On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, accompanied by the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr. Rasmus Helveg Petersen, visited the Shams 1 Solar Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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On the morning of January 20, 2014, Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark attended the opening of the Syddansk Universitets Børnesprogskonference (Southern University Child Language Conference) held at the Syddansk Universitet in Odense.
According to the official website for Syddansk Universitet the conference, held under the theme Børns sprogtilegnelse i Medvind og Modvind:
“…will focus on how the social context affects children’s language acquisition and on interventions that have proven efficacy in terms of supporting language development in both a-like and bilingual children…”
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On Monday, January 20, 2014, His Royal Highness Crown Princes Frederik of Denmark attended the opening ceremony of the 7th World Future Energy Summit (WFES) held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
According to the official website for the WFES the summit is:
“…apart of the 2014 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The WFES, held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is the world’s foremost event dedicated to renewable energies, energy efficiency and clean technologies.
The WFES attracts world leaders, international policy makers, industry experts, investors from the public and private sector and media, who gather in Abu Dhabi to discuss practical and sustainable solutions to future energy challenges.”
During today’s event the future king of Denmark witnessed a “…strategic framework agreement [between the United Arab Emirates and the government of Denmark] outlining nine areas of collaboration focused on advancing renewable energy and sustainability globally.” You can read more about the signing agreement here.
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On January 15, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark inaugurated the Royal Copenhagen’s new head office and grant-giving ceremony in Glostrup.
After the opening, according to the official website for Royal Copenhagen, the future queen of Denmark was:
“…given a tour of Royal Copenhagen’s new skills centre, which includes a modeling room and painting studio, where the exclusive Flora Danica dinnerware series will continue to be hand-painted according to a tradition that can be traced right back to the founding of the Royal Porcelain Factory.”
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On Sunday, January 12, 2014, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by the Danish Prime Minister, Ms. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, attended the opening of the “…men’s EHF EURO 2014 Handball Championship group A match between Denmark and Macedonia…” at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning according to AFP news.
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On Sunday, January 12, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark visited the Say Tha Mar Gyi Camp in the Rakhine State in Myanmar.
According to the Associated Press, the future queen of Denmark accompanied by the Danish Minister for Development, Mr. Rasmus Petersen, met with various “…Muslim refugees who become displaced following sectarian violence [in the country]. Crown Princess Mary also visited the Sat Roe Kya relocation camp…”
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On Saturday, January 11, 2014, Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark continued her visit to the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.
The crown princess accompanied by the Danish Minister for Development, Mr. Rasmus Petersen, began her day with a tour of the Shwedagon Pagoda Buddhist temple in Yangon.
Thereafter, the crown princess arrived in Sittwe, the capital of the Rakine State, where she held a meeting with the Rakhine State Chief Minister according to the Danish royal court.
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The Royal Correspondent 