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King Harald & Queen Sonja of Norway wearing the Order of Elephant
Sash Photo: Keld Navntoft, Kongehuset © 2022 |
Below is a list of all the current living royals who have been given the Order of Elephant honor from Denmark.
We explain more about the Order of Elephant here.
Denmark Royals
| Royal | Year | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| King Frederick IX's Reign (1947-1973) | ||
|
Princess Margrethe (Later Queen Margrethe) |
1947* |
King Frederik IX's Accession (Queen Margrethe is now Sovereign of the Order ) |
|
Princess Anne-Marie (Later Queen Anne-Marie of Greece) |
1947* | King Frederik IX's Accession |
| Princess Benedikte | 1947* | King Frederik IX's Accession |
|
Prince Ingolf (Later Count Ingolf of Rosenborg) |
1961 | 21st Birthday |
| Queen Margrethe II's Reign (1973-2024) | ||
|
Crown Prince Frederik (Later King Frederik) |
1972^ | Queen Margrethe II's Accession |
| Prince Joachim | 1972^ | Queen Margrethe II's Accession |
|
Princess Alexandra (Later Countess of Frederiksborg) |
1995 | Marriage to Prince Joachim |
|
Crown Princess Mary (Later Queen Mary) |
2004 | Marriage to Crown Prince Frederik |
| Princess Marie | 2008 | Marriage to Prince Joachim |
|
Prince Christian (Later Crown Prince Christian) |
2023 | 18th Birthday |
| King Frederik X's Reign | ||
| Princess Isabella | 2024^ | King Frederik X's Accession |
| Prince Vincent | 2024^ | King Frederik X's Accession |
| Princess Josephine | 2024^ | King Frederik X's Accession |
| - | - | - |
Note:
*Prior to 1958, women could received the Insignia of the Order. but were not
made knights. King Frederik IX changed this in 1958 in connection with then
Princess Margrethe's 18th Birthday. Women previously given the insignia, were
retroactively made Knights.
**For honors given for a marriage into the Denmark Royal Family, the honor
were given on or a few days before the wedding. I thought it was best to list
them under their titles upon marriage, instead of their maiden names.
^ They were given the honor while children, but did/will not receive the
insignia of the honor until their 18th Birthday.
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Foreign Royals
King Frederick IX's Reign (1947-1973)
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crown Prince Akihito of Japan (Now Emperor Akihito) |
1953 | Heir | Official Visit to Denmark |
|
Crown Prince Harald of Norway (Now King Harald V) |
1958 | Heir | State Visit |
| Queen Sirikit of Thailand | 1960 | Consort | State Visit |
| Empress Farah of Iran | 1963 | Consort | State Visit |
|
Princess Irene of Greece |
1964 |
Extended Family/ In Wedding Party |
Marriage of King Constantine of Greece to Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark |
|
Prince Michael of Greece |
1964 |
Extended Family/ In Wedding Party |
Marriage of King Constantine of Greece to Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark |
|
Crown Prince Carl Gustaf of Sweden (Now King Carl XVI Gustaf) |
1965 | Heir | ? |
| Prince Hitachi of Japan | 1965 | ? | |
|
Prince Albert of Belgium (Now King Albert II) |
1968 |
Heir Presumed |
State Visit |
Queen Margrethe II's Reign (1973-2024)
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| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Christina of Sweden | 1973 | State Visit | |
|
Crown Princess Sonja of Norway (Now Queen Sonja) |
1973 | Heir's wife | State Visit |
|
Prince Charles of UK (Now King Charles III) |
1974 | Heir | State Visit |
|
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (Late Queen Beatrix) |
1975 | Heir | State Visit |
| King Juan Carlos I of Spain | 1980 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Queen Sofia of Spain | 1980 | Consort | State Visit |
| Queen Silvia of Sweden | 1985 | Consort | State Visit |
| Crown Prince Haakon of Norway | 1991 | Heir | State Visit |
| Princess Märtha Louise of Norway | 1992 | State Visit | |
| Queen Paola of Belgium | 1995 | Consort | State Visit |
|
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden |
1995 | Heir | 18th Birthday |
| Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece | 1997 | Heir to Defunct Monarchy/ Nephew | Queen Margrethe's Silver Jubilee |
|
Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (Now King Willem-Alexander) |
1998 | Heir | Queen Beatrix's 60th Birthday |
| Queen Noor of Jordan | 1998 | Consort | State Visit |
| Empress Michiko of Japan | 1998 | Consort | State Visit |
|
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand (King Maha Vajiralongkorn) |
2001 | Heir | State Visit |
|
Prince Philippe of Belgium (Later king Philippe) |
2002 | Heir | State Visit |
| Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg | 2003 | Monarch | State Visit |
|
Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg |
2003 | Consort | State Visit |
|
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan (Now Emperor Naruhito) |
2004 | Heir | State Visit |
| Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway | 2014 | Heir's Wife |
200th Anniversary of Norway's Constitution |
| Queen Maxima of the Netherlands | 2015 | Consort | State Visit |
| Queen Mathilde of Belgium | 2017 | Consort | State Visit |
|
Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway |
2022 | Heir to Heir | 18th Birthday |
| King Felipe of Spain | 2023 | Monarch | State Visit |
| Queen Letizia of Spain | 2023 | Consort | State Visit |
King Frederick X's Reign (2024 - Present)
| Royal | Year | Position | Reason/Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Daniel | 2024 | Spouse of heir | Sweden State visit |
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