She is regarded as one of Denmark's foremost and controversial experts on the nation's monarchy.

Her book 1015 Copenhagen K, (the zip code of Amalienborg Palace in the Danish capital) is considered to be the definitive guide to the Royal Family.

She's been married to NewsHour Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant since 1996.

They met in Sarajevo during the siege in 1995.

When they are on the road together, Trine acts as Brabant's field producer and they share camera duties.

They have a son Lukas, who is a songwriter and music producer and a golden retriever who is the inspiration for a comic novel about obesity.