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#121
08-07-2003, 12:33 PM
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I speak Norwegian, not Danish, but here goes....
"Frederik gets his Mary" At a press conference in Cahors Queen Margrethe has indirectly confirmed that Crown Prince Frederik shall be engaged to Mary Donaldson. At the traditional press conferences, (?) held in conjunction with the Queen and Prince Henriks sommer visit to France, the journalists naturally occupied themselves most with the year-long rumors about the Crown Prince's engagement. The Queen was asked, among other things: "Is it a sweet love Frederik has?" "Yes," answered Queen Margrethe "Is it a good daughter-in-law you're getting?" "yes," answered the Queen. When questioned about when an engagement will take place, answered the queen: "We must have some secrets." I hope that was ok for you guys. Any native Danish speakers out there - I'm sorry if I slaughtered your beautiful language! :flower: |
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#122
08-07-2003, 01:26 PM
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Lord Chambarlain was already denied that QM announded the weeding or that she was refering to Mary in the press confence. I left you the article from Politiken in danish, i hope that some translate it
 "Hofmarskal: Intet nyt i dronningens udtalelser nothing new in Queen's statement it is the latest new form 15.08 (after the press conference at Caix) Dronningens udtalelser om sin kommende svigerdatter bringer intet nyt om kronprinsens eventuelle forlovelse og ægteskab med australske Mary Donaldson. Det fastslår hofmarskal Søren Haslund-Christensen, der betegner pressens fornyede spekulationer om et nært forestående royalt bryllup som "en overfortolkning". »Dronningen har sagt, hvad hun har sagt, men der er ikke ændret noget på situationen i forhold til en kommende forlovelse eller et giftemål. Hun svarer på et spørgsmål, hvor der bliver spurgt, om hun får en sød svigerdatter, og så siger hun ja, det er hun sikker på«, siger Søren Haslund-Christensen til Ritzau. Generelle udtalelser Udtalelsen om den kommende svigerdatter faldt på dronningens pressemøde på slottet i Caix i Frankrig, men ifølge hofmarskallen refererede hverken journalisten eller dronningen specifikt til Mary Donaldson. Derimod svarer dronningen ifølge Haslund-Christensen mere generelt på, om hun forventer at få en sød svigerdatter. »Det har hun sagt flere gange før, og hun har begrundet det med, at hun har fuld tillid til, at Frederik vælger en sød pige. Hun har ikke udtalt sig om Mary Donaldson. Hun har ikke sagt, hvem det handler om. Det er dér, overfortolkningen ligger«, siger Søren Haslund-Christensen. Officiel meddelelse Hofmarskallen forklarer, at hoffet udsender en officiel pressemeddelelse, når det ligger fast, at kronprins Frederik bliver forlovet - netop for at undgå unødige pressespekulationer. " Forlovelsen skal i givet fald først proklameres på et statsråd, hvor både dronningen og regeringen deltager, men det første statsråd ligger kort tid efter Folketingets åbning tirsdag den 7. oktober, og det er ikke sat på programmet med henblik på en forlovelse, understreger Søren Haslund-Christensen. Kronprins Frederiks hofchef, Per Thornit, vil ikke kommentere dronningens udtalelser, men han oplyser, at kronprinsen som planlagt arbejder ved Forsvarsakademiet på Svanemøllens Kaserne. /ritzau/" :flower: Xicamaluca
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#123
08-07-2003, 05:39 PM
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I have not posted an article here before. I hope this works! Here is the URL just in case:
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0...1%255E2,00.html Mary ready to marry into royalty Froms news.com.au Mary ready to marry into royalty By Sue Bailey August 8, 2003 TASMANIAN Mary Donaldson looks set to marry Danish Crown Prince Frederik after his mother publicly approved of the relationship. At a media conference in the south of France last night, Queen Margrethe II spoke for the first time about Ms Donaldson. "I am sure that she will be a nice daughter-in-law," the Queen told about 30 journalists and photographers at Cahorf where she and her husband have a winery. Queen Margrethe II has previously denied Ms Donaldson's existence. However, Trine Larsen, a journalist on Denmark's biggest selling tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet said there was now no doubt who would be the country's next Queen. "At the press conference the Queen was asked if she had met Mary and she said she had and she is very fond of her," Ms Larsen said. "She would not say the couple were engaged but an announcement is probably now very close. "The Queen asked if we could imagine if her 35-year-old son would find it amusing that we were talking to his mother about his business." Ms Larsen said the Danish media were excited about the Queen's acceptance of Ms Donaldson, 31, who grew up at Taroona. Prince Frederik is the eldest of the Queen's two sons and was 35 in May. He and Ms Donaldson met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She graduated in law from the University of Tasmania and worked in real estate in Sydney. Ms Donaldson moved to Copenhagen last year, renting a unit in a chic neighbourhood and finding work. Speculation was rife in May that the engagement would be announced after a government cabinet meeting. |
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#124
08-07-2003, 05:41 PM
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Another one from news.com.au: Danish Queen backs Donaldson
Danish Queen backs Donaldson From correspondents in Toulouse August 8, 2003 SPECULATION that Danish Crown Prince Frederik will get engaged soon intensified today after Queen Margrethe II said she thought her son's Australian friend, Mary Donaldson, would be "the one". The Danish sovereign, now holidaying in southwestern France, told journalists at Caix castle near Toulouse Donaldson would make "a nice daughter-in-law". "I think she will be the one," she said. The queen gave no indication about the timing of any engagement, saying: "We have the right to keep some secrets to ourselves." But Danish palace watchers took the royal utterings to mean that an engagement party should be expected later this year. Although Prince Frederik and Donaldson have been making joint public appearances for months now, going to weddings, parties and on holidays together, the queen had never before acknowledged that the two were an item. "I am pleased for the crown prince, I really am," Margrethe said, adding she has met Donaldson informally several times. Frederik, 35, the elder of the queen's two sons, met the 31-year-old lawyer during the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Agence France-Presse |
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#125
08-07-2003, 07:53 PM
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Interesting articles everybody. It seems that we are close to an engagement ... or is it just deja vu? :P
Can anyone tell me from these articles or previous articles when it was that Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik officially met Mary? And during the press conference in Cahors last night did the Queen ever say Mary's name or was it just "presumed" that was who she was referring to? |
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#126
08-07-2003, 09:25 PM
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Australien, Sydney, 01-12-2001 Mary Donaldson, in Darlinghurst, Sydney am Freitag. Mittagspause mit ein paar Arbeitskollegen. © Jamie Fawcett / Dana Press
Australien, Paddington, 22-11-2001 Mary Donaldson, Freundin von KronprinzFrederik, auf dem Weg zu einer Party bei Freunden im Stadtteil Paddington, © Jamie Fawcett / Dana Press Australien, Paddington, 22-11-2001 Mary Donaldson, Freundin von KronprinzFrederik, auf dem Weg zu einer Party bei Freunden im Stadtteil Paddington, © Jamie Fawcett / Dana Press Mary Donaldson, die neue Freundin von KronprinzFrederik, auf dem Weg zu ihrem "Gym", dem Sportclub in dem sie mehrmals w”chentlich Sport treibt (Aerobic). 2001 © DE / Dana Press Mary Donaldson, die neue Freundin von KronprinzFrederik, auf dem Weg zu ihrem "Gym", dem Sportclub in dem sie mehrmals w”chentlich Sport treibt (Aerobic). 2001 © DE / Dana Press © dana press photo - Mary Donaldson, die Freundin von Kronprinz Frederik, mit einer Freundin und einigen Bekannten im Cinema 8 in Sydney. Sie sahen den Film "Training Day" in der 18.00 Uhr Vorstellung 2001-11-18 Foto: Jamie Fawcett / Dana Press - 19 January 2003 - Hobart - Tasmania/ Australia - PrinceFrederik of Denmark greets for the first time in public his Australian girlfriend Mary Donaldson on the deck of the Tasmania Yacht Club before the start of the first race of the Dragon Boat World Championship. © Patrick Riviere / Dana Press Last edited by Mandy; 01-15-2007 at 01:02 AM. |
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#128
08-08-2003, 09:27 AM
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Engagement fever has hit Denmark! :P Now that it seems the engagement is closer than ever, Jyllands-Posten has got a special on the "egagement." If you can read Danish, have a look and hopefully fill the rest of what it says!
Or if you're like me, look at the pictures.http://www.jp.dk/indland/tema:fid=9004/ |
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#129
08-08-2003, 04:50 PM
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I am happy for them though! It's the first time I really heard QM talking about her. I think she seems to like Mary beacuse she has already met her informally in different instances. And I think Mary was in France too. Good luck guys! :woot:
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#131
08-09-2003, 01:26 AM
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Home > National News > Article
Princess Mary Donaldson? August 8, 2003 - 10:23AM Danish Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian girlfriend Mary Donaldson at a wedding in 2002. Picture: Reuters The engagement of Tasmanian Mary Donaldson to Denmark's Crown Prince Frederik is likely to be announced within two months, a Danish journalist said today. Lars Jorgensen, from Denmark's Ekstra Bladet newspaper, told ABC radio this morning the Queen, Margrethe II, had spoken for the first time of the relationship at a media conference in the south of France. "Everyone in Denmark is expecting a formal announcement very soon because it's the first time the queen has approved of the relationship between Mary Donaldson and the crown prince," he said. "She was speaking very kindly about Mary Donaldson. "It is the big story in Denmark in every media today and everyone is expecting the announcement to be within one or two months." Ms Donaldson, 31, who grew up in the Hobart suburb of Taroona, and the 35-year-old crown prince met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She moved to Copenhagen last year, with speculation mounting about an imminent engagement. Mr Jorgenson said Ms Donaldson was very popular in Denmark, but little was known about her as she had never given any interviews. But the queen clearly approved. "It is the first time she has ever commented on any of the crown prince's girlfriends during the years," Mr Jorgensen said. "He has had a few girlfriends before Mary and the queen has never commented on anything regarding to these girls. "That is why the media and everyone in Denmark is very excited about it." He said the government would also have to approve the union through an official meeting with the queen. Mr Jorgensen said he was "99.9 per cent" sure an announcement was imminent. - AAP |
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#132
08-09-2003, 01:30 AM
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Mary ready to marry into royalty
By Sue Bailey August 8, 2003 TASMANIAN Mary Donaldson looks set to marry Danish Crown Prince Frederik after his mother publicly approved of the relationship. At a media conference in the south of France last night, Queen Margrethe II spoke for the first time about Ms Donaldson. "I am sure that she will be a nice daughter-in-law," the Queen told about 30 journalists and photographers at Cahorf where she and her husband have a winery. Queen Margrethe II has previously denied Ms Donaldson's existence. However, Trine Larsen, a journalist on Denmark's biggest selling tabloid newspaper Ekstra Bladet said there was now no doubt who would be the country's next Queen. "At the press conference the Queen was asked if she had met Mary and she said she had and she is very fond of her," Ms Larsen said. "She would not say the couple were engaged but an announcement is probably now very close. "The Queen asked if we could imagine if her 35-year-old son would find it amusing that we were talking to his mother about his business." Ms Larsen said the Danish media were excited about the Queen's acceptance of Ms Donaldson, 31, who grew up at Taroona. Prince Frederik is the eldest of the Queen's two sons and was 35 in May. He and Ms Donaldson met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She graduated in law from the University of Tasmania and worked in real estate in Sydney. Ms Donaldson moved to Copenhagen last year, renting a unit in a chic neighbourhood and finding work. Speculation was rife in May that the engagement would be announced after a government cabinet meeting. The Mercury |
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#133
08-09-2003, 01:31 AM
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Mary's royal seal
By Sydney Confidential's FIONA CONNOLLY 09aug03 DANISH Queen Margrethe II yesterday hinted that her son Prince Frederick was about to make a royal proposal to Australian Mary Donaldson. The first sign of approval for the imminent engagement from the Queen came at a press conference at the family retreat in Toulouse in southern France. "She had the question from Danish television if she was going to have a nice daughter-in-law and she said 'Yes, I think so'," Danish journalist Lars Jorgensen said. "Then she had the question when will the engagement be announced and she said 'Well, we have to have a few secrets left'," he said. The announcement is expected within two months. It's the first time that Queen Margrethe II has spoken about the relationship between her son, the crown prince, and the 35-year-old Tasmanian lawyer. Ms Donaldson, 31, who grew up in Hobart, and the 35-year-old crown prince met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She moved to Copenhagen last year and speculation grew about an imminent engagement. Mr Jorgensen said that Ms Donaldson was very popular in Denmark, although little was known about her. But the Queen clearly approved. "It is the first time she has ever commented on any of the crown prince's girlfriends during the years," Mr Jorgensen told ABC radio yesterday. "He has had a few girlfriends before Mary and the Queen has never commented on anything regarding these girls. "That's why everyone in Denmark is very excited about it." While the Queen appeared to welcome Donaldson as a daughter-in-law, the government would have to approve the union through an official meeting with her. |
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08-09-2003, 01:32 AM
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Danes' frenzy over Mary
By MICHELLE PAINE 09aug03 DENMARK is in a frenzy at the news Tasmania's Mary Donaldson may marry Crown Prince Frederik. A spring wedding is already being tipped after Queen Margrethe II's first public hint of an engagement. The love match has knocked Denmark's summer heatwave off the front pages, while TV is beaming images of the young couple. The Danish Queen laughingly responded to questions at a press conference she holds each year at the royals' summer home, a chateau and winery in Toulouse, France. A few coy comments about her future daughter-in-law have been confidently declared as confirmation by observers who have avidly watched the moves of Hobart-raised Mary, 31, now living in Copenhagen. A wedding in the European spring, April or May, or even as early as this October are being speculated. "The Queen has never, never commented on this before nor has she referred to any of the Crown Prince's former girlfriends," said Henrik Thomsen, editor-in-chief of Denmark's largest daily newspaper, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. "This is as close to an official statement as you can get." In answer to questions from the Danish and French press, Queen Margrethe said she was sure she would have a very nice daughter-in-law. When asked about a date, she laughed. "Well, we have to have a few secrets left," she said. Mr Thomsen said his newspaper had produced a 12-page supplement in view of the "breathtaking" news. "This is seen as the first official indication from the Queen," he said. "And it came at a quite unexpected time. Now there is a lot of speculation about a date." Minutes after the news spread around the world, reporters visited Mary's workplace as she finished work at a Microsoft plant, north of Copenhagen. "She actually went to see her horse at the stables where it is kept," Mr Thomsen said. "The Crown Prince was not seen. Just last week, he started as a teacher in the military academy. "All Mary's colleagues were very quiet, they are quite protective of her. "The Crown Prince and Mary have been seen together a lot this summer. Before that, there was the famous kiss on the waterfront in Hobart. "She has actually met officially with his parents and been to several family events." Speculation has raged for several months about an announcement but this development was seen as the clincher. Mary and Frederik Andr Henrik Christian, 35, are said to have met at the Sydney Olympics. The adventurous Prince visited Hobart in January for the world dragon boat sailing championships, when Mary also jetted in. They were caught sharing a quick kiss. Ms Donaldson moved to Copenhagen last year. After growing up in Taroona and studying at Taroona High School, she graduated in law from the University of Tasmania. Mary's parents were born in Scotland. Her father lectures at the University of Tasmania. |
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#135
08-09-2003, 01:34 AM
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Danmarks kronprins Frederik förlovar sig
Kronprins Frederik mötte sin Mary Donaldson under OS i Sydney 2000. Foto: SCANPIX Drottning Margrethe först med nyheten Danmarks kronprins Frederik ska snart förlova sig med sin Mary Donaldson. Det meddelade drottning Margrethe på torsdagen. Det var under en presskonferens på slottet Caix i Frankrike som drottning Margrethe avslöjade den glada nyheten. Drottningen sa att hon tycker att den blivande svärdottern är söt och att hon är glad å prinsens vägnar, skriver danska Jyllands Posten. Hemligt datum Journalisterna blev genast ivriga och ville veta mer om förlovningen men drottningen ville inte avslöja något datum. Möjligen kan datumet avslöjas längre fram skriver JP: På frågan om hurvida kungahuset ska hålla två stora fester nästa år svarade drottningen undvikande. Prins Henrik fyller 70 i juni 2004. Träffades på OS Kronprins Frederik och Mary Donaldson lärde känna varandra under OS i Sydney i september 2000. Kronprinsen var där med sin bror Joachim när han lärde känna den då 28-åriga Mary Donaldson. Malin Ekmark Publicerad: 2003-08-07 |
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08-09-2003, 01:35 AM
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Will royal 'oui' prompt proposal for Microsoft worker?
By The Associated Press LARS POULSEN/ POLFOTO Australian Mary Donaldson, 31, met Danish Crown Prince Frederik at the 2002 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She appears to have the queen's approval. A one-word comment by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II during her holiday in Southern France triggered new buzz yesterday about whether her son is about to get engaged to a Australian Microsoft employee. Asked by journalists whether Mary Donaldson, the partner of Crown Prince Frederik, 35, for three years, would make a good daughter-in-law, the queen said: "Yes." The response shot to the top of news broadcasts across the Scandinavian country of 5.3 million, home to Europe's oldest ruling monarchy. It was seen as a sign that an engagement may be upcoming. But the queen was evasive when asked to give details about any engagement. "(There are) some secrets we ought to be allowed to keep to ourselves," she said. Donaldson, 31, started work in the public-relations department of Microsoft's Navision subsidiary Sept. 5, 2002. Whether she will continue working as a crown princess has not been disclosed. |
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08-09-2003, 01:51 AM
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Mary's royal seal
By Sydney Confidential's FIONA CONNOLLY 09aug03 DANISH Queen Margrethe II yesterday hinted that her son Prince Frederick was about to make a royal proposal to Australian Mary Donaldson. The first sign of approval for the imminent engagement from the Queen came at a press conference at the family retreat in Toulouse in southern France. "She had the question from Danish television if she was going to have a nice daughter-in-law and she said 'Yes, I think so'," Danish journalist Lars Jorgensen said. "Then she had the question when will the engagement be announced and she said 'Well, we have to have a few secrets left'," he said. The announcement is expected within two months. It's the first time that Queen Margrethe II has spoken about the relationship between her son, the crown prince, and the 35-year-old Tasmanian lawyer. Ms Donaldson, 31, who grew up in Hobart, and the 35-year-old crown prince met at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She moved to Copenhagen last year and speculation grew about an imminent engagement. Mr Jorgensen said that Ms Donaldson was very popular in Denmark, although little was known about her. But the Queen clearly approved. "It is the first time she has ever commented on any of the crown prince's girlfriends during the years," Mr Jorgensen told ABC radio yesterday. "He has had a few girlfriends before Mary and the Queen has never commented on anything regarding these girls. "That's why everyone in Denmark is very excited about it." While the Queen appeared to welcome Donaldson as a daughter-in-law, the government would have to approve the union through an official meeting with her. |
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08-09-2003, 01:57 AM
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Danes' frenzy over Mary
By MICHELLE PAINE 09aug03 DENMARK is in a frenzy at the news Tasmania's Mary Donaldson may marry Crown Prince Frederik. A spring wedding is already being tipped after Queen Margrethe II's first public hint of an engagement. The love match has knocked Denmark's summer heatwave off the front pages, while TV is beaming images of the young couple. The Danish Queen laughingly responded to questions at a press conference she holds each year at the royals' summer home, a chateau and winery in Toulouse, France. A few coy comments about her future daughter-in-law have been confidently declared as confirmation by observers who have avidly watched the moves of Hobart-raised Mary, 31, now living in Copenhagen. A wedding in the European spring, April or May, or even as early as this October are being speculated. "The Queen has never, never commented on this before nor has she referred to any of the Crown Prince's former girlfriends," said Henrik Thomsen, editor-in-chief of Denmark's largest daily newspaper, Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten. "This is as close to an official statement as you can get." In answer to questions from the Danish and French press, Queen Margrethe said she was sure she would have a very nice daughter-in-law. When asked about a date, she laughed. "Well, we have to have a few secrets left," she said. Mr Thomsen said his newspaper had produced a 12-page supplement in view of the "breathtaking" news. "This is seen as the first official indication from the Queen," he said. "And it came at a quite unexpected time. Now there is a lot of speculation about a date." Minutes after the news spread around the world, reporters visited Mary's workplace as she finished work at a Microsoft plant, north of Copenhagen. "She actually went to see her horse at the stables where it is kept," Mr Thomsen said. "The Crown Prince was not seen. Just last week, he started as a teacher in the military academy. "All Mary's colleagues were very quiet, they are quite protective of her. "The Crown Prince and Mary have been seen together a lot this summer. Before that, there was the famous kiss on the waterfront in Hobart. "She has actually met officially with his parents and been to several family events." Speculation has raged for several months about an announcement but this development was seen as the clincher. Mary and Frederik Andr Henrik Christian, 35, are said to have met at the Sydney Olympics. The adventurous Prince visited Hobart in January for the world dragon boat sailing championships, when Mary also jetted in. They were caught sharing a quick kiss. Ms Donaldson moved to Copenhagen last year. After growing up in Taroona and studying at Taroona High School, she graduated in law from the University of Tasmania. Mary's parents were born in Scotland. Her father lectures at the University of Tasmania. |
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08-09-2003, 08:49 AM
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www.berlingske.dk - Mary Donaldson appeared at a fashion show in Østre Gasværk i Copenhagen. At a show by Malene Birger, a fashion designer specialised in wedding gwns. She was accompanied by friend/actress Ellen Hillingsøe.
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