The Royal Correspondent

It wasn’t exactly ideal weather in Copenhagen this morning when Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik rode in the beautiful gold carriage from Amalienborg Slot to Christiansborg Slot for Nytårskur. According to the Danish magazine, Billed Bladet, the gold carriage took a beating with high winds shaking the historic coach from side to side as they rode through the streets of Copenhagen.

Nevertheless, the reigning couple made it to Christiansborg Slot just in time for Nytårskur 2012.  Once there Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik joined Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary where they received officers from the Defence and Emergency Management Agency, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Class ranks, and representatives from several national organizations and royal patronages.

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On January 3, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik along with Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark celebrated Nytårskur 2012.

In the morning the royal foursome received judges from the Danish Supreme Court as well as the members from the Royal Life Guards Regiment and Guard Hussar Regiment’s Officers at Christian VIIs Palace.

Afterward, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik along with the Crown Princely couple received members from the Diplomatic Corps at Christiansborg Palace. According to the protocol manager Jette Nordam from the Foreign Ministry, who kept track of the event, “…seventy-eight ambassadors and their spouses were received by the Queen and her family…” 

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On January 1, 2012, the members of the Danish royal family attended Nytårskur and Nytårstaffel (New Year’s Court and New Year’s banquet) at Christian VIIs Palace at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.

Also in attendance were Denmark’s prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt as well as various new members of government.  Noticeably absent this year was Her Royal Highness Princess Marie who is about to give birth sometime this month.

The menu for this evening’s gala dinner included Potato soup with parsley, Pheasant à la Bourguignonne, Celery and Leek puree, Marcel cake with Seville oranges, and Rosenborg wine.

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According to a new poll published in the Danish newspaper, Politiken, on Wednesday revealed that 77% of Danes are happy with their monarchy and only 16% are in favor of a republic. “That’s a lot more than for the other European monarchies,” commented Copenhagen University lecturer Lars Hovbakke Sorensen, an expert on the subject.

Sorensen said the success was due to the Danish royal family’s ability to modernize at the right pace, unlike the British (too slow) and the Norwegians (too quickly).

While many Norwegians were shocked by their crown prince’s marriage to a single mother in 2001, Danes were delighted with their Australian-born Princess Mary, who wed the heir to the throne in 2004, he said.

The cost of maintaining the royal family, at 300-400 million kroner (40-54 million euros) a year, was also seen as reasonable, Sorensen added.

Meanwhile, new photos were released of Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark. The beautiful French-born princess posed for photographer Camilla Stephan at her home, Schackenborg Slot, located in southern Denmark. She also  posed for photographer, Mikkel Østergaard, again at Schackenborg Slot on an earlier date. Princess Marie is currently pregnant with her second child due sometime in January 2012.

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Året i Kongehuset covers all the highlights from this past year including the birth of the Danish royal twins and their baptism in April, Prince Christian’s first day of school, the British royal wedding and much more.  Click the link below to watch.

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On Christmas Eve, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, His Royal Highness Prince Henrik, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary along with their two eldest children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, attended a Mass at the beautiful Aarhus Domkirke.   Also in attendance were Their Royal Highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie.

The royal family will remain at Marselisborg Palace, located near Aarhus, for the next several days.

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My heavens it is a slow news day…  Recently, the Danish magazine, Billed Bladet, decided to post images of those incredibly happy members from the Danish royal family.  Why?  I suppose they feel that it has been a slow news week as well so they decided to post images to entertain themselves…  :)

 Anyway, click here  to view a myriad of photos.

Also, it was recently announced that the entire Danish royal family — minus Prince Nikolai and Prince Felix who will spend the holidays with their mother Countess Alexandra — will spend Christmas together Marselisborg Palace in Aarhus.

And, finally as you know Crown Princess Mary along with her family are currently in Hobart, Tasmania for an extended holiday.  Anyway, this afternoon the future Queen of Denmark was seen walking, talking, and chillin’ with her sisters at Salamanca Market.  Click here to view photos of her doing what everybody else does.  

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Recently, H.R.H. Prince Henrik of Denmark participated in a royal hunt at Klosterheden Plantation near the town of Struer in Denmark.  By all appearances the jolly old prince had a fantastic time hunting and hurting innocent animals for “fun”.  Whatever.  To view photos please click here. 

Meanwhile, T.R.H.s Prince Joachim and Princess Marie are currently in Japan for an official visit.  On October 31, 2011, Prince Joachim visited Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima where he placed a wreath at the Cenotaph for the Atomic Bomb Victims.  Later in the afternoon the prince visited the Anderson’s store in Tokyo where he stared at tons of delicious and fattening pastries.

And, finally on November 3, 2011, the royal duo will attend the opening of the exhibit and movie, The Wild Swans.  To view photos please click here and here. 

Photos courtesy of: SN.dk/J.Gadegaard and Daylife/AP

It has been confirmed this morning, Wednesday October 26, 2011, that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the UNICEF center in Denmark on November 2, 2011 along with T.R.H.s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.  The Duke and Duchess brief trip is:

…designed to draw attention to the worsening East Africa food shortage crisis, which is affecting an estimated 13 million people.

The UNICEF facility in Denmark coordinates the distribution of emergency food and medical supplies worldwide, including nutritional treatments for some 320,000 severely malnourished children in East Africa.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be briefed about the crisis in East Africa before touring the facility in Denmark; furthermore, they will help to pack supply boxes during their visit.

The Duke and Duchess will also have lunch at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Copenhagen where they are reportedly, “…very much looking forward to getting to know each other better…” a spokesman for the British royal couple told AP.

Source: Kongehuest.dk, AP and Telegraph

Last evening Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, H.R.H. Prince Henrik, along with T.R.H.s Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark hosted a concert at lovely Fredensborg Slot north of Copenhagen.   After the event there was a gala dinner at the palace.

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