General news about Frederik, Mary and Family 2: February - August 2008

[grevinnan]

This painting tells me more about the artist than I would ever want to know.

[Duke of Marmalade]

OK that's satire guys. Just take it as it is. Some will find it funny, others don't. These days it's easy to cover a money making or attention seeking purpose with satire but what can we do. Laugh if we find it funny and shrug our shoulders if we don't.

[GlitteringTiaras]

Agreed.

The painting is the complete polar opposite of the family's life (or what we believe it to be). I "get" the artist's perspective, and although many would love it, while others will not, in the end, it's art. I mean, it's not like it's going to ruin Mary, Frederik, and family, right? It's art.

[Lilla]

I love that painting. It turns everything up side down in a funny and provokative way. Letting Frederik hold on to a beer-bottel is a wonderfull idea.

[Princess_Beatrix]

I don't like the painting, but this is just art. Artists can do whatever they want.

[RJC]

Originally Posted by Lilla

I love that painting. It turns everything up side down in a funny and provokative way. Letting Frederik hold on to a beer-bottel is a wonderfull idea.

Can't help but giggle at his thongs & white socks. Bit like him becoming an okker male rather than Mary becoming European royalty.

[ashelen]

i wonder what Mary and Fred think about it? would the laugh?

[Australian]

I just thought I would post it (the portrait) just for something different. I had my hesitations about posting it but i just thought it was all in fun lol.

[Empress]

I think that the portrait is tasteless and tacky. But there you go. that is my opinion.

Nude, nearly nude or portraits with young children should only be made with the parents permission, or the permission of the nude or nearly nude subject.

[Empress]

I for one never take off my wedding ring. It's been off twice since my hisband put it there (for medical reasons, and to be fized when the stone was lost).

So I can understand not taking it off. On the other hand, I dont think that S&H is the most reliable source, so it might not be true at all.

[Xeara]

Some of my theories regarding the imminent visit to Australia but Mary and Frederik:

Theory 1: M&F are in the process of getting pregnant in order to visit Mary's sister's and tell them personally as has been the case two times previously

Theory 2: M&F are planning to GET pregnant in Tasmania, nice idea to concieve their third child in Mary's childhood home, 8 years after they met in a Olympic related way. So if we take an August conceivement, we might be looking at a May 2009 baby? (This is my favourite theory, look for the announcement around October, 2008, Christian's 3rd birthday)

Theory 3: M&F are already pregnant with #3 and they are just not telling anyone, possibly due December 2008?

Why am I so obsessed with them having more children, I do not know, but I just had to get those "theories" of my chest...please feel free to respond to mine and add your own :)

[yamamah]

Sorry if it is off topic but how tall is Fred and how tall is Mary?

[princessmaryfan]

hi, new to the forum,
according to imdb (internet movie database) mary is 5' 7¾" (1.72 m) and frederik is 5' 10¾" (1.80 m)

[Alisa]

The couple will carry out a 3 day official visit to Iceland on the invitation of President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. The couple will visit Reykjavik and Vestisland.

source: Danish Foreign Ministry.

[T4phage]

When will this visit take place?

EDIT: Nevermind. Found out they're going on May 5 - 8.

[GlitteringTiaras]

Here is a video clip of the Crown Prince couple in Miami courtesy of Her og Nu. In it you can hear Christian speak as well as Mary. I feel kind of intrusive watching the clip since it seems Mary and Frederik look somewhat annoyed by the media and cameras snapping in their faces every two seconds.

They are also on the cover of the magazine this week with the headline "Family in [the] USA"

[marmi]

Originally Posted by GlitteringTiaras

Here is a video clip of the Crown Prince couple in Miami courtesy of Her og Nu. In it you can hear Christian speak as well as Mary. I feel kind of intrusive watching the clip since it seems Mary and Frederik look somewhat annoyed by the media and cameras snapping in their faces every two seconds.

They are also on the cover of the magazine this week with the headline "Family in [the] USA"

I felt a little bad too, but it was so precious!

[biboquinhas]

So they went sailling? but that was a competition???
They should have get used to cameras by now! It is really normal for cameras and photographers beeing around them, it is the bad side of the royal life

[Binz]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

So they went sailling? but that was a competition???
They should have get used to cameras by now! It is really normal for cameras and photographers beeing around them, it is the bad side of the royal life

Yes it was a competition. And a rather serious one, the world championship of the the sailing class Farr 40 (the kind of boat). Frederik and his crew ended up with the 4th place, quite good me thinks.

In my opinion the reason they might look somewhat annoyed with the attention was much more because of Christian than about themselve.

[Helen88]

Originally Posted by marmi

I felt a little bad too, but it was so precious!

What did the reporter ask Mary in the end of the video?