Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Current Events 9: Sept 2012 - May 2016


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:previous: lol :ROFLMAO:
Thanks for the info
Maybe they can take the kids too?
 
Oh man, that face on Josephine is priceless :lol: What a character she already is. She's so full of fun and life. Let me put it this way, I think it's never ever boring near her and her siblings :ROFLMAO: F&M has their hands full with those bubbly kids.

Agree 100%. :flowers: They are all a delight to watch. Very natural. Loved the minion moment! :cool:

Josephine's so typically a youngest child, IMO. She likes to be the center of attention, is full of confidence and will probably have quite a clash with mom and dad when she grows up. Mark my words :)

Not necessarily. In terms of birth order, the 4th born supposedly repeats the 1st born dynamic. I can vouch for that. ;) She will be a trailblazer.
 
The year is coming to an end and 2015 has been another busy year for Frederik and Mary with many official duties. We have also seen much to Christian, Bella, Vincent and Josephine. Not least, when the Crown Prince family's spend their summer at Gråsten :)

BB has collected a gallery of F&M and children in 2015:
SE BILLEDERNE: Kronprinsfamiliens år i glimt] | BILLED-BLADET

(If you consider how many events our Crown Prince Couple have during a year, I think the gallery could have included some more pictures from all those, though.)
 
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:previous: lots of great moments
Little Isabella on her first official act
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi.../kronprinsfamiliensaarbred5.jpg?itok=fKKiWunQ

and Frederik and Mary at work together are a great team, and its nice that they also get to share little moments with each other
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...edia/kronprinsfamiliensaar2.jpg?itok=5152syE-

and here is hoping they do the riders parade every year ;)
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...edia/kronprinsfamiliensaar6.jpg?itok=TrBX2-BS
 
:previous: lots of great moments
Little Isabella on her first official act
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi.../kronprinsfamiliensaarbred5.jpg?itok=fKKiWunQ

and Frederik and Mary at work together are a great team, and its nice that they also get to share little moments with each other
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...edia/kronprinsfamiliensaar2.jpg?itok=5152syE-

and here is hoping they do the riders parade every year ;)
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...edia/kronprinsfamiliensaar6.jpg?itok=TrBX2-BS


All three one of my faves moments during the year.

The pictures of Frederik kissing his wife on their official visit in Germany was chosen by Billedbladet's chief editor to her favorite picture from 2015.
 
Nothing has been confirmed on the DRF website so far, but a possible trip by the Crown Prince Couple and a Danish Business Delegation to Saudi Arabia at the end of February has come up.

Kronprinseparret på hemmelig charmetur til diktator: 'Det er fuldstændig skandaløst' - Politik | www.bt.dk

"It is supposedly meant to Danish Crown Prince couple, along with a wide range of business organizations should be on 'secret' trip to Saudi Arabia. The tour, which is organized in cooperation between the Foreign Ministry and several professional organization meetings now harsh criticism."

another article, so far 40 organizations have been registered as attending
Massiv kritik: 'Skandaløst' at sende kronprinsparret på charmetur til diktatur | Politik
:flowers:
 
:previous: Thank you, Polyesco.

Yes, since the news of the confidential planning of this business-offensive to Saudi Arabia emerged today, there has been a lot of criticism!
So much actually that several businesses and organizations wishing to take part seems to have pulled or are considering pulling out.

The reason is Saudi Arabia less than impressive track record in regards to human right, women's rights, treatment of immigrant workers, Saudi Arabias reluctance to accept Syrian refugees not to mention that DK and Saudi Arabia more or less secretly support different sides in Irag and Syria.
Saudia Arabia is also becoming less interesting since the trade embargo against Iran is being lifted, so Iran is now a most attractive market!

So the government, especially the Foreign Ministry (which is the main ministry behind this) and the main organizations behind Danish commerce is getting quite a lot of heat today. With M&F caught in the middle of it.
The DRF can hardly be blamed. It's not like M&F one day suddenly decide: "Let's go to Saudi Arabia in March and promote Danish commerce and perhaps some ministers or businessmen will come along".

It will be interesting to see if the trip will be cancelled altogether.
 
:previous: thanks Muhler:flowers:
I agree. Its not up to Frederik and Mary, or the DRF, but the Foreign ministry to decide. will be interesting

It looks like the Foreign Minister has responded, and looks like he wants the trip with the royal couple to go forward
Minister: Jeg sørger for kritisk dialog med Saudi-Arabien - Politik
"- Royal Couple have their program, and I have mine, so I can easily take the critical dialogue, despite the fact that the royal couple is.
- It is important for the Danish business community that we take on such trips - including Saudi Arabia - just to create dialogue.
To the question of whether Kristian Jensen still intend to go despite the massive criticism is the answer:
- This visit is beneficial for business and therefore we still have interest in taking off, minister says to Ritzau."
S: Kongeligt besøg til Saudi-Arabien bremser for kritisk dialog - Indland

I guess F&M will just have to make the most of it and promote Danish Business if the trip goes forward.
I think the Spanish King and Queen were planning a trip in February as well that was recently cancelled i think
 
:previous: Cancelled for the same reason?
 
:previous: Cancelled for the same reason?

It was cancelled due to the political situation in Spain (they are trying to from a government) but it attracted the same type of critisism.
In the end its all about money, who cares about human rights or a country that practises sharia law or finances terrorism.
 
Thanks Eya,

Here a picture from Mary and Frederik arriving:
https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=bc282988c6481bccf318b138ff3779de&oe=572A4EFB

Isn't they a handsome couple :)

Crown Prince Frederik in his Navy uniform and Mary in her breathtakingly beautiful gown (I have much looked forward to see that purple gown again)

I wish our Crown Prince Couple and our Queen a fun evening. It's never boring to party with the Navy/sailors... (-;
 

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:previous: Thanks Eya. :flowers:

It was interesting to hear QMII's yacht-captain (*) talk about what goes on at such a gala dinner.
It's for navy commodores and up, so Frederik wasn't the highest ranking present, military speaking.
It's a fairly informal dinner even though they are dressed in the finest mess-uniforms. There is a cheer for the navy and then coffee is served with cozy chatting. No formal speeches as such.
QMII, and as such M&F, will have met the officers many times before as they work their way up the ranks and since she has been reigning for 40 years, chances are that she met the officers present for the first time when they graduated as young lieutenants from the naval academy and went to their first audience with their Majesty, who is also their commander-in-chief.

(*) Being the yacht-captain is the highest and most prestigious command you can hold as a captain in the Danish navy. It's usually also the last command before retiring.
As a yacht-captain he is the Majesty's personal captain and outranks any other captain. He is also her first adjutant, outranking even the chief of the staff of adjutants.
A yacht-captain holds his command for a number of years before retiring and as he usually dines with the DRF when aboard Dannebrog he also gets to know them pretty well.
 
The Crown Prince Couple are active and busy members of the DRF and that means they (like the rest of us) also has work to do on their birthdays.

BB today has an article telling us Frederik has an official event at Copenhagen City Hall on next Friday, February 5, at Mary's 44 birthday. Here the Danish flag bearer to the Olympic Games 2016 will be revealed.
The event is not written in the official royal calender yet... Maybe it will be added on tomorrow when it's Monday.

The event is from 12.30 to 14.30 so plenty of time for Frederik to celebrate his Crown Princess in the morning and evening, though :)

http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...ansk-fest-paa-kronprinsesse-marys-foedselsdag

The coming week will be really busy for Frederik and Mary. (Also for us here at TRF :p)
They have events every day during the week and some days more events on a day.
 
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:previous: thanks Roskilde
Busy days ahead. Hopefully it is placed on his calendar , but as we know Frederik and Mary often have meetings and events that are not included on their agendas.
 
This is IMO one of Frederik's and Mary's very biggest strengths:

Their pride and their support for each other.

As you may know Crown Princess Mary and Denmark will be host for the world's largest women's conference 'Women Deliver' in Copenhagen next week. Crown Princess Mary has been with from the very early beginning... She is deeply involved. She is host and patron. And it's perhaps one of her biggest tasks!

I am therefore very delighthed (but not at all surprised) to see in the DRF royal calendar that Frederik will accompany Mary when she officially opens 'The Women Deliver' conference on Monday :wub:

H.K.H. Kronprinsessen forestår åbningen af Women Deliver Conference 2016 | Kongehuset - Forside

"H.R.H. The Crown Princess is in charge of the opening of the Women Deliver Conference 2016 at Bella Center with the accompaniment of HRH the Crown Prince Federik. 16th May at 16.30"

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I see also Princess Benedikte participates in the opening of the Women Deliver conference.
 
:previous: wonderful. Its no surprise at all that Frederik is a huge support for Mary and as we have seen, very proud of her. (as well as Mary being a huge support for Frederik)

Cant wait for the conference. Mary has worked a lot on this.

Frederik will also have an event on his own in connection with the conference on the 18th
"HRH The Crown Prince participates in DIF / IOC side event in conjunction with the Women Deliver Conference"
H.K.H. Kronprinsen deltager i DIF/IOC side event i forbindelse med Women Deliver konferencen | Kongehuset - Forside
 
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This is IMO one of Frederik's and Mary's very biggest strengths: Their pride and their support for each other.

I agree. :flowers: They are the real-deal, and a pleasure to watch.

There are only a handful of royals where I feel I am observing a genuine family, loving each other and living real lives. Mary and Frederik and their children are one such. Guilliame and Stephanie of Luxembourg is another, and the entire Swedish Royal family. None other come to mind, except perhaps Edward and Sophie Wessex in England.

I believe that likely most royal couples start out loving each other but for some reason they don't hold up well to the camera's scrutiny. The two stand-outs for me are the Swedish Royal Family and Mary and Frederik of Denmark. :flowers:
 
Upcoming new portrait of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary :)


12 May
HRH The Crown Prince participates in opening of the exhibition by Mario Testino.


Billed Bladet:

"Princess Diana's photographer exhibits new portrait of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.

Crown Prince Frederik can in Testinos Copenhagen exhibition be especially pleased to see a brand new and never before published portrait of himself and his wife, Crown Princess Mary.

The Danish Crown Prince couple knows Testino quite well and has a few years ago had the photographer for a special dinner at home in Frederik VIII's Palace. It was a dinner with several profiles from the Danish and international fashion world."

The dinner mentioned is probably the dinner they hosted in connection with Copenhagen Fashion Summit a couple of years ago.

This is IMO one of Frederik's and Mary's very biggest strengths:

Their pride and their support for each other.

As you may know Crown Princess Mary and Denmark will be host for the world's largest women's conference 'Women Deliver' in Copenhagen next week. Crown Princess Mary has been with from the very early beginning... She is deeply involved. She is host and patron. And it's perhaps one of her biggest tasks!

I am therefore very delighthed (but not at all surprised) to see in the DRF royal calendar that Frederik will accompany Mary when she officially opens 'The Women Deliver' conference on Monday.

H.K.H. Kronprinsessen forestår åbningen af Women Deliver Conference 2016 | Kongehuset - Forside

I agree. :flowers: They are the real-deal, and a pleasure to watch.

There are only a handful of royals where I feel I am observing a genuine family, loving each other and living real lives. Mary and Frederik and their children are one such.

The member Kita wrote this a year ago which I remember I thought was quite nice formulated:

"(...)I tried to see Frederik and Mary while they were here, but just couldn't make it because I wasn't feeling well. So bummed about that. I just love them. They seem so down to earth and they're one of those couples that I genuinely believe would be together even if they were just normal citizens."


http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...ptember-17-19-2014-a-36724-4.html#post1704666
 
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Upcoming new portrait of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary :)


Billed Bladet:

"Princess Diana's photographer exhibits new portrait of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary.

Crown Prince Frederik can in Testinos Copenhagen exhibition be especially pleased to see a brand new and never before published portrait of himself and his wife, Crown Princess Mary.

The Danish Crown Prince couple knows Testino quite well and has a few years ago had the photographer for a special dinner at home in Frederik VIII's Palace. It was a dinner with several profiles from the Danish and international fashion world."

The dinner mentioned is probably the dinner they hosted in connection with Copenhagen Fashion Summit a couple of years ago.

This is very exciting news and it would be nice to see a new portrait of the couple.
 
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A BB video from tonight: VIDEO: Kronprinsesse Mary og kronprins Frederik holdt modemiddag hjemme i palæet | BILLED-BLADET

M&F hosted a dinner at Amalienborg for people behind the Copenhagen Fashion Summit.
The man they are seen posing with is Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen. I'm not sure who the woman is.

The topic for Copenhagen Fashion Summit is sustainable fashion. It's a sad fact that production of clothes and other fashion items pollutes and has a low recycle-rate.

maybe we should move this to their current events as its on their calendar.:flowers:
"the Crown Prince Couple host a dinner in connection with the Copenhagen Fashion Summit. Copenhagen Fashion Summit is an international conference focusing on sustainable fashion"

the president and first lady from Honduras were one of the guest.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CiMslZ5XAAUptje.jpg

they hosted a similar dinner 2 years ago i think. they look fantastic
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...dia-qbrick/2C5B72387485F4B1.jpg?itok=wmNa5DwB
http://i.imgur.com/chGIehF.png

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XwhOfhWM...gCLcB/s595/Crown-Princess-Mary-Frederik-2.jpg
 
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more information about the President of Honduras being there (and more pictures)

"Prince Frederik is leading Danish business missions to the world, while Princess Mary is the developer of the Danish fashion also globally, so the Textile Summit is held every two years in Copenhagen.
Ambassador of Honduras to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union (EU), Roberto Ochoa Madrid, said the presence of President Hernandez is very important because it is the first time a Honduran president visit this European country, which is the fourth economic power of the European Union.
"This visit is of two important milestones, considering that Denmark is a nation positioned in a high ranking in the international community, is the fourth economic power in the European Union, its agricultural products circulate throughout the world and the textile industry is the fourth area most important of the country, "said Honduran diplomat."

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1124598544263233&id=226039647452465

http://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/958851-410/pr%EDncipes-de-dinamarca-reciben-a-juan-orlando-hern%E1ndez?hootPostID=20d9a6854830ddd4445668ea1e7b0ef4

i like the room decoration
https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn....=29bd0258124c068e55a92764cf9091ac&oe=579E3174
https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn....=8d9e031cb69108336d974e4d8f75d79c&oe=57E2680E
https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn....=24e015a4c681768c032b0600ccb2aa30&oe=579E0FD6
 
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well, that dress surely proved popular amongst the scandinavian princesses! :)

sustainable fashion is an interesting topic, it's nice that there is ongoing interest by the international community.

i see that mario testino attended - i can predict the future and guess that we will soon see a new portrait by him of FM :)
 
well, that dress surely proved popular amongst the scandinavian princesses! :)

sustainable fashion is an interesting topic, it's nice that there is ongoing interest by the international community.

i see that mario testino attended - i can predict the future and guess that we will soon see a new portrait by him of FM :)

Frederik will be opening an exhibit tomorrow by Mario Testino, at the GL strand (which Frederik is patron of). The press release have mentioned never before seen portraits of Frederik and Mary that were taken a few years ago by Mario when he visited them last (probably in their last dinner in 2014). Information on the event and portraits are in Frederik's current events thread :flowers:
http://www.glstrand.dk/udstillinger/kommende/mario-testino.aspx

more pictures
PPE Agency
http://ppe-agency.com/500px/May2016/PPE16051163.jpg

and from the DRF website
Middag forud for Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2016 | Kongehuset - Forside

Here we can see the entrance to the room with the big red painting
http://kongehuset.dk/sites/default/..._royal_design_363-edit-edit.jpg?itok=Y5TlOTpW
excellent use of their home for these events

they both looked great

http://media4.popsugar-assets.com/f...rincess-Mary-Wearing-Black-Dress-May-2016.jpg
http://resize-parismatch.ladmedia.f...ry-invite-la-mode-durable-dans-son-palais.jpg
http://0.t.cdn.belga.be/belgaimage:92502788:preview:watermark?v=57220bbb&m=jfomjnpn
http://0.t.cdn.belga.be/belgaimage:92502804:preview:watermark?v=57220bbb&m=fnlibaof
 
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