On December 14, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II received the Ambassador of China during a farewell audience held at Christian IX’s Palace at Amalienborg.
Meanwhile, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte attended the Sankt Annæ Girls Choir Christmas Concert held at the Helligåndskirken in Copenhagen.
Source and photos courtesy of: Konghuset.dk
On November 20, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark attended the opening of the Christmas Fair held at the Swedish Gustaf Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. During her visit the lovely princess was greeted by the organizers of the Christmas Fair, mingled with those selling Christmas goodies, and tasted delicious foods.
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On November 8, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte attended the 2011 Guilds Show held at the Moltke’s palace in Copenhagen. According to the magazine, Svensk Damtidning, the princess was in good spirits and enjoyed the show.
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Source and photo courtesy of: Svensk Damtidning
This morning in lovely Denmark H.R.H. Crown Prince Frederik participated in the Merida MTB Bike Marathon. Also, at the event was Christian Schönau, the crown prince’s close friend and chief of court and the former Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen. To view photos please click here.
On October 1, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Marie partook in the DEMA training session held at the Technical College in Tinglev. The pregnant princess has gone through emergency training before with the DEMA agency, and as a result she has earned the rank of “Corps Master” the equivalent of lieutenant. As on hand at the training session was Britt Siesbye, the princess’s lady-in-waiting. To view photos please click here. This evening Princess Marie will attend the AIDS Foundation anniversary gala at the Tivoli Hotel in Copenhagen.
And, finally H.R.H. Princess Benedikte attended a rowing competition held at lake Brabrand located in the eastern part of Aarhus Ådal in Denmark.
Sources: SN.dk, JV.dk, and Kongehuest.dk
Photos courtesy of: Billed Bladet, SN.dk, and JV.dk
On Thursday September 29, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte was at Christian VIII’s palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen, Denmark to fulfill one of her many charitable duties. Whilst at the palace, the lovely princess met with various youth from Greenland and Gentofte municipality. Click here to view photos.
Meanwhile, Prince Joachim was in Sønderborg to participate in the CSR Awards. And, finally this morning, H.R.H. Princess Marie opened up a new bridge in Tønder. Click here and here to view photos.
On June 1, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, and H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg attended the 100th Anniversary of the Gustav’s Church in Copenhagen, Denmark.
According to the Danish magazine, Billed Bladet, the event was a:
…happy day for Swedes in Copenhagen, where their church celebrated its 100 years. It says a lot about the good relationship between the Danish and Swedish royal family that Her Majesty Queen Silvia has come to Copenhagen to celebrate the day…
In the break between concert at the church there was a reception, where Queen Margrethe and Queen Silvia with Princess Benedikte, greeted the 400 guests with smiles and laughter.
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To learn more about Gustav’s Church please click here.
Source and photo courtesy of: Billed Bladet by Hanne Juul
On May 31, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark visited the Syddjurs Municipality (located just north of Aarhus) in Denmark.
Once the princess arrived at the city hall in Ebeltoft she was greeted by the Mayor, Kirstine Bille, Mayor Nich Bendtsen, and members of various city councils. Once everyone was inside the hall the group discussed the issues happening in the municipality, nature, local culture, and much more. From there Princess Benedikte had lunch at a newarby café where she dined on local delicacies.
Soon, she was off meeting the people within the municipality as well as visiting a local national park. The princess ended her visit at a hospice and its newly opened orangery.
All in all it was a successful one day visit. To view photos please click the links here and here.
Source and photo courtesy of: Lokalavisen.dk
On May 9, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark, H.S.H. Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg was in Hørsholm, Denmark to participate in the inauguration of a new orangery at the Caring Center Breelteparken.
According to the Danish newspaper, SN.dk, the new orangery, “… is a new common area, a glass building with a front garden, which residents can use to relax in.” Residents as well as the local politicians were thrilled to see the elegant princess and were grateful for her patronage to the Caring Center Breelteparken specifically the president of Breelteparken, Torben Gruelund, who noted, “… I am very grateful that Her Royal Highness has been able to find time to participate in this celebration. A celebration is of paramount importance to all residents here…”
There are many great photos from the inauguration so please click the links here and here to view.
Source and photo courtesy of: SN.dk by David Abildgaard
On May 3, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark (Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) travelled to Kayonza, Rwanda to “… inaugurate a new SOS Children’s Village…”, according to the Danish magazine, Billed Bladet.
The elegant princess spent five days in meeting with members of the SOS as well as the many orphaned children in and around the village of Kayonza. Billed Bladet journalist, Preben Petersen notes that Princess Benedikte:
… also visited two other SOS Children’s Villages in Rwanda. Each time she was not just the patron by name. She was seriously interested and involved. She asked questions about their schooling, allowed herself to be photographed on the computer class webcam, laughed with them and were – just like any other visiting an SOS Children’s Village member – warm-hearted to discover the combination of warmth, love and a firm hand Children’s Villages provides these children who have such a horrible past.
On April 9, 2011, H.R.H. Princess Benedikte of Denmark, along with Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and H.R.H. Crown Princess Maxima of the Netherlands, attended the opening ceremony of Orange 2011 in The Hague, Netherlands. Whew! Long sentence… sorry.
The purpose of H.R.H. Princess Benedikte’s attendance was to support the Olave Baden-Powell Society in conjunction with the World Scout Foundation. According to the official website for the Olave Baden-Powell Society:
Orange 2011 is the joint meeting of the Olave Baden-Powell Society (OB-PS) and the World Scout Foundation (WSF) and is being organised by Scouting Netherlands in celebrations of their Centenary. Scouting Nederland is a very active association with more than 100,000 members and 25,000 volunteers. Her Royal Highness Princess Maxima, Princess of the Netherlands is Patron of Scouting Nederland.
To view photos from the event please click the links here and here.
Source: Olave Baden Powell Society Photo courtesy of: Day Life by Reuters/Bob Strong
