The Royal Correspondent

On May 14, 2013, Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte of Denmark, as patron, hosted a lovely reception at Christian VIII’s Palace, Amalienborg, in Copenhagen for Dressurens Venner.

The purpose of the event, according to the Danish royal court, was to “…promote the sport of Dressage and to highlight the [great] work of the association.”  If you are interested in learning more about Dressurens Venner please visit their official website  here.

On May 16, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark was at the Aarhus Rådhus to “…attend the Dansk Industri og Håndværks Medaljefond in Østjylland.”  Sounds like fun.  

And, finally, yesterday afternoon, Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark arrived at the Kattegatcentrets/Havets Hus in Grenå to attend the inauguration of the center’s “… interactive experience zone…” entitled, Havet in Action.  During yesterday’s opening the beautiful princess met with staff, played with the various cool interactive games, and more.

Click here to watch a video news report from TV2.

Click here to view more photos.

Photos courtesy of Kongehuset and Kattegatcentrets/Havets Hus

On the afternoon of May 16, 2013, His Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark arrived at the Glyngøre Havn to inaugurate the new Salling Dykkerpark (Diving Park).

After a nice luncheon with staff and local dignitaries the crown prince officially opened the new park, went scuba diving, and mingled with attendees.

On May 12, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark attended the inauguration of Ms. Marianne Christiansen as the new Bishop of Haderslev held at the Haderslev Domkirke.

This morning Her Majesty arrived at the Valløby Kirke to attend the 275th anniversary of the Vallø Stifts.  Click here to view photos.

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset

On May 14, 2004, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark married Miss Mary Elizabeth Donaldson in an elaborate ceremony held at the Von Frue Kirke in Copenhagen, Denmark.

So, in honor of the crown princely couple’s 9th wedding anniversary I believe now is a good time to re-link old videos of events leading up to the lovely wedding and of course the wedding itself.  

Click here to watch the entire wedding.

Click here to watch two documentaries about a then Miss Mary Elizabeth Donaldson.

On Saturday, May 11, 2013, His Royal Highness attended the opening of exhibition by Danish artist, Ms. Pernille Struer, entitled, Fabelagtig Fantastiskheld, at the Schæffergården in Gentofte, Denmark.  During yesterday’s event the prince consort donated a paining  by Ms. Struer to the Vesterbro Ungdomsgård.

To learn more about Ms. Struer please visit her official website here.

On the evening of May 7, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was at the Københavns Rådhus to attend the 2013 Haandværkerforeningens Medaljeoverrækkelse (Craftman’s Guild).  The recipient of the top award, Honorary Craftsman, went to Ms. Susanne Bier.  Click here to view one dinky photo.

And, finally, this afternoon Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark met with the Danish Minster of Development Cooperation, Mr. Christian Friis Bach, and representatives from the Parliamentary Intergroup Network for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Copenhagen.  I have absolutely no idea what they talked about, but I am sure it was extremely important.  

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset

On Monday, May 6, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark attended a “…presentation of this year’s bid for the winning car for the 2013 Shell Eco Marathon from students from Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Aalborg Universitet and Aarhus Universitet Herning. 

The Shell-Eco Marathon challenges student teams from around the world to design, build and test ultra energy-efficient vehicles. With annual events first in the Americas, then Europe and Asia, the winners are the teams that go the furthest using the least amount of energy. The events spark debate about the future of mobility and inspire young engineers to push the boundaries of fuel efficiency.”

The 2013 Shell-Eco Marathon will begin on May 15-19, 2013 at the Ahoy Arena street track in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark opened the new “…boating season on Esrum Sø.  In recent years it has become a tradition for the prince to take the first trip across the lake then cut the ribbon to mark the start the season…”

Click here to view photos.

And, finally this morning Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II was at the Vor Frue Kirke in Copenhagen to attend a special service to celebrate the 200th birthday of Danish existentialist philosopher, Søren Aabye Kierkegaard.

After the service Her Majesty participated in the transfer of Kierkegaard’s writings to the Københavns Universitet.  Today, marks the “…official beginning of Kierkegaard 2013, when Kierkegaard’s ideas are shared and presented throughout Denmark and aboard…”

If you are interested in learning more about the various events taking place in Denmark honoring Søren Kierkegaard please click here.

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark boarded the royal yacht, Dannebrog, this afternoon to officially “…mark the start of the new summer cruise season…”

How fun.  

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset

On the morning of May 2, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark visited the Røde Kors Børnehavens in Fjenneslev to celebrate their 40th anniversary.  During his visit the lovable prince met with staff, students and toured the building which he inaugurated way back in 1973.

And, that’s it.  

On May 2, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark held an audience this afternoon with the President of Afghanistan, Mr. Hamid Karzai, at Christian IX’s Palace,  Amalienborg, in Copenhagen.

Afterward, President Karzai met with Danish Prime Minister, Ms. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, and laid a wreath at the “…memorial to the fallen Danish soldiers at the Kastellet…”

Photo courtesy of Kongehuset