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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Danish Queen Ingrid (1910 - 2000)(3rd-L) and her husband King Frederik IX (1899 - 1972) (R) are surrounded 01 August 1956 around a table in the lounge of the Danish Royal yacht harboured in London port, by their three daughters (from left) Princess Benedikte, 13, Princess Anne-Marie, 9, and Princess Margrethe, 16, the heir to the throne. Queen Mother Ingrid, who died 07 November 2000 at the age of 90, was one of Denmark most beloved royals who influenced four generations of Danes and helped make the royal family one of the most popular in the world. Born 28 March 1910 in Stockholm, Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta was the daughter of the King of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf, and his English-born queen, Margareta of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Ingrid married Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik IX 26 May 1935 in Stockholm at the age of 25. She became queen in 1947 when her husband acceded to the throne. (Photo credit should read AFP/Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: Danish Queen Ingrid (1910 - 2000)(3rd-L) and her husband King Frederik IX (1899 - 1972) (R) are surrounded 01 August 1956 around a table in the lounge of the Danish Royal yacht harboured in London port, by their three daughters (from left) Princess Benedikte, 13, Princess Anne-Marie, 9, and Princess Margrethe, 16, the heir to the throne. Queen Mother Ingrid, who died 07 November 2000 at the age of 90, was one of Denmark most beloved royals who influenced four generations of Danes and helped make the royal family one of the most popular in the world. Born 28 March 1910 in Stockholm, Ingrid Victoria Sofia Louise Margareta was the daughter of the King of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf, and his English-born queen, Margareta of Connaught, the granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Ingrid married Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik IX 26 May 1935 in Stockholm at the age of 25. She became queen in 1947 when her husband acceded to the throne. (Photo credit should read AFP/Getty Images)
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