Thanks Iceflower
As you can read from Iceflower's post, Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik have now returned from the Faroe Islands and they have now taken up residence at Marseliborg Manor, where they spend a number of weeks every year.
The local newspaper, Århus Stiftstidende has of course covered the whole thing.
Including a buffet Saturday evening in the garden. 130 guests where there. It's a socalled local reception with local politicians and other dignitaries.
The gentlemen were suffering in suit and tie, because it was very hot that day! The ladies wearing light summerdresses.
The buffet/reception ended at 21.00.
One of the politicians, from Socialist People's Party, Dorthe Laustsen said: "I'm not a big fan of the monarchy, but they are here and then I believe we should treat them with consideration. That's why I'm here". (*)
A music corps from the army entertained the guests.
Here is an article:
http://stiften.dk/article/20100704/AAS/707039790/1003
And a gallery:
http://spotted.stiften.dk/galleries/index.php?id=3558
I don't know what the plate is, presumably a present for QMII.
(*) Well, that was mighty kind of her. The cynic within me cannot help wondering if her attitude will be moderated a bit more, once she recieve her first order...
Her party chairman, the very popular and in many ways the de facto leader of the opposition, Willy Søvndal, certainly have no qualms about rubbing shoulders with royalty.
Marselisborg Manor/Slot is pretty unique in the sense that it's located at the outskirts of a wood with the bay to one side and the city of Århus to the other.
Standing next to Marselisborg you feel you are in a wood with a view over the bay and the city is far away, eventhough you only have to walk down a road and walk for two kilometres and you suddenly find yourself in the middle of a busy city centre.
When arriving to Århus by ferry it's pretty deceptive. There is the harbour in the centre of the bay and to both sides for several kilometres are woods. Behind that you can hint the city. To the south, peering over the trees you see Marselisborg on a hill.
You do not realise that the city is hidden behind the woods until afterwards.
So when a member of the DRF living at Marselisborg, you are at a comfortable stroller/pram distance from the beach to one side with a marina at the end of it, the woods to another side, a park in yet another direction, an amusement park just around the next cluster of trees and downtown Århus when you walk north.