Queen for 50 years

Documentary

2 x 52 min.

This extraordinary documentary series is a celebration of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her 50 years on the throne

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Over the past 50 years, H.M. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has met countless foreign heads of state. In this unique documentary series several of them share their memories and encounters with the Queen over the last 50 years. In the series we meet the former US President Bill Clinton, the Norwegian and Swedish royal couple, the former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and many others who tell stories and anecdotes from their meetings with the Danish Queen. Full list of contributors to the documentary series: - Former president of the United States, Bill Clinton - H.M. King Harald V and H.M. Queen Sonja of Norway - H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden - President of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson - Former president of Iceland, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir - Former premiere minister of Greenland, Kim Nielsen - Prime minister of Faroe Islands, Bárður Á Steig Nielsen - Former president of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid - Former president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė - Former president of Poland, Lech Wałęsa - Former president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev - Federal president of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier - President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö - Director of the Hamburger Ballet, John Neumeier - Historian, former diplomat and national security advisor, Bo Lidegaard

  • Director

    Ulrik Skotte

  • Producer

    Ulrik Skotte

  • Produced by

    Doc Eye for DR

  • Original title

    Dronning Margrethe - 50 år for Danmark

  • Format

    2 x 52 min.

  • Release

    Q2 2022