On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrived in Hundested to visit “…’Home’ a residence for children and young people and to celebrate the 110th birthday of Børnehjælpsdagens (Children’s Day). The crown princess is patron of Børnehjælpsdagens…” according to the Danish royal court.
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On April 29, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark celebrated her 70th birthday with friends and family including Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark, His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, His Royal Highness Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Their Royal Highnesses Princess Alexandra and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie of Greece at a private reception, hosted by His Highness Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, at beautiful Schloss Berleburg in Bad Berleburg, Germany.
Anyway, the German newspaper, Der Westen, recently had the chance to interview the princess about her life, work, and family.
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On the evening of April 23, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark accompanied by her husband, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, hosted a dinner at Frederik VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, for “…leaders in sustainable fashion during the 2014 Copenhagen Fashion Summit…” according to the Danish royal court.
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On the morning of Friday, April 18, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Dybbøl in Dybbøl, South Jutland, Denmark.
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On Wednesday, April 16, 2014, members of the Danish royal family celebrated Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark’s 74th birthday at the lovely Marselisborg Slot in Aarhus.
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On Thursday, April 10, 2014, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark arrived at the Karen Blixen Museet in Rungsted to preside over the 2014 Rundstedlundpris.
According to the Danish newspaper, Sjælland Nyheder, Her Majesty presented the prize to editors, Ms. Marianne Juhl and Ms. Marianne Wirenfeldt Asmussen, for their works, Karen Blixen i Afrika: En Brevsamling 1914-31, Vol. I-IV (Karen Blixen in Africa: A Collection of Letters 1914-31, Vol. I-IV ).
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On April 14, 2014, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark arrived at the Musikhuset Esbjerg to attend the 2014 Next Step Challenge (NSC) Award ceremony.
During this evening’s ceremony the future king of Denmark presented the top prize, worth 250,000 Euros, to the company, Teleskin.
According to the official website for NSC, the purpose of the Next Step Challenge is to:
“…attract innovative startups with entrepreneur spirit, business courage and a winning attitude to Next Step City. [The Next Step Challenge is] is looking for businesses who can really make use of the opportunities the unique digital infrastructure we have to offer – startups within solutions for digitalization and intelligent energy solutions.”
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The Royal Correspondent 