Queen Margrethe II, Current Events Part 1: February 2018 - June 2020


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Muhler! can you please explain the Queen's joy at receiving a very large book at this ceremony? What is it about? Do please share your wonderful knowledge of all things Danish:flowers:
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Eh, not yet.
Perhaps BB can tell us in their magazine coverage next week?

But I think QMII in general is delighted about most books she gets. ?
 
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On October 5 Queen Margrethe visited the Museum Lolland-Falster and inspected the latest excavation results and findings of one of Denmark's largest archaeological research projects during the establishment of the permanent connection across the Fehmarn Belt:


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Indeed, a happy, happy day for QMII!

Notice the appropriate brooch, in the form of a (Viking-era) boss I think it's called.
 
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Queen Margrethe hosted a lunch for Italy's President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura at Amalienborg Castle today, October 8:


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Thanks, Iceflower.

Why is the Italian President accompanied by his daughter? Is he a widower?
 
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Queen Margrethe presented the HC Ørsted Medal at the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters today, October 16:



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Thanks Eya & Iceflower.

She presented the colours for two regiments, an HQ-regiment and an intelligence regiment.

DK has often contributed with an HQ for multinational missions. And the idea is to pick such a future HQ from this regiment.
The regiment will also provide supporting HQ specialist for Danish missions abroad.
HQ-members are today today much more specialized than beforehand. So depending on the mission additional specialists will be attache to a battalion deployed to say Estonia.

The same things goes for the intelligence regiment. Their job, is together with the Military Intelligence (which mainly gather information via listening devices, human sources and foreign intelligence organizations. However the specialist in this regiment, gather and analyze intelligence on a tactical level. That can be anything from using drones, to directing special forces, to providing language officers (intelligence officers who master the local language) for patrols and interrogation.

In contrast to say USA and Britain Danish regiments do not have a regimental colour and a national flag. The Danish colour is always a Dannebrog with regimental symbols.

QMII here hammer in the last and topmost nail in the colour, attaching Dannebrog to the pole. Then she present the colour to the commander in chief, usually a colonel.

When an old regimental colour is replaced, it will often be displayed in a place of pride at the regimental barracks.
Otherwise it must be disposed of in the exact same way you dispose of an ordinary Dannebrog:
You fold the flag neatly and place it on a clean fire.
There it will burn to ashes, having never ever touched the ground, since it was made.
 
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Here's a video of the award ceremony:

 
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The exhibition about Germany is based on this being the 30th anniversary of the fall of Die Maur - The Berlin Wall.
(I remember watching it live on Sky News - with disbelief!)

But it is also aimed at heightening Germanys profile (and popularity) in DK. Hence why the German Foreign Minister was present as well.

QMII recommended the exhibition warmly and urged people to come at see it. - She doesn't usually recommend something that eagerly IMO.

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https://www.bt.dk/samfund/dronning-margrethe-fanget-i-splid-paa-koebenhavns-universitet

Today QMII got caught up in a student-protest at Copenhagen University.
She was present there because of the annual celebration of the university. And while sitting there a student entered the rostrum and for three minutes scolded the management and expressed dissatisfaction with some ways the Humanitarian lines are being directed. All that on behalf of a number of other students. - I must confess I haven't heard about this protest before nor do I really understand what it is about.
Anyway, it seem directly inspired by an almost identical protest back in 1968. Where King Frederik (IIRC) was present as well.

Afterwards a representative for the protesting students expressed regret that QMII had been caught up in the protest, it was in no way aimed at her and they had not even been sure QMII would be there.

A representative for the management is quoted for saying that QMII reacted with "stoic calm."

The court has not yet returned for a comment on the episode.
 
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Muhler said:
https://www.bt.dk/samfund/dronning-margrethe-fanget-i-splid-paa-koebenhavns-universitet

Today QMII got caught up in a student-protest at Copenhagen University.
She was present there because of the annual celebration of the university. And while sitting there a student entered the rostrum and for three minutes scolded the management and expressed dissatisfaction with some ways the Humanitarian lines are being directed. All that on behalf of a number of other students. - I must confess I haven't heard about this protest before nor do I really understand what it is about.
Anyway, it seem directly inspired by an almost identical protest back in 1968. Where King Frederik (IIRC) was present as well.

Afterwards a representative for the protesting students expressed regret that QMII had been caught up in the protest, it was in no way aimed at her and they had not even been sure QMII would be there.

A representative for the management is quoted for saying that QMII reacted with "stoic calm."

The court has not yet returned for a comment on the episode.
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It's about the faculty being cut so tight that multiple programmes are forced to be merged to avoid closing down altogether, teaching hours are down to the barest of minimum, a large number of classes are being cut and the remaining classes are overfilled (in hope that a certain percentage of students won't show up physically because otherwise there aren't seats enough for everyone), institute libraries are being closed down and to the best of my knowledge masters thesis defences have now also been cut across the entire faculty.

So definitely a relevant protest (a case that the media can't whine "krænkelseskultur!" at though and as such it doesn't gain as much (if any) traction in the press – which is probably the reason you haven't heard of it). And perhaps it's also very healthy for QMII to not exclusively see the state of an institution such as the University of Copenhagen portrayed through rose-coloured glasses.
 
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Queen Margrethe attended the Life Guards' Parade today, November 13, and handed out the Queen's Watch:



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And while there she will do her usual Christmas-shopping. Buying Christmas presents for her staff as well. And an English cake for Christmas Eve.
A legacy from either her nanny or Queen Ingrid. Can't remember off hand.
 
Some blurry pictures of the Queen in London for the Anglo-Danish society anniversary

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the room looks wonderful
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"This evening a mini band from the Pipes and Drums headed over to The Drapers Hall to entertain HRH Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and other invited guests.
Queen Margrethe is the Colonel in Chief of The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment (PWRR) and has been since 1997 to underline the Regiments link with the Royal House of Denmark since 1689."
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Here are some more photos of Queen Margrethe (and the Duchess of Gloucester) at the Anglo-Danish Society's gala dinner this week:



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This morning,The Queen appointed 101 newly officers from the Army in Christian IX's Mansion at Amalienborg. At the reception, Her Majesty welcomed all the officers and wished them congratulations on their education.


https://www.instagram.com/p/B57YXX8AGo0/
 
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