too…. Maybe not a big gala with foreign royals anymore to not overshadow Frederik but she deserves a grand celebration.
 
But i hope they throw Margrethe a grand 85:th birthday party next year… She have always celebrated the half-round birthday’s big scale too…. Maybe not a big gala with foreign royals anymore to not overshadow Frederik but she deserves a grand celebration.
Even more so as her planned 80th birthday celebrations where a victim of Covid.
 
Announcement of Queen Margrethe's 85th birthday celebrations:
Her Majesty celebrates the half-round birthday at Fredensborg Palace, where the Royal Life Guards Band, in connection with the changing of the guard at 12.00, performs a small birthday concert in the Inner Palace Courtyard. Queen Margrethe, the King and Queen and several members of the royal family will attend the concert from the palace's main staircase. From 11.45 a.m., citizens are invited to take a stand in the palace courtyard by the main staircase to participate in the celebration of Queen Margrethe.

The rest of the birthday is celebrated privately at the palace and includes, among other things, a birthday lunch, hosted by The King and Queen, as well as a dinner in the evening with family, friends and representatives from the Royal Court.


 
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Nice to see that she will get celebrated with family, friends and court, and with an opportunity for the public to celebrate her…

Personally i had hoped for something bigger to really celebrate her long and fantastic legacy finally without ”disturbances” like fires, covid lockdowns, or death of foreign monarch’s…. But if she wants a private celebration, then it will be so…
 
Nice to see that she will get celebrated with family, friends and court, and with an opportunity for the public to celebrate her…

Personally i had hoped for something bigger to really celebrate her long and fantastic legacy finally without ”disturbances” like fires, covid lockdowns, or death of foreign monarch’s…. But if she wants a private celebration, then it will be so…
Yes it and I like that there will still be a public element to the birthday celebrations for the former monarch and another milestone for QMII!
 
A nice way to celebrate the 85th birthday. A public small concert and the rest lunch/dinner privately hosted by the Royal Couple but with family and friends gathered.
The day before is Isabella's birthday celebrations at the royal theatre. Some festive times for the DRF.
 
A nice way to celebrate the 85th birthday. A public small concert and the rest lunch/dinner privately hosted by the Royal Couple but with family and friends gathered.
The day before is Isabella's birthday celebrations at the royal theatre. Some festive times for the DRF.
The Danish RF always mange to make these events an absolute joy to royal watchers a mix of the old and new!
 
A nice way to celebrate the 85th birthday. A public small concert and the rest lunch/dinner privately hosted by the Royal Couple but with family and friends gathered.
The day before is Isabella's birthday celebrations at the royal theatre. Some festive times for the DRF.
I agree. I think it is a lovely combination of public and private. The concert where the public can come out and join in and wish her a Happy Birthday and then private lunch/dinner with family/friends. etc.

I wonder if there will be the ability to at see the arrivals for the dinner.

The DRF social media may also post video/photos of the dinner and/or lunch as well.

I also think that QMII does not want to take any attention away from the festivities for Isabella's 18th birthday.
 
Two lovely new portraits of Queen Margrethe have been released on the occasion of her 85th birthday today:



High quality versions can be downloaded here:




Here's a live link for today's celebration:




And here are some photos of the family celebrating Queen Margrethe today:


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Where are Joachim and Marie? Were they not able to take time off and join the celebrations with their children. I am sure it is Easter holidays in the US so seems odd
 
I'm afraid Joachim is very busy these days.
What is about 2nd child prince syndrome!

Shame you would think he could prioritise his mother's birthday considering her advancing years and not great health.

However nice to see Felix and Nikolai there to celebrate the big events of the past few days with their family
 
What is about 2nd child prince syndrome!

Shame you would think he could prioritise his mother's birthday considering her advancing years and not great health.

However nice to see Felix and Nikolai there to celebrate the big events of the past few days with their family
I actually meant it.
He is very busy on the job these days. Unfortunately.

DK is busy buy weapons and equipment left and right and Joachim is in USA specifically to facilitate contacts with the US arms industry. It's not always possible to find alternatives to US weapons and equipment on such a short notice.
 
Great family outing! Glad her sisters are there to join her for her 85th.
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Isabella wore her brooch that she received from her grandmother for her baptism

Like these pictures of Nikolai and Mary, I bet they are catching up on Australia
 
I saw both Mary and Christian seemed to have problems with the 🐝 while it somehow had class to leave the birthday girl and everyone else undisturbed 😅
 
Wonderful to see both of the queens sisters in attendance at Fredensborg for the family celebrations!
 
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