Denmark's Princess Elisabeth has died at the age of 83

Yesterday evening, on June 2018 Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (born on May 8, 1935) passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Elisabeth was in the order of succession to the Danish throne and lived her final years at Sorgenfri Palace. The Princess was Hereditary Prince Knud’s and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde’s first-born child and also the first grandchild of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine.
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Mary, Princess Marie
Princess Elisabeth was the older sister of two brothers, Prince Ingolf (later Count of Rosenborg) and Prince Christian (later Count of Rosenborg), and the family lived at Sorgenfri Palace in Lyngby. Princess Elisabeth grew up there and, in 1952, passed her lower secondary school examination in the municipality. The Princess then spent a year at the boarding school Brillantmont in Lausanne, Switzerland, and afterwards continued her education with a year at Den Suhrske Husholdningsskole. In the years from 1954 to 1956, Princess Elisabeth studied at the private fashion and design school Margrethe Skolen, and the Princess later studied in courses at Tempo Type Skolen in Copenhagen.
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Mary, Princess Marie
As a member of the royal family, Princess Elisabeth through her life and work demonstrated exceptional loyalty to her lineage and the Royal Danish House. As a patron, Her Highness handled official duties for Denmark in parallel to her 45-year civil service career in the ministry of foreign affairs. There, Princess Elisabeth was employed as a head of section, and the Princess was posted abroad several times through the years. The first time was at the Danish embassy in Washington from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1981 to 1985, and the most recent was at the Danish UN Mission in Geneva from 1989 to 1993.
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Mary, Princess Marie
The Princess was part of the Danish order of succession until her death and lived a great portion of her life in Holte at Gl. Dronninggårds Allé by Furesø together with the director and filmmaker Claus Hermansen until his death in 1997. Three years ago, the Princess moved back to her childhood home at Sorgenfri Palace, where Her Highness thus spent her final years.
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark passed away quietly after a lengthy illness. The Princess was surrounded by her closest family. Princess Mary, Princess Marie
Princess Elisabeth’s cremation service will take place at Lyngby Kirke on Monday, 25 June at 13.00. The service will be led by former royal Chaplain-in-Ordinary Erik Norman Svendsen. Princess Elisabeth was baptized and confirmed in Lyngby Kirke, and the Princess will be laid to rest beside filmmaker and director Claus Hermansen, whom the Princess lived together with for many years.

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  1. I wasn't aware of this Danish princess. What very graceful, long-fingered hands she had.

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    1. Also a surprise to me, that she was in the order of succession.
      Even though, she was a cousine to the Queen, I think she lived unknown and anonymous to most of the people, it seems as the media only was interested in following The Queen and the Princesses Benedikte, Mary and Marie in their duties/jobs.

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  2. Anonymous20/6/18 21:44

    Sad news again from the Danish Royal Family. Pss Elisabeth has worked all her life in Service for Denmark.Only a few months after Prince Henrik. May She Rest in Peace.

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  3. that's very sad. Despite not being a well know popular member of the danish royal family she was one of my favorite member of it. May she rest in peace... Not to sound insensitive i do hope that her diamond and sapphire tiara is left to the main line of danish royal family.

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