Margrethe ii of denmark artwork images

King Christian X holding Princess Margrethe in an undated photo from 1940.

A baby Princess Margrethe with her parents—then the Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid.

Margrethe's full name is Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, named for her maternal grandmother Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, paternal grandmother Queen Alexandrine, her mother Ingrid, and Þórhildur is a nod towards King Christian being the King of Iceland.

Read more: 40+ photos of the Danish Royal Family through the years.

In this portrait of Princess Margrethe, she holds a teddy bear who wears shoes.

During World War II, Nazi Germany occupied Denmark.

In 1945, following the liberation of Copenhagen, Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (left) reunited with his daughter, Princess Ingrid, and met his granddaughters, Margrethe and Benedikte.

In 2020, Queen Margrethe shared her