Princess Marie of Denmark visits Morocco: November 10-11, 2008

[marmi]

Wow to be going overseas to do her first solo engagement surprises me. I would have thought it would be in Denmark, but good for her. (Just so long as her second one is in Denmark)

[ricarda]

new date for Marie's visit to Marocco: 10-11 November

H.K.H. Prinsesse Marie overrækker på et børnehjem i Rabat kl. 11.30 en gave fra Legos Charity Fond til marokkanske børnehjem

[sgl]

Excellent! I am glad that they have rescheduled this visit. Hopefully, it will happen this time.

[Paty]

Offical Press Program of Princess Marie visit to Morocco. (In Danish)

Presseprogram i forbindelse med H.K.H. Prinsesse Maries besøg i Marokko - Danmarks Ambassade, Rabat
Publiseh on the Danish Embassy in Rabat web site.

[carlota]

lalla meryem will receive princess marie of denmark when she visits morocco on her first solo and international engagement.
Presseprogram i forbindelse med H.K.H. Prinsesse Maries besøg i Marokko - Danmarks Ambassade, Rabat

[dazzling]

Here is the article and part of the translation

Princess Marie, for the first time represent the royal family when she visited Monday in Morocco. Marie will be received and accompanied by the 46-year Moroccan princess Mariam. Twice princess M will visit the Andalusian Garden at the fortress town Oudaya before the tour moves on to an orphanage in Rabat, where Princess Marie hand over a gift for a total of 3,500 boxes of Lego, which converted is 3 tons of the popular bricks, the Lego Charity Fund to orphanages throughout Morocco.
The visit is an important part of strengthening relations between Denmark and Morocco.

[Paty]

Princess Marie arrived today in Morocco, there is planned a photo opportunity at the airport on arrival. The Danish Royal Court has been announced today that she is pregnant

She will arrive at 19:30h

[Al_bina]

Once again I am looking forward to seeing photos of Moroccan princesses wearing magnificent caftans and European clothes. I hope that Lalla Meryem will be assigned to perform this engagement.

[sgl]

Are there any photos? I tried to find some on this site, but didn't have any luck. Is Marie staying in the royal palace, or is she in a hotel?

[Mademoiselle Lilo]

Originally Posted by sgl

Are there any photos? I tried to find some on this site, but didn't have any luck. Is Marie staying in the royal palace, or is she in a hotel?

nothing yet sgl
i guess (i am not sur)she'll stay in one of the royal residences,the king do that (give the royal palaces to his guest) all the time and with all the royal,and VIP guests.

[sgl]

Thanks, Mademoiselle Lilo! I think Princess Marie is very lucky to be able to meet Lalla Miriam and to be able to stay in the royal palace. The Moroccan royal palaces are so beautiful (one of the most beautiful in the world, IMO).

[chaimae]

Originally Posted by sgl

Thanks, Mademoiselle Lilo! I think Princess Marie is very lucky to be able to meet Lalla Miriam and to be able to stay in the royal palace. The Moroccan royal palaces are so beautiful (one of the most beautiful in the world, IMO).

yes , she is lucky to meet our princess , and our king is so generous !
but stiil waiting for pic
thanks madmoiselle lilo to help as

[sgl]

Thanks, Jess Rulz! The photo wasn't appearing earlier. Lalla Miriam and Marie both look lovely. It is kind of funny that they are both wearing the same color.

[Lilla]

Thanks to both Mademoiselle Lilo and JessRulz.

And yes it is quit funny they are wearing the same colours.

I do sort of admire Marie for making her first solo official event on a semi-official visit to a foreign country.......

She has got guts!

[marmi]

Its great to see Marie doing a duty overseas. I had to go back and read what time she was due to arrive, as it is summer here and for it to be that dark it would have to be late at night... LOL
Princess Marie looks great (I'm not talking about her clothes here, but her), hope its a good omen for the next day (& the rest of the pregnancy of course)

The DRF seem to announce the pregnancies before significant events - remember Mary's was announced before a gala dinner once?

[carlota]

Originally Posted by marmi

The DRF seem to announce the pregnancies before significant events - remember Mary's was announced before a gala dinner once?

yes, wasn't the first pregnancy announced before their trip to greenland? i think the second one was before a regular official event though.

i'm glad to see marie. she looks perfect, i hope we get more pictures soon. lalla meryem looks quite tired/sad though.

[Madame Royale]

Originally Posted by carlota

yes, wasn't the first pregnancy announced before their trip to greenland? i think the second one was before a regular official event though.

Mary's second pregnancy was announced the day after a government or diplomatic white tie banquet held at Christiansborg Palace...

[Mademoiselle Lilo]

great photos thank you all
i saw the arrival on TV yesterday
i like Marie coat very elegant,Lalla Meryem do look tired

[ricarda]

Originally Posted by marmi

The DRF seem to announce the pregnancies before significant events - remember Mary's was announced before a gala dinner once?

carlota
yes, wasn't the first pregnancy announced before their trip to greenland?

This is actually not correct. I think announcing the pregnancy on the same day as Marie's first solo engagement and visit abroad is a clever PR move (and no coincidence) but the DRF does not usually announce pregnancies before significant events.

Mary's first pregnancy was announced on 25th April 2005 (the same day as Mette-Marits), shortly after F&M's visit to Thailand and Japan (their visit to Greenland was in 2004, shortly after the wedding) and 1 and half a week before their next engagement in Denmark.
The second pregnancy was announced on 26th October 2006. Mary opened a conference that day, the day before there was a gala dinner for members of parliament and the day after a concert to celebrate DRC's 50th anniversary - all actually quite the regular royal engagements and not particularly significant.(all infos taken from the couple's website )

I liked Marie's outfit at arrival, except for the bag and shoes, they didn't seem to fit with the rest.

[carlota]

Originally Posted by ricarda

This is actually not correct. I think announcing the pregnancy on the same day as Marie's first solo engagement and visit abroad is a clever PR move (and no coincidence) but the DRF does not usually announce pregnancies before significant events.

Mary's first pregnancy was announced on 25th April 2005 (the same day as Mette-Marits), shortly after F&M's visit to Thailand and Japan (their visit to Greenland was in 2004, shortly after the wedding) and 1 and half a week before their next engagement in Denmark.
The second pregnancy was announced on 26th October 2006. Mary opened a conference that day, the day before there was a gala dinner for members of parliament and the day after a concert to celebrate DRC's 50th anniversary - all actually quite the regular royal engagements and not particularly significant.(all infos taken from the couple's website )

I liked Marie's outfit at arrival, except for the bag and shoes, they didn't seem to fit with the rest.

excuse me, i was actually thinking of the visit to the faroe islands, rather than the greenland one - slight slip with the danish territories! if i'm not mistaken christian's pregnancy was announced just before it (with letizia's).

the pictures in the ambassy are nice - marie seems to be enjoying her new role and looks happy and smiley. the purple outfit is lovely and seems to suit her perfectly - maybe she got an assistant or some help from mary's? both outfits were perfect.

there were two ladies with her at the arrival (picture). maybe one of them is the LIW?