Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings

Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings

Denmark’s king-in-waiting,Frederik,and his Australian-born wife Mary,have been raucously cheered by crowds at their first public appearance since Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication.

  • byRob Harris

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Denmark’s ‘smoking Queen’ who ruled the longest of anyone in its 1200-year history

Denmark’s ‘smoking Queen’ who ruled the longest of anyone in its 1200-year history

Queen Margrethe II,after undergoing surgery in 2023,quit a heavy smoking habit that had lasted 66 years and often was subject of debate.

  • byChristian Wienberg
A shocking certainty,Princess Mary’s elevation to queen nears completion
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A shocking certainty,Princess Mary’s elevation to queen nears completion

The abdication announcement by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe caught even veteran observers of Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy unawares.

  • byRob Harris
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to abdicate,paving the way for Prince Frederik
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to abdicate,paving the way for Prince Frederik

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on January 14 after 52 years on the throne,she said in her annual New Year’s Eve speech on Sunday.

  • byRob Harris
Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany over alleged Europe terror plot

Suspected Hamas members arrested in Germany over alleged Europe terror plot

Arrests have been made in Denmark,Germany and the Netherlands over alleged planned attacks on Jewish institutions,authorities in the three countries say.

  • byLouise Breusch Rasmussen
The travel lesson we should learn from Denmark

The travel lesson we should learn from Denmark

The cosy Danish concept of hygge might make your travels more mindful and less expensive.

  • byBrian Johnston
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Most marriages are one move away from disaster,even the perfect fairytale ones
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Marriage

Most marriages are one move away from disaster,even the perfect fairytale ones

Long-term partnerships are bloody hard work. But what’s become apparent is how invested we are in trying to hide any cracks.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Where can you find the world’s best Danish pastries? Start with the capital

Where can you find the world’s best Danish pastries? Start with the capital

In Copenhagen,the pastry scene is buzzy,and there’s a distinct charm that I can’t quite put my finger on. But an ex-Noma chef has a good theory.

  • byTatyana Leonov
Deadly Storm Babet batters,floods UK,northern Europe

Deadly Storm Babet batters,floods UK,northern Europe

Some of the worst flooding was in eastern Scotland,where more than 300 homes were evacuated in the town of Brechin.

Danish officials propose gender-neutral dictionary in push for equality

Danish officials propose gender-neutral dictionary in push for equality

Researchers have combed through the Danish dictionary to identify masculine words that have no feminine equivalent or work to rewrite outdated definitions.

  • byAnnabelle Timsit
‘Take the Money and Run’:Blank canvas creator ordered to repay museum

‘Take the Money and Run’:Blank canvas creator ordered to repay museum

Jens Haaning was meant to embed the 500,000 Danish Kroner in banknotes he received from the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg into the framed fabric. He pocketed it.

  • byJames Crisp