Going through the old messages on this blog, I passed this one from early February 2013: celebrating 33 years as a royalty watcher. Since, 12 years have passed, so now it is 45 years. An unbelievably long time, although I hope that the next change of throne in the Netherlands is still years away. It […]
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For a long time, monarchs tended to sit on their thrones until the day they died, and many regarded it as a failure to quit the throne. The heirs were handed over more power if necessary. With the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, another country has joined the growing list of monarchies, where […]
Photo: Kongehuset/Per Morten Abrahamsen
The Danish tv-channel DR is broadcasting the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and the proclamation of King Frederik X of Denmark on 14 January 2024 live from Copenhagen all day here. Also available abroad. In Austria ORF2 broadcasts, partly from Copenhagen, from 1.20pm to 3.55pm. The German channel ZDF only starts their broadcast […]
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After 52 years, Denmark has a king again: King Frederik X. The regnal number X means that Frederik has nine predecessors. Who are they? Denmark is one of the oldest monarchies in the world. The first monarch, not being legendary, was Gorm the Old, who died around 958. After kings with names as Harald, Svend, […]
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The year 2023 ended with a royal bang. Shocked, NettyRoyal’s royal cat Daisy announces that her namesake Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, also known as Daisy, has indicated in her New Year Address 2023 on New Year’s Eve that she will abdicate on Sunday, 14 January 2024. Together with the Danish people, NettyRoyal and royal […]
On 5 December 2017, almost 70 years after Romania became a republic, the last King of Romania, Michael (Mihai) died in Switzerland aged 96. He was the last monarch alive, who had actually been reigning his country during World War II, not counting King Simeon II of the Bulgarians, who was just a child at […]
Of course there were rumours, but only a few years ago most people would have laughed if you’d suggested that several monarchs would abdicate in the years to come. But now we all know … the most unlikely scenario might happen after all. Since early 2013 we’ve had no less than five abdications: Vatican City, […]
And what about the 29 April 2013, you’d say, when the royals had dinner at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam? Well, a friend and I simply arrived too late – which was our own fault – and found a spot behind other people. We just missed Queen Beatrix, the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima of […]
If I saw much of the royals on 30 April? Well, no. At 7.30pm I finally had more than enough of the press centre and my work, and decided to have a break. A friend of mine was nearby and said he would be there soon. And I waited and waited. Turned out he had […]
Well, I am sure you all want to know whether I enjoyed the day of the abdication of Queen Beatrix and the investiture of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. To be honest, I envy all the people that were on the Dam square and on the other side of the palace. I already saw lovely […]