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Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1940-

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Personal name headingMargrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1940-
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Variant(s)M. (Margrethe II), 1940-
Margrethe, Princess of Denmark, 1940-
See alsoAlternate identity: Grathmer, Ingahild, 1940-
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Associated countryDenmark
Associated placeDenmark
Birth date1940-04-16
AffiliationUniversity of Cambridge
Profession or occupationQueens Artists
Special notePseudonym not found on published works: Vejerbjerg, H. M.
Found inTre små prinsesser, 1950.
Ørum, P. Komedie i Florens, 1990: t.p. (raderinger af M.) t.p. verso (Hendes Majestæt Dronningen har illustreret Poul Ørums roman)
Dansk biog. leks. (Margrethe II (Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid), b. Apr. 16, 1940; became queen Jan. 14, 1972 on death of father Frederik IX; in 1977, pub. ill. to Tolkien's work under name Ingahild Grathmer, an anagram)
The New York times, 31 December 2023, online, viewed 2 January 2024: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to step down (announced in her New Year's speech that she would abdicate her throne after more than a half-century on Jan. 14 and that her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, would succeed her; popularity has been tied to her personality and artistic streak, pursuing her interest in art, earning a diploma in prehistoric archaeology at the University of Cambridge and studying at Aarhus University in Denmark, the Sorbonne and the London School of Economics, and producing her own artwork, including paintings shown in museums, decoupages, and drawings (she published drawings for Lord of the rings under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer after sending copies to Tolkien as fan mail) and more recently serving as the costume and production designer for Ehregard, the art of seduction, a film adapting a fairy tale that includes wardrobes and sets based on her drawings)
Kongelige Bibliotek via VIAF database, viewed 2 January 2024 (authorized access point [870979.68681995‏]: Margrethe‏ ‎II‏, dronning af Danmark‏; related access points: Grathmer‏, Ingahild‏, M., Vejerbjerg‏, H. M.‏; note: Margrethe II uses the pseudonyms Ingahild Grathmer and M‏ and is part of the joint pseudonym H.M. Vejerbjerg)