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The Queen of Denmark headed out for her summer holidays last week with a pink-themed jewelry appearance aboard the royal yacht.
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark arrived in Gråsten in southern Denmark on Tuesday, sailing into Sønderborg Harbor aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog.
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The Danish royal family’s summer residence, Gråsten Palace, is located in the small Jutland town. The royals have been summering at the palace for almost a century. It was a beloved residence of Margrethe’s parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, and Margrethe has kept up the family tradition of gatherings at the palace in the summer months.
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Margrethe greeted residents in the town square on her arrival in Gråsten. The weekend was an important one for her, as she became the longest-reigning monarch in Danish history. Technically, there is one longer-reigning monarch on the roster: King Christian IV, who was on the throne from 1588 until his death in 1648. But King Christian was a child for the first eight years of his reign, and Denmark was run by a regency during those years, so Margrethe has technically been reigning for a longer duration of time.
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For Tuesday’s arrival in Gråsten, Queen Margrethe wore one of her favorite pink summer outfits, consisting of a dress, a jacket, and a matching hat.
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She accessorized with pink jewelry as well.
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A pair of clip-on pink button earrings were chosen to match the ensemble. (Like several other royal ladies, including Queen Camilla, Margrethe does not have pierced ears.)
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She also wore an interesting brooch from her collection. The pink porcelain brooch, with features a woman’s face surrounded by rose petals, was made by one of Margrethe’s favorite modern jewelers, Arje Griegst. The face in the brooch was modeled on Griegst’s wife, Irene.
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If Griegst’s name sounds familiar, it’s probably because you recognize him as the maker of Margrethe’s modern Golden Poppies suite.
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Margrethe also wore the rose brooch last summer, during August’s visit to Toender.
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