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The
Danish Club is the oldest foreign club in London and the oldest
Danish Club outside Denmark. Its patron is HM Queen Margrethe
II of Denmark who has visited the Club on several occasions,
most recently in 2000.
Among the other many prominent Danes who have visited the Club
over the years are the writer Hans Christian Andersen (one
of his letters hangs in the Danish library), the poet Holger Drachman,
the literary critic Georg Brandes, the opera singer Lauritz
Melchior, the scientist Niels Bohr, King Christian X and Queen
Alexandrine, Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Great Britain King
Haakon of Norway, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, and Princess
Benedikte, sister of Queen Margrethe. Many Danish Prime Ministers
have also dined at the Club.
The Club's first members originally met at the Morland Hotel
in Soho. In 1918, however, the Club secured its own premises
in Albany Courtyard but moved to 62 Knightsbridge in 1922 where
it remained until 1998. From 1999 and for the following 10 years untill 2010, the Club established a home in 40 Dover Street. In the spring of 2011 the Club re-located to The Naval Club - where it looks to have a bright new future in wonderful surroundings.
The aim of the Danish Club is to maintain and enhance links
with members of the Anglo-Danish community in the UK by means
of social get-togethers, special events and lectures.
Wishing to attract members of all ages with
a wide range of interests, our events are planned with the emphasis
on diversity. As the language of the Club is English, many of
our members are British who, for business or personal reasons,
have an interest in Anglo-Danish activities.
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