On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia accompanied by His Royal Highness Prince Philip of Serbia attended the Golden Wine Day MMXIII Royal held at the Emperor’s Palace in Sremska Mitrovica.
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At 6:45AM on Sunday, August 18, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark along with 2,600 professional and age-groupers triathletes from around Europe and several from abroad waited patiently on the beach at Amager Strandpark in Copenhagen mentally preparing themselves for a race they will never forget: the KMD Ironman Copenhagen. First in the water, at 7AM, were the pros then the age-groupers.
Pros and age-groupers — hence amateurs — had until 11PM to complete the 3.8 km swim, 180 km of cycling, and 42.2 km run to the finish line at Christensborg Slot. It was going to be a long, long day.
Classified as a Pro, and wearing bib #45, Crown Prince Frederik completed the 3.8 kilometer swim in 1 hour, 10 minutes and 16 seconds. Excellent. Then he made a mad dash to the bike racks and he was off to begin a tough 180 kilometers of cycling through downtown Copenhagen to north Zealand and back to Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen. He completed the bike portion of the race at 5 hours, 25 minutes and 19 seconds.
Once he handed his bike to one of the many volunteers he put on his shoes in the holding tent, then ran out to begin the last portion of the race: the 42.2 kilometer run. As he huffed and puffed running past the Operan along the harbor — perhaps feeling like he was going to die — Crown Prince Frederik kept on going. And, going. And, going. And, going until he made it to the finish line at Christiansborg Slot. His run time: 3 hours, 58 minutes and 47 seconds. Awesome.
Combining his overall time Crown Prince Frederik completed the KMD Ironman Copenhagen race in 10 hours, 45 minutes and 32 seconds just 2:32:51 behind the Men’s winner of the race, Mr. Jens Petersen-Bach. Congrats and well done, Frederik, you are an Ironman! 🙂
So now the question is, will the future king of Denmark participate in the prestigious and the most grueling triathlon in the world known as the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i on October 12? Perhaps.
He has proven that he has what it takes to compete against the best of the best professional triathletes and amateurs. There is a chance that either he will be chosen via a lottery or personally asked (which is rare) to participate in the 2013 Ironman World Championships race.
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For those who never watched the famous Ironman World Championships you might enjoy the video above. 🙂 The video is inspiring to say the least.
Scotland Yard has apparently received new information regarding the death of the late Diana, Princess of Wales and Mr. Dodi Al-Fayed. In a press release Scotland Yard stated:
“The Metropolitan Police Service is scoping information that has recently been received in relation to the deaths and assessing its relevance and credibility. The assessment will be carried out by officers from the specialist crime and operations command. This is not a re-investigation and does not come under Operation Paget.”
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Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco are currently on holiday in beautiful Norway.
Today, princely couple attended the 50th birthday celebrations of famed beach volleyball player, Mr. Jan Kvalheim, in Kragerø.
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Photo courtesy of the Palais Princier
His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium accompanied by his son, His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel, arrived at the Braxgata Hockey Club in Boom, Belgium this afternoon to attend the Women’s hockey match between Belgium and Belarus during the 2013 European Hockey Championships.
Afterward, His Majesty watched the Belgium Men’s hockey team battle it out against Germany.
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Photo courtesy of Monarchie Belge
On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway arrived in downtown Sande to open the 8th Edition of the Økofestivalen.
Created in 2006, the festival promotes organic foods and farming, eco-friendly products, healthy and clean living, and fair trade.
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
The Danish royal court recently announced that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark will participate in the 2013 KMD Ironman Copenhagen on Sunday, August 18, 2013.
The difficult race — though not as extremely grueling as the Ironman World Championships which takes place each year in Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i — consists of running, swimming, and cycling. The crown prince is thrilled to participate in the race stating, “I look forward to competing in the race with 2,600 other participants…it will be a very special race and experience.” Well, yeah, of course it will be. Anyway, if Crown Prince Frederik is one of the top 50 to complete the race he will be qualified to compete in the Ironman World Championships on October 12, 2013, in Hawai’i. Good luck, Frederik! 🙂
In other news the Danish magazine, Billed Bladet, is reporting that His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark ran over his beloved puppy with a golf cart whilst on holiday at Gråsten Slot.
The sweet little puppy, who was immediately taken to the local veterinarian, suffered a fractured pelvis and obviously severe emotional trauma. Poor thing. 😦
And, finally, it was announced that Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has agreed to become patron of “…the anniversary of Skole i 200 År.”
Photo courtesy of Kongehuset
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