Denmark's historic royal handover will be marked with a simple ceremony and just a touch of spectacle, but it's this unfussy approach that many believe keeps the monarchy so popular. Crown Prince ...

Princess Mette-Marit of Norway will curtail her duties temporarily to undergo further treatment for chronic pulmonary fibrosis, the Norwegian royal palace has confirmed.

A system of government where the ultimate power is vested in the hands of a single ruler/monarch/person is known as a ...

Support for the Danish monarchy is said to have gradually increased throughout her reign, reaching around 80% at the time of her abdication in January. In the UK, around 65% of the population ...

Danish Queen 'sorry' over stripping of royal ... an inevitable consequence of the hereditary and dynastic principle of monarchy. Family trees are often going to get bigger, with widening branches ...

The royal couple greeted Icelandic president Tómasdóttir, 55, and her husband, Mr Björn Skúlason, on Tuesday morning, at the start of a two-day state visit.

Surrounding Rosenborg Slot is a picturesque park known as King's Garden. This oasis features manicured lawns, vibrant ...

Prince Henrik of Denmark will not be buried next to his wife Queen Margrethe, royal officials say, with the prince unhappy at never being designated her equal. The 83-year-old has long complained ...

Margrethe is hugely popular among Danes for subtly modernising the Danish monarchy during her half-century on the throne. She had long vowed that she would never abdicate, but major back surgery ...

Queen Mary of Denmark attended an event in Copenhagen today. Her public appearance is thought to be her first since Queen Margrethe was discharged from hospital last week.

Alarm bells first rang out early on Tuesday morning as fire ripped through Copenhagen's historic former stock exchange building, Borsen. In no time the inferno had gutted large parts of the 400 ...