GREENLAND ~ HM Queen Margrethe II ~

... Great postcard showing HM the Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ( and Greenland), dressed in Greenlandic national costume at her 70th birthday and 40th jubilee... she is an artist, archaeologist and an accomplished translator (she speaks five languages)...  and makes an effort to get closer to her people, popping up without fanfare at art exhibits, the theater, in shops... Queen Margrethe is still a popular monarch in a world where the relevance of royalty is under constant review... The Queen’s motto is "God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength"... Thanks a lot Rosmarie!! (✿ ♥‿♥)

Photo: Steen Bogaard
 Margrethe II was born on 16 April 1940 at Amalienborg Palace as the daughter of King Frederik IX († 1972) and Queen Ingrid, born Princess of Sweden († 2000)

On 10 June 1967, the Heir Apparent married Henri Marie Jean André, Count of Laborde de Monpezat, who in connection with the marriage became Prince Henrik of Denmark.  Prince Henrik passed away on 13 February 2018.

Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, Her Majesty The Queen was crowned in 1972, but had not initially been expected to become sovereign due to Salic law preventing the crown from passing to a woman. A constitutional amendment was passed in 1953 to allow this after it became clear that her father, King Frederick, was unlikely to have any male heirs.

The Queen has two children, HRH Crown Prince Frederik André Henrik Christian, born 26 May 1968, and HRH Prince Joachim Holger Waldemar Christian, born 7 June 1969.

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Sports in Greenland
(Issued 23-01-2017)