Crown Princess Mary Current Events: August 2005 - September 2005

[carlota]

i agree. seems difficult to understand what's going on in the family, leaving all the duties for a person who wasn't a member of the royal house since a year and a half ago.

[Alisa]

Originally Posted by rchainho

more pics on this same event on image2use.

Mary's speech from this event is now online: http://www.kronprinsparret.dk/3802774/Year/2005

Originally Posted by CP Mary

H.K.H. Kronprinsessens Egne Oplevelser med at Skrive og Modtage Breve</B>

Offentliggjort lørdag d. 3. september 2005

Jeg er blevet bedt om at tale lidt om mit forhold til at skrive breve i forbindelse med denne dags præmie-overrækkelse til de to bedste brevskrivere i verden. Min første tanke var ' åh nej', nu er jeg nødt til at udtale ordene skrive og breve mange gange, og de to ord har jeg svært ved at udtale.

Nåh…Jeg vil helst tale lidt mere frit end blot at holde mig til emnet brevskrivning.

At lære at skrive og læse er vejen til viden og personlig udvikling og vækst. Man kan ikke sætte ord på, hvor vigtigt det er at kunne læse og skrive. Det er en gave, en gave af håb. En gave, vi alle sammen skulle have rettigheden til, men desværre er det ikke alle, som får chancen.

Det er flot, at over tre millioner unge fra 25,000 skoler over hele verden har deltaget i konkurrencen. Det viser en stærk forståelse af, hvor vigtigt det er at skrive, og at det også kan være sjovt.

Man kan sige så meget i et brev. Tænk et øjeblik på den viden, vi var gået glip af, hvis mennesker ikke havde sat blyant til papir. Hans Christian Andersen er et perfekt eksempel. Han skrev hele tiden, ikke kun eventyr men også breve, dagbøger og rejsebøger. Hvis ikke han havde været så frodig med sin skrivning, havde vi kun kendt meget lidt til hans person. Og tænk tilbage til den gang meget af verden var uopdaget. Uden det skrevne ord, hvordan kunne man så fortælle andre om, hvad man så eller om, hvad man oplevede på den anden siden af jorden. Det skrevne ord dokumenterer historien.

Hver dag får jeg mange breve fra mange forskellige lande og fra mennesker i alle aldre. Hvert eneste et er jeg meget glad for og ofte rørt over, hvad der står i dem. Folk skriver blandt andet om deres liv, deres personlige følelser og deres forhold til den kongelige familie. Brevene kommer ofte med søde tanker og varme ønsker, fotos og tegninger. Hvert brev giver mig et indtryk af den person, som har taget sig tid til at skrive til mig. Jeg ville gerne kunne svare personligt på hvert brev, men det er desværre ikke altid muligt.

Jeg elsker at skrive (men gør det ikke nok) og synes, det er en rigtig god måde at få de ting ud, som man tænker og føler. Det er mere personligt at skrive eller få et brev end at formidle med e-mail eller SMS. Der er noget specielt ved at holde et brev i hånden og at se sin kæres håndskrift og den måde, hvorpå skriften afspejler, hvad de tænker og føler. Min farmor og jeg skrev til hinanden ofte, og i dag kan jeg stadig tage et af hendes breve frem og føle, at hun er i nærheden, selvom hun døde for nogle år siden.

Jeg vil gerne ønske alle, der deltog i verdensmester-skabet i brevskrivning et stort tillykke. Jeg håber, at I alle sammen vil fortsætte med at skrive breve - hvem ved, måske bliver jeres breve en vigtig del af historien?

[Genevieve]

Originally Posted by nilah

She too often wears shades of brown.

I am not one given to defening Mary but I will in this case. The impression that she too often wears brown is false. Mary wears lots of different colours and patterns. Maybe you've only seen one or two pictures of her when in both cases she was wearing brown. And given that she rarely repeats her clothing, it can't be that you just saw pictures of her at two different occasions wearing the same brown outfit.

If you look only at this thread she has worn blue, beige, peach, white, silver, gold. How can that be too many shades of brown? Or did the colour wheel make peach into a variation of brown now too?

[sara1981]

mum to be Mary's reasons to smile
http://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty.../princessmary/

[Jasl]

Originally Posted by Genevieve

And given that she rarely repeats her clothing, it can't be that you just saw pictures of her at two different occasions wearing the same brown outfit.

She actually recycles the same pieces quite often, it's just that it always looks different the second time round. She's not one for recycling the same outfit from head to toe.. she always mixes and matches, which i how it should be...

[carlota]

Originally Posted by Jasl

She actually recycles the same pieces quite often, it's just that it always looks different the second time round. She's not one for recycling the same outfit from head to toe.. she always mixes and matches, which i how it should be...

that's true, that's how it should be. she really doesn't look like repeating clothes, and that's perfect. maxima in that sense is one of those who does it the same way.
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=190161 : is this the jacket she wore to rock and royal?

[SpiffyBallerina]

I agree that Mary does fashion right. Every woman knows that, even if you love clothes, it's best to buy a ton of things that can be mixed and matched so you can have only so many articles of clothing but get a billion different outfits from those basics. Besides, maternity fashion is REALLY like that because it's not like she needs 50 maternity outfits- pregnancy is only so long!

P.S. I also echo the sentiments that CP Frederik has gone missing. Where has that cutie pie gone?!

[norwegianne]

Point 1: Seeing as this is a thread dedicated to the Crown Princess, you're hardly going to find much news about the Crown Prince in here.

Point 2: Mary is a much more desirable photo-object for the press at the moment than her husband. He's not the one pregnant.

Point 3: Frederik has an official engagement today in Herning, opening a convention there. (from http://www.kongehuset.dk). If pictures come from that occasion, they might be posted in his thread, and not here.

[Aussie Princess]

Originally Posted by Little_star

It's amazing how much of a difference it makes when Mary has her hair down, she looks so much better.

Most people do

[carlota]

i actually think she looks much better with her hair in a ponytail or with some kind of "pulled up" hairdo...

[rosalyn]

What does Prince Fredrik do? I think Prince Joachim has some business.

[selminha]

She has looked wonderful at all her events.

[sm1939]

she really looks like she is enjoying her new life as a Princess ,
do we know weather the danish people think she is doing a good job??

[Ava Elizabeth]

Originally Posted by rosalyn

What does Prince Fredrik do? I think Prince Joachim has some business.

He will attend an event at Herning today, and remember that there is a lot of work to be done outside the spotlight as well. I'm sure Frederik is quite busy.

[H.M. Margrethe]

The only business Joachim has is his farm in Schakenborg in jutland.

I do love CP Mary for her work, her style, her dedikation to her patrons, her love for CP Frederik and for Denmark.
The laste time i herd her talk i tougth that she is fare better to the danish language than her farther in-law prince Henrik

[Little_star]

"Quote:
Originally Posted by Little_star
It's amazing how much of a difference it makes when Mary has her hair down, she looks so much better.


Most people do"

It depends entirely on a person's face shape. Mary ends up looking quite mature when her hair is up.

[ap3]

Nice outfit, but I don't think the jacket goes well with it.

[carlota]

wow... mary's lady in waiting is definetely an elegant woman. http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...hmentid=190603

don't think there was anything wrong with that silk lilac top... does anyone know if she received the donations in the royal suite or was it in some kind of theatre or something like that and they let her go to the suite for some time before the event started?

however, didn't like that kaftan she was wearing today... or was it a dress? looks rare...

i was going to ask... does anyone know how mary talks with the people she needs to meet? when fred is there it must be easier, but... what about when she goes alone? what if she doesn't understand danish? is she allowed to speak in english for a bit or does she have a person to help her in that kind of situation?

[Elspeth]

Well, if she ever did have problems with understanding someone, she's got her lady in waiting with her.

Are there many regional dialects in Denmark? I've seen people who could understand English very well but who had a lot of trouble with understanding someone with a broad Yorkshire or Glasgow accent.