A Royal Family 

A documentary series about the multi-national descendants of Denmark's King Christian IX, featuring numerous interviews with today's European royalty.

Stars:

Michael Elo, Birgitte Federspiel, Vibeke Hastrup

3 wins.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Elo		6 episodes, 2003
Birgitte Federspiel		6 episodes, 2003
Vibeke Hastrup		6 episodes, 2003
Stig Hoffmeyer		6 episodes, 2003
Mille Lehfeldt		6 episodes, 2003
Luna Mandal		6 episodes, 2003
Christian Mosbæk		6 episodes, 2003
Puk Scharbau		6 episodes, 2003
Margrethe II	...	Self 4 episodes, 2003
Amedeo Duca D'Aosta	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
David Bateson	...	Narrator 2 episodes, 2003
Alexander Crownprince of Yugoslavia	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Czarina Maria Fyodorovna	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Dronning Ingrid	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Dronning Sonja	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Flemming greve af Rosenborg	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
George Earl of Harewood	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Prince Heinrich of Hanover	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
King Constantine II	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
King Harald V	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
King Michael	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Kronprins Frederik	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Kronprins Haakon	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Paul Kulikovsky	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Xenia Kulikovsky	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Donata Mecklenburg-Solodkoff	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Prince Michael of Greece	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Prince Michael of Kent	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Louise Princess of Prussia	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Elisabeth Princess of Ysenburg and Büdingen	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Joachim	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Prinsesse Benedikte	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Queen Anne-Marie	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Former Queen Anne of Romania	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Princess Margareta of Romania	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Princess Olga Romanoff	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Dimitri Romanov	...	Self 2 episodes, 2003
Nikolai Romanov	...	Self 3 episodes, 2003
Prince Leopold of Duke of Albany	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
George Alexandrovich	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Xenia Alexandrovna	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Alfred	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Duchess of Kent and Strathearn	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Anastasia Hendrikova	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Princess Royal Victoria	...	Self 1 episode, 2003
Christian IX	...	Self - King of Denmark (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Hans Christian Andersen	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Archduke Franz Ferdinand	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Arveprins Knud	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Ernst August Duke of Cumberland	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Czar Aleksandr III	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Juan Carlos de Borbón	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Sofía de Grecia	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Dronning Alexandrine	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Dronning Louise	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Dronning Maud	...	Self - Queen of Norway (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Duke of Windsor	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Elena of Greece and Denmark	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Francisco Franco	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Frederik IX	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Grand Duchess Anastasia	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Grand Duchess Marie	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Grand Duchess Olga	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Grand Duchess Tatiana	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Kaiser Wilhelm II	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Carol II	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Christian X	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Edward VII	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Frederik VIII	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King George of Greece	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King George V	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King George VI	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Leopold III	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
King Peter II of Yugoslavia	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Kronprinsesse Mette Marit	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
V.I. Lenin	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Elena Lupescu	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Andreas Papandreou	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prince Andrew	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Prince Charles	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Prince Edward	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Prince Nikolaos	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prince Philip	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Princess Anne	...	Self (archive footage) unknown episodes
Princess Caroline of Monaco	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Princess Diana	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Aage	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Axel	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Erik	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Hans	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Valdemar	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prins Viggo	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prinsesse Margrethe	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prinsesse Marie	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Prinsesse Thyra	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Queen Alexandra	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Queen Elizabeth II	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Queen Olga	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Queen Victoria	...	Self (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2003
Grigory Rasputin	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003
Aleksey Nikolaeyvitch Romanov	...	Self (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2003

Storyline

30 kings and queens, princes and princesses tell a fantastic story about power, love, triumph, tragedy and honor. Through the frank interviews, viewers are given a unique insight into generations of family unity across country borders. And in this way, a piece of exciting European history is recounted from a time when superpowers, through marriage, controlled Europe. At the end of the 1800's the Danish King, Christian IX, managed to marry his 6 children into the dominating European royal families and Christian IX therefore, became known as "Europe's father-in-law". One of his daughters became Queen of England, another the Empress of Russia, whilst two of his sons became Kings of Denmark and Greece, respectively. Today, his lineage is found all over Europe. Research and footage for this unique series has taken place all over Europe through 4 years and the royal descendants have contributed with private photographs and film, many of which have never been publicized. All interviews have ...

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Plot Keywords:

king | denmark | voice over narration | tv mini series | danish royal family | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Connections

Features Meetings of Sovereigns (1902)

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Details

Official Sites:

DR [Denmark] (English)

Country:

Denmark

Language:

English

Release Date:

2003 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

A Royal Family

Filming Locations:

Amalienborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nordisk Film TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min (6 episodes)

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color