Danish Royal Family's Official Visit to Greenland; June 19th-July 5th, 2004

[Chatleen]

The clip of DR:

While they show the pictures of a touched Crownprince with tears in his eyes, we hear him say: “It was a sunstorm”, you can say”.

At the pressconference:
CP Frederik: “To bring your wife for the first time has been an amazing joy. And I have had expectations of showing her as much as possible.”
CP Mary: “The population has been so warm-hearted and friendly and so warm. And they have received me, like they knew me very well. [and] that has been the most moving…. And than the landscapes are fantastic, it doesn’t look like anything, I have seen before.”
Q Margrethe: “You actually look differently at something, you also have to show others – when you say: ‘you have to hear this’, or ‘I want to tell you about this place’ – yes [ironically] I love to explain about all sorts of things, makes other people’s ears tear into shreds”.
Mary has also been rechristened, when she crossed the polar circle for the first time.
Mary: “My name was, is [Chatleen: don’t know how to write the name] In danish, it means ‘our daughter-in-law’.”

[Chatleen]

Extracts from the article in BT:

»Det har været en ekstra glæde for Prinsen og mig, at Kronprinsen og Kronprinsessen har været med. At se Kronprinsessens første møde med Grønland. Det har vi glædet os til gennem hele vinteren.«

»Det er da også dejligt at se, hvordan de unge er blevet modtaget, og hvor godt de klarer sig,«

Q Margrethe: "Is has been an extra pleasure for the Prince and me, that the Crownprince and the Crownprincess also have went along. To see the Crownprincess meet Greenland for the first time. We have been looking forward to this all winter.

It is nice to see, how the young ones have been greeted, and how well, they are doing".

»Det største ved den her tur har været, at vi var fire til at dele vore glæder. Vi plejer jo bare at være to. Det var en slags familietur,«

P Henrik: "The biggest part of this trip has been, that we have been four people to share our joy among us. Usually we are only two. This have been a kind of a familytrip."

»Jeg havde planlagt, at jeg ville skrive dagbog, men der var desværre ikke så meget tid til det. Men jeg regner med, at når jeg kommer hjem, vil jeg tænke tilbage og skrive det ned,«

CP Mary: "I had planned to write a diary, but unfortunately I haven't had the time. My plan is now, that when I come home, I will reflect on the trip and write it all down."

»Jeg taler selvfølgelig hårdt til dem. Danskere synes, det er meget hårdt og barskt. Men jeg er faktisk blevet lykønsket af en fanger, som syntes, at man kunne se, at jeg havde arbejdet med grønlandske hunde. Og der skete jo ikke hunden noget, for jeg missede den jo fuldstændig,«

CP Frederik on the Greenlandic dogs: "Of course I speak to them in a rough way. The danes think, that it is rough and tough. But actually, I have been congratulated by a sealer, who thought, that it was visible, that I have experience in working with Greenlandic dogs. And no harm was done to the dog, because I missed it completely."

[Chatleen]

My comments on Mary speaking danish:

I think, that she speaks it very well. The pronunciation is getting better, and her vocabulary isn't poor at all.

You can tell though, that she still thinks in english. During the pressconference, the english word 'and' slipped her tongue. IMO that shows, that her thoughts are in english.

This is just an observation on my account though, I don't mean to critisize her danish skills. Afterall it must be difficult trying to learn danish in Greenlandic surroundings with a father-in-law speaking French

[Emi]

Thanks for the translations Chatleen! :flower:
It is good to get an evaluation of Mary's Danish skills from someone in the know.

PS: No, you were not the target of a joke . Jasl was just joking about the wedding commentator's incorrect use of "touching" ( ). You can use either touched or moved. I tend to use moved more, but it is more of a personal preference rather than a rule in English.

[Jasl]

Originally posted by Chatleen+Jul 3rd, 2004 - 2:53 am--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Chatleen @ Jul 3rd, 2004 - 2:53 am)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Jasl@Jul 2nd, 2004 - 9:09 pm
Lol... yeah "touched" seems to be something that Danes use quite a bit.

I remember for the wedding telecast here in Australia, we had a Danish commentator (I think someone from DR?) and when Frederik started having tears in his eyes, the commentator said "Crown Prince Frederik seems to be touching already"&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ....

Ehm, am I the target of some sort of joke here??

Well, I wouldn't have used 'touching' in the same way, as the commentator

But when I say "a touched Crownprince", it would be better to say "a moved Crownprince"???? [/b][/quote]
O no, not at all! (so sorry if it seemed that way :flower: ).

I think the word "touched" just reminded me of the Danish commentator saying "touching" that's all. It was quite funny then because I was ready to start crying, watching Frederik fighting back his tears, and the commentator came up with that phrase!

No, you're absolutely right... "touched" is quite appropriate.

[kate14]

Chatleen, a big Thank You for translating the Pressconference:)

I appreciate your comments on Mary's Danish skills :flower:

Like Emi said"It is good to get an evaluation of Mary's Danish skills from someone in the know."

[Chatleen]

I think the word "touched" just reminded me of the Danish commentator saying "touching" that's all. It was quite funny then because I was ready to start crying, watching Frederik fighting back his tears, and the commentator came up with that phrase!

No, you're absolutely right... "touched" is quite appropriate.

Good, I just wanted to get it clarified, whether I used the word in the in the right way :)

Wonder who that danish commentator were Actually I also think, that these commentators say a lot of rubbish, even in their native language. Guess it is a hard job to keep a conversation going for hours

[Chatleen]

Emi and Kate, you are welcome :)

[hrhcp]

Excellent Chatleen,
always nice to get the "right twist" on teh story.

Chatleen&nbsp; Posted: Jul 3rd, 2004 - 2:15 am

CP Mary: "I had planned to write a diary, but unfortunately I haven't had the time. My plan is now, that when I come home, I will think back [Chatleen: ???] and write is all down."

I will think back ... you could also use "I will reflect on"

[Alisa]

Thanks a great deal Chatleen. :flower:

[Chatleen]

:flower: King Christian - I have now edited the original text.

:) Alisa

[hrhcp]

Thanks to Chatleen for the link .....

poor blanket

even if you do mind, I will just take that croissant

[hrhcp]

my sunglasses please

[SpiffyBallerina]

Thanks for translating the conference. It's so nice because it seems that the family really loves Mary and they're very enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge of Greenland with her. It's a widely known fact that QMII has always loved Greenland and felt a special connection with it (she said so herself in a book that I think was only recently published). I'm happy to see that QMII is so eager to show Mary around- very sweet.
I only with Alex and Joachim could have gone too so thay way the whole family could have experienced Greenland together for the first time with Mary.
-Kathleen

[Jasl]

Hmmm, for my part, I wouldn't want my sister in law and brother in law to tag along to everything I go to! I think when Alex was introduced to Greenland for the first time, I don't think Fred tagged along (though I'm not 100% sure).... i think it was only Alex, Joachim, Margrethe and Henrik. So now its Mary's turn.

Almost all of the RFs have to constantly see their in laws.... it must be sooo tiring!! (my parents only see my uncles and aunts once in a blue moon! but that's maybe because they live far away).

[Lena]

I hope these Fotomarktplatz-pics haven´t been posted before!


On a boat
Mary & Fred
mum-in-law and Mary seem to get along well
Mary & Fred in a breathtaking landscape
It seems as if there two would love each other
Mary drinking coffee
Mary picking out a cookie
Another "Aaaawww"-pic...those two need a baby to cuddle and care for
so much in love
Another lovely shot...what should I say, actually ALL pics of them together are LOVELY
Mary & Fred in a kindergarten
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Look at Mary´s facial expression here
M&M

[hrhcp]

A very nice collection of pictures that you have put together, Lena. Thank you very much !

[Lena]

Originally posted by King Christian@Jul 6th, 2004 - 4:38 pm
A very nice collection of pictures that you have put together, Lena. Thank you very much !

Thank you, King Christian. But now, after I´ve checked your pics closer (great work-you´ve done) in this thread, I´ve noticed that some of mine are pretty similar to yours (the polfoto-pix)

Could it be, that you´ve a little crush on Denmark´s lovely Mary, King Christian? Well, who could blame you, she´s an gorgeous australian "export article"

[Alisa]

Great photos of a very lovely Crown Princess. Thanks :flower: