Royal Event coming up on 18 April, royal twins to be confirmed
On Saturday 18 April 2026, the two youngest children of the Danish Royal Couple, the twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, will be confirmed at Fredensborg Palace’s Chapel
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By Bente D. Knudsen Pictures: Kongehuset
Fredensborg Palace is one of the Danish Royal family’s favourites.
During the summer months it is the residence of King Frederik and Queen Mary in the annex buildings called Kancellihuset (Chancellery House), which was also their first official home in Denmark after their marriage.
The main buildings are home to H.M. Queen Margrethe and is today her main residence as it was always really her preferred castle although she still takes up residence from time to time in her palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen city centre. During her childhood, her parents also used it as their summer residence, so for the retired Queen it has been her home for almost 86 years.
If you are planning to do an excursion to visit Fredensborg Palace, the gardens are open to the public. They are quite magnificent and run all the way down to Esrum lake. A small but delightful eatery can be found at Skipperhuset, an old ship dock transformed into a typical Danish lunch and dinner restaurant. You can read more about the palace and gardens in our article here.
For the past 100 years Fredensborg has also been the centre of many royal events with both marriage parties for King Frederik and Queen Mary as well as for H.M Queen Margrethe and HRH Prince Henrik as well as church confirmations of royal children having taken place here.
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On Saturday 18 April 2026, the two youngest children of the Danish Royal Couple, the twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, will be confirmed at Fredensborg’s Chapel.
The confirmation takes place at 11.00 and in charge of the ecclesiastical ceremony will be the royal confessor, Bishop Henrik Wigh-Poulsen.
If you wish to visit Fredensborg Palace gardens on that day, take note that large crowds will gather at the palace entrance to get a glimpse of the royals and their guests.
Many other royal members from around Europe will attend as several are close relatives of the Danish Royal Family.
Interestingly, Queen Margrethe has maintained the centuries-old tradition that the chapel should be open for members of Asminderød-Grønholt parishes and a public church service is held almost every Sunday. However, for the twin’s confirmation is a private event and the chapel will not be open to either the press or the public.