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Her wedding was one of the greatest media events of the day in Sweden in 1935, and received so much attention that the media were criticised for it. Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Καικιλία της Ελλάδας και ... Cecilie had three sisters: Margarita (wife of Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Langenburg), Theodora (wife of Berthold, Margrave of Baden) and Sophie (wife firstly of Prince Christoph of Hesse and secondly of Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hanover). [6] During the German occupation of Denmark in World War II, Ingrid, with her personal courage and integrity, influenced the Danish Royal House and its conduct in relation to the occupation forces, and won great popularity as a symbol of silent resistance and public patriotic moral. [2] After her mother's death, Ingrid spent several months of each year in the United Kingdom in the care of her grandfather. Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Πριγκίπισσα Θεοδώρα της Ελλάδας και Δανίας; 30 May 1906 – 16 October 1969) was the second child and daughter of Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark and Princess Alice of Battenberg, and the second eldest sister of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. [5], On 15 March 1935, shortly before her 25th birthday, she was engaged to Frederick, Crown Prince of Denmark and Iceland. The ability for a girl to cook, sew, and manage a household was seen as important at the time for royalty. Her godparents were: King Gustav V and Queen Victoria of Sweden (her paternal grandparents); Queen Sofia of Sweden (her father's paternal grandmother); the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Strathearn (her maternal grandparents); Grand Duchess Louise of Baden (her father's maternal grandmother); The funeral was attended by many crowned heads of Europe and other heads of state, among them the King and Queen of Sweden, The Queen of Spain, The Queen of the Netherlands, The King and Queen of Norway, The King and Queen of the Belgians, The Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, The Prince of Wales, The Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the President of Iceland and Mauno Koivisto, the former President of Finland. Her knowledge of art and culture was extended by long stays in Paris and Rome. 20 April 1931 – 11 December 1950: Her Royal Highness Princess Margarita, Hereditary Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark 11 December 1950 – 11 May 1960: Her Royal Highness Princess Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (her mother's paternal first cousin); Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (her mother's paternal first cousin); King George V of the United Kingdom (her mother's paternal first cousin); Prince Adalbert of Prussia (her maternal second cousin); the Grand Duchess of Baden; and the Duchess of Dalarna. Ingrid of Sweden (Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta; 28 March 1910 – 7 November 2000) was Queen of Denmark from 1947 until 1972 as the wife of King Frederick IX. She was patron of a long line of social organizations, positions which, one after another, she eventually left to Princess Benedikte as years passed: Røde Kors, Ældre Sagen, Red Barnet, Løgum Klosters Refugium, and Fonden for Træer og Miljø. Born into the House of Bernadotte, she was the daughter of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. [citation needed] Observers suggested that Ingrid's strong self-discipline was shaped as an effect of her mother's death. Along with her father, stepmother and brother Prince Bertil, Ingrid took a five-month journey through the Middle East in 1934 - 1935. And finally through Paul I of Russia, Frederick was a fourth cousin of Ingrid's mother. Princess Ingrid was born on 28 March 1910, at the Royal Palace in Stockholm as the third child and only daughter of Gustaf Adolf, Crown Prince of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. In 1928, Ingrid met the Prince of Wales in London. She survived her husband by 21 years. 24 May 1935 – 17 June 1944: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Denmark and Iceland; 17 June 1944 – 20 April 1947: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Denmark; 20 April 1947 – 14 January 1972: Her Majesty The Queen of Denmark; 14 January 1972 – 7 November 2000: Her Majesty Queen Ingrid of Denmark ; Honours National honours. The generations are numbered from the implementation of hereditary monarchy by, Roger Lundgren quoting close royal family members in, Börge Outze & Aage Svendstorp (in Swedish): 5 år i bojor. [citation needed]. Her elder daughter, aged 31, became the new queen, and Ingrid now assumed a position as family matriarch. Her three sisters were Margarita, Princess of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1905–1981), Theodora, Margravine of Baden and Cecile, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was interested in gardening and art, and renovated the Gråsten Slot according to her own historical research about the palace's original appearance. However, no engagement took place. Ingrid was also given some domestic instruction as part of her education. Queen Ingrid died on 7 November 2000 at Fredensborg Palace, Fredensborg, with her three daughters—Queen Margrethe II, Princess Benedikte and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece—and ten grandchildren at her bedside. Grønlandsfond, and Dronning Ingrids Romerske Fond til støtte af kulturelle og videnskabelige formål. Upon her husband's accession to the throne on 20 April 1947, she became the Queen of Denmark. In 1947, her husband became king on his father's death. Ingrid often played tennis against her grandfather King Gustav V. During her young adulthood, Ingrid was often seen about Stockholm, driving her own two-seat car. One display of defiance shown by Ingrid was her positioning of the flags of Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom in the window of the nursery at Amalienborg, the royal residence in the centre of Copenhagen. After her visit to the United States in 1939, Americans described Ingrid as “tall and very slender” with a “nicely modeled mouth and exquisite teeth.”[citation needed], The question of Ingrid's marriage was a hot topic of conversation in the 1920s. [2] Her father remarried Lady Louise Mountbatten three years later. She was baptised Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta in Slottskyrkan (the Royal Chapel) in Stockholm, Sweden on 5 May 1910. [citation needed], Ingrid interested in sports, especially horse-riding, skiing and tennis. Among the wedding guests were the King and Queen of Denmark, the King and Queen of the Belgians and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway. As queen, Ingrid reformed the traditions of Danish court life, abolished many old-fashioned customs at court and created a more relaxed atmosphere at official receptions. Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark Birthday and Date of Death Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark was born on April 18, 1905 and died on April 24, 1981. As descendants of Oscar I of Sweden, they were third cousins. [3], Ingrid was raised to a sense of duty and seriousness. They were related in several ways. In 1935 she married Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark and they had three daughters, Margrethe, the present Queen of Denmark, Benedikte, now a Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Anne-Marie, the former Greek queen. She also founded the organizations Kong Frederik og Dronning Ingrids fond til humanitære og kulturelle formål, Ingridfondet for South Jutland, Det kgl. Thousands gathered outside Amalienborg Palace, her official residence, after her death was announced; flowers were left, candles were lit and hymns were sung in her honour. Danmark under ockupationen 1940–1945 (5 years in chains. She also got her driver's licence early. Ingrid was taught history, art history, political science, and learned several languages. [7] Her funeral took place on 14 November 2000, and Ingrid was interred next to her husband, King Frederick IX, outside Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen.