On October 24, 2013, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark began their five-day visit to awesome Sydney, Australia.  The purpose of the visit is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Sydney Opera House, and generally to have a fabulous time.

Anyway, this morning the crown princely couple participated in a photo-op in front of the Sydney Opera House and mingled with hundreds of locals who came out to see the couple.

In the afternoon, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary arrived at the Government House where they met with the Governor of New South Wales, Marie Roslyn Bashir, and her husband, Sir Nicholas Michael Shehadie.

For more information about today’s events as well as to watch videos and view photos please click the links below.

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On the evening of October 11, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark arrived at the ARoS Kunstmuseum in Aarhus to view the special exhibition, Pas de Deux Royal: An Artistic Meeting.

As I mentioned yesterday, the exhibition displays “… 150 works selected in close collaboration with H.M. the Queen and H.R.H. the Prince Consort. The exhibition contains both early and very recent works and the artistic themes have been divided into 10 galleries covering a total area of 1,000 square metres.”

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This morning Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark sat down with TV2 Ostjylland journalist, Mr. Søren Jensen, to discuss their new exhibition, Pas de Deux Royal: An Artistic Meeting, held at the famed ARoS Kunstmuseum in Aarhus.

According to the official website for the ARoS Kunstmuseum this special exhibition displays:

“…150 works selected in close collaboration with H.M. the Queen and H.R.H. the Prince Consort. The exhibition contains both early and very recent works and the artistic themes have been divided into 10 galleries covering a total area of 1,000 square metros.

The exhibition portrays the Queen as a landscape painter, but visitors’ eyes will also be feasting on church textiles, large theatre stage sets, and the meticulous découpages, to which the Queen has devoted herself for a number of years and which have added further edge to her creative talent.

In the case of the Prince Consort, it is sculpture and poetry which repeatedly find new modes of expression in imaginative bronze and marble figures and a flow of poetic diction.

The exhibition galleries render a visualization of a long life shared and common experiences expressed through creative talent in their own ways and in different media.

The Queen is fascinated by nature in its glorious magnificence, never leaving room for figures in her art while the Prince Consort always focuses on animal and human bodies in his sculptures, and his frequent use of the words ‘you’ and ‘I’ in his poems serve to underline human relations.”

If you happen to live in Denmark or will be visiting the lovely country within the next few months Pas de Deux Royal: An Artistic Meeting will be open to the public beginning on October 12, 2013 – February 23, 2014.

For more information about the ARoS Kunstmuseum please visit their official website here.

Please click here to watch the royal couple’s interview with TV2 (in Danish).

Click here to view photos of some of the artworks on display.

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On October 9, 2013, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark accompanied by the Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Building, Mr. Martin Lidegaard, continued their three-day visit to beautiful Vilnius, Lithuania.

The day began with the crown prince and Mr. Lidegaard participating in the Danish-Lithuanian Business Forum held at the National Art Gallery.  During the event the crown prince gave an important speech in front of various “…business leaders and decision-makers from Denmark and Lithuania…” and the President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite.

Thereafter, Crown Prince Frederik and Mr. Lidegaard visited the Danske Bank where the crown prince “…opened the competition for Children on  ‘Financial Literacy.’”  

In the afternoon, the crown prince visited the Vytautas Art Museum to view the exhibition, A Modern Royal Household.  An hour an a half later Crown Prince Frederik arrived in the city center of Vilnius where he met up with the mayor, Mr. Artuas Zuokas.  After a warm welcome and a couple of handshakes the future king of Denmark, Mr. Lidegaard, and Mayor Zuokas hopped rented bikes and took a cycling tour of the old city of Vilnius.  Thirty minutes later and slightly sweaty the crown prince and company arrived at Vilnius University.  Why?  I have no idea.  It was on their schedule/agenda/whatever its called.

Anyway, later in the afternoon Crown Prince Frederik unveiled a new plaque in the city center, and attended a gala reception as well as dinner at the Grand Duke’s Palace in the evening.

The end.   🙂

To view photos from today’s fun-filled activities in Vilnius please click the links below:

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On the evening of Wednesday, October 2, 2013, His Royal Highness Prince Joachim of Denmark attended the Danish television network, TV2, 25th anniversary show held at the in Odense Congress Center.

According to the Danish royal court this evening’s celebrations will “…[show] great TV moments and notable personalities from TV2’s first 25 years.”

Yay.

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