Yes, the Queen of Denmark (Queen Mary II) has Danish citizenship and likely holds a passport, though the specifics for monarchs differ, with royals often having diplomatic passports, and while the British monarch doesn't need one, it's standard for other senior royals to possess them for travel, as Danish royals do.
The Danish Folketing (parliament) passed a special law (Mary's Law) giving Mary Danish citizenship upon her marriage, a standard procedure for new foreign members of the royal family. She was previously a dual citizen of Australia and the United Kingdom.
As a British passport is issued in the name of His Majesty, it is unnecessary for The King to possess one. All other Members of the Royal Family, including The Queen and The Prince of Wales, have passports.
Officially, Denmark's monarch has executive authority over the Government of Denmark, but in practice, the King appoints the new government after a national election and approves new laws passed by the Danish parliament but does not get involved in affairs of state. He reigns but does not rule.
TIL that, when traveling overseas, Queen Elizabeth II did not need a passport.
So this exception applies only to the King (or Queen) of the United Kingdom, not to other members of the Royal Family. This rule also does not apply to King Charles' wife, Queen Camilla, who must have a diplomatic passport with her.
Early on in her reign, Queen Elizabeth I proclaimed that she would not marry because she was 'already bound unto a husband which is the Kingdom of England'. Nevertheless, numerous candidates were mooted and over the next two decades Elizabeth found each man unsuitable, for one reason or another.
Answer: A hereditary monarchy in Japan dates back to 660, making it the world's oldest. Tradition has it that Akihito has been Emperor since 1989. However, the number of Emperors is a subject of much debate.
Unlike the British royals, the Danish royal family does not need to pay taxes. Frederik and Mary ascended to the throne after Queen Margrethe — third cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II — revealed in her New Year's speech on Dec. 31 that she would be stepping down on Jan.
Prince Frederik of Denmark and girlfriend Australian Mary Donaldson (now Queen Mary) attended the wedding of a friend in 2002. They met in 2000 at the Olympic Games in Sidney and married in 2004.
With just 500 in circulation, the diplomatic passport of the Knights of Malta has been declared the rarest on the planet.
Although driving licences are issued in the Queen's name, she is the only person in the UK who does not legally need a licence to drive or a number plate on her cars. In addition, the Royal Family do not have to obey legal speed limits, but only when driven by police on official Royal duties.
There are 3 people in the world who can travel without a passport — the Emperor and Empress of Japan, and the British Monarch. Find out why. Everybody in the world requires a passport to cross international borders.
As a general rule, Danish nationals born abroad lose their Danish citizenship when reaching the age of 22. However retention of Danish citizenship may be granted provided certain conditions are fulfilled.
While the cherubic tot looked a little shaken, her sling was lovingly decorated with get well messages. Royalty Speaking, a royal watcher twitter account, reported the news on Twitter and wrote: “Little Princess Josephine broke her arm in a riding lesson on Sunday. She was seen with a cast following the fall.”
The King's mother tongue is Danish. In addition, His Majesty speaks French, English and German.
Denmark operates a special tax regime designed for highly qualified professionals from abroad. Under this scheme, employees are taxed at a gross rate of 27%, in addition to an 8% labour market contribution – resulting in a total effective tax rate of 32.84%.
The Kirk Kristiansen family, who inherited and own toy giant Lego, added nearly 51 billion kroner to their fortune in the past year, consolidating their position as Denmark's wealthiest family with an estimated net worth of almost 369 billion kroner.
House of Saud
With a net worth which is estimated to be $1.4 trillion (16,29,25,68,040), the House of Saud is widely considered as the richest royal family in the world.
In July 1830, Louis-Antoine of France – the last “Dauphin”, or heir apparent – ascended the French throne as King Louis XIX, succeeding his father, Charles X, who had abdicated. Within 20 minutes, however, Louis-Antoine had also abdicated, making him the joint shortest reigning monarch in history.
The number of absolute monarchies in the world vary but current datasets agree that Brunei, Eswatini, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia are absolute monarchies, while some datasets include Bahrain, Bhutan, Jordan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Morocco, Samoa, Tonga, Vatican City and the United Arab Emirates.
While foreign negotiations continued, Elizabeth enjoyed the attention of young male courtiers like Thomas Heneage, Christopher Hatton and Walter Raleigh, and later Robert Devereux, earl of Essex, all of whom flirted their way into the queen's favour. But Robert Dudley remained the queen's first, and probably only love.
Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I was the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, born in 1533 in Greenwich. Her early life was marked by upheaval, as her mother was executed when Elizabeth was just two years old, leading to her being declared illegitimate.
Elizabeth I died in Richmond Palace. At the time of her death she was reported to have a full inch of makeup on her face. Her rumoured last words were: “All my possessions for one moment of time.”