Danish queen meets Putin
Below: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in Moscow on September 7.
Religious wedding of Princess Nathalie
The religious wedding of Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann took place on June 18 in the German town of Bad Berleburg. Princess Nathalie, who is the daughter of Denmark’s Princess Benedikte and her husband, Prince Richard zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, married Johannsmann in a civil ceremony last year. They have a son named Konstantin.
The first photo below shows the bride’s aunts Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (at left) and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece arriving for the June 18 ceremony. The second photo shows the bride and groom after the ceremony. You can see more photos here.
Danish queen sees Michelle Obama’s ball gown
On June 7, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II visited the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. The photo below shows the Queen beside U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s inauguration ball gown. Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, are making an official visit to the U.S. to strengthen Danish-American relations.
