Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik Picture Thread I

[H.M. Margrethe]

Princesse Margrethe´s confirmation 1. of April 1955

[laurixa]

1,2 Margrethe with her parents

3,4 Margrethe alone

[Alexandria]

Not quite pictures of Queen Margrethe, but I thought these were amusing! :p

Original caption: Hong Kong-born martial arts actor Jackie Chan attends the tribute gala in honor of French actress Jeanne Moreau at Flora Danica. Jackie Chan kisses a portrait of Denmark's Queen Margaret II.

[paulette]

Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik looked great and fabulous in their official portrait. The picture in which the Queen was wearing a green shade of gown.

I really adore her because she is such a natural person.

[CasiraghiTrio]

I think these are a bit old, but they are nice pictures from www.hola.es so I thought you might enjoy them....

[Lindy80]

They look just a little fake, no?

[norwegianne]

Originally Posted by Lindy80

They look just a little fake, no?

Fake, how?

[seto]

How do you mean fake?

[SpiffyBallerina]

Originally Posted by Lindy80

They look just a little fake, no?

I think it's a bit difficult to "fake" it for almost 40 years.

[alejandro_sk]

Originally Posted by SpiffyBallerina

I think it's a bit difficult to "fake" it for almost 40 years.

Not really if you are a king or queen. Who knows (or would tell) whether you sleep with your husband/wife or alone in your own bedroom, for example? Who would tell how many times you argue badly with your husband/wife, what they tell each other, etc.?
In Belgium nobody was saying anything about Albert's affaire with another woman and his extra-marital (Is that the right word?) daughter until that Belgian-Dutch (?) guy published the book on queen Paola and "spilled the beans". Then yes, everything was made public by the press and then the Christmas speech by the king himself. But until then I think not even the Belgian people knew a thing about that.
What do ordinary people really know about Henri? (I'm from Argentina, that's why I ask ) Here, he's practically unknown :( .
Take care!
Alejandro

[Aussie Princess]

I guess we don't know, but I personally think their happiness around each other looks completley genuine.

[alejandro_sk]

Originally Posted by Aussie Princess

I guess we don't know, but I personally think their happiness around each other looks completley genuine.

Probably you're right. I'm sure you see and read more of them than we do in our country. What do people in Australia think about them (as Mary's in-laws)?
Take care!
Alejandro
PS. OK, ok, wrong thread. Sorry.

[Jo of Palatine]

Originally Posted by alejandro_sk

Not really if you are a king or queen. Who knows (or would tell) whether you sleep with your husband/wife or alone in your own bedroom, for example? Who would tell how many times you argue badly with your husband/wife, what they tell each other, etc.?
In Belgium nobody was saying anything about Albert's affaire with another woman and his extra-marital (Is that the right word?) daughter until that Belgian-Dutch (?) guy published the book on queen Paola and "spilled the beans". Then yes, everything was made public by the press and then the Christmas speech by the king himself. But until then I think not even the Belgian people knew a thing about that.
What do ordinary people really know about Henri? (I'm from Argentina, that's why I ask ) Here, he's practically unknown :( .
Take care!
Alejandro

I believe that it all comes out at some point. There are people who are going to tell. Maybe not in public but there will be rumours. There were quite some rumours about the then prince and princess Albert of Belgium - I remember that it was quite the topic some 20 years ago.

But I never read anything about the Danes... maybe there simply isn't anything worth reporting? Or they are so discreet that not even rumours spread? If so, congratulations for their style! :)

[Thomas Parkman]

Fake, dear people, I think not. Margerethe is a queen and truly regal in the real sense of the word and doesn't even think about it. she is totally natural and as honest as her postition allows her to be. She doesn't need to fake anything. those marvelous pictures from her vacation on Henrik's estate in France are the case in point. Cheers.

[UserDane]

I think that prince Henrik makes QMII happy on many levels. Henrik has for many years faced some critism and ridicule about being 'too French' - too outlandish somehow for most Danes. But I think that a lot of Danes have finally come to appreciate the values he has contributed with. He obviously fulfills Margrethe's need for a real life-partner - someone she can share her passion for art with for example.
Also, his work efforts have not been adequately appreciated IMO; but he really does seem to put a lot of work into a variety of projects. It has sometimes been said by representatives from trade and industry that Henrik is a genuine asset whenever he joins one of the Danish trade promotion tours abroad.

It would be nice if Henrik received more general recognition for the work he has done over the years.

[Daneborn]

Hear, hear !!

I for one recognise Henrik for his work.

I bought a bottle of his red wine the other week.
Now I can't decide whether I should drink it or keep it as a souvenir.
I wish I bought two bottles

Bright idea: I will open it, drink it, and keep the bottle as a souvenir.

About Henrik and Margrethe; all couples have their ups and downs. We just don't exactly know if and when any downs occured. But right now, in their third age, they both seem happy and content with life and what it has given to them so far.

userDane; needless to say, I love your avatar.

[lumutqueen]

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7...200sisters.jpg

I love this picture.
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[Dierna23]

Sorry, if this question was asked before or its the wrong thread to ask, but - does anybody know, how tall Queen Margrethe is? I just watched an documentary about her together with my mother. Be both like the Queen so much and my mother always said: "She must be a tall woman." So I was wondering, anybody knows it?

[JessRulz]

Picture gallery from Billed Bladet of the then Princess Margrethe training in the Home Guard:
Translated version of http://www.billedbladet.dk/

[lilibeth77]

does anyone has pictures of margrethe when she was pregnant, i've never seen pictures of her in those times