Crown Prince Frederik in New York for UN Global Compact; September 20th-22nd, 2009

**dazzling** · #1 09-10-2009, 02:39 PM

September 20-22
The Crown Prince participatea in the U.N. Global Compact in New York

**dazzling** · #2 09-10-2009, 02:40 PM

The Crown Prince participates in climate meeting

The Danish crown prince Frederik is on the way to New York right now in order to participate in a climate meeting in the metropolis on Tuesday,...
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Lumutqueen · #3 09-22-2009, 01:14 PM

YouTube - RAISE YOUR VOICE - HRH the Crown Prince of Denmark

He's recorded a video for this meeting.

ChantalC · #4 09-22-2009, 01:39 PM

Thank you for the video, lumutqueen. I watched the video. I could hear Prince Fredrick's accent. Is it his danish accent?

Al_bina · #5 09-22-2009, 01:45 PM

Thanks for the video!

Prince Frederic has taken on the such fashionable issue such as the global warming. That is a good news. Given the fact that Copenhagen is to host a conference related to the climate changes, it was wise on the part of Crown Prince Frederic to attend a similar conference in New York and participate in discussions.
Prince Frederic's command in English is excellent. His accent is not very pronounced.

Naggi · #6 09-22-2009, 04:02 PM

It is good to see Prince Frederik doing something more than just happen to be the man next to Princess Mary. He should start to scheme a much more deeper profile to himself than he currently seem to have.

Princejohnny25 · #7 09-22-2009, 04:18 PM

I find his accent intriguing. I was expecting something a bit more British but it sounds quite American actually. Im glad he has take a visible stance on global warming though. Especially with Copenhagen hosting the Summit soon. He has a very calming voice I think. Fit for a King.

Lumutqueen · #8 09-22-2009, 06:42 PM

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I find his accent intriguing. I was expecting something a bit more British but it sounds quite American actually. Im glad he has take a visible stance on global warming though. Especially with Copenhagen hosting the Summit soon. He has a very calming voice I think. Fit for a King.

Hosting the summit soon? What do you mean?

sgl · #9 09-22-2009, 08:00 PM

Prince Frederik's English is excellent! I am also pleased to see him devoting time and attention to the cause of global warming.

Princejohnny25 · #10 09-22-2009, 11:57 PM

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Hosting the summit soon? What do you mean?

United Nations Climate Conference
Home - COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009
Im guessing its a check up for the Kyoto Protocol. Whats working, what isnt, whats the next step.

**iceflower** · #11 09-23-2009, 04:15 AM

Crown Prince Frederik at the "Climate change - Challenge
or opportunity for international Business"-discussion at
the Scandinavian House, New York City. September 22,
2009

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crisscross1 · #12 09-23-2009, 04:34 AM

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I wonder if the Crown Prince has a valet with him on these overseas trips or would he dress himself??

Jacknch · #13 09-23-2009, 06:37 AM

Great pictures and video - many thanks!

Frederick has a more pronounced accent than his brother. Joachim speaks with a cut-glass English accent almost as well as Queen Margrethe. I applaud Frederik for taking an interest in climate change as we all should do.

Lumutqueen · #14 09-23-2009, 12:40 PM

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I wonder if the Crown Prince has a valet with him on these overseas trips or would he dress himself??

I think he looks preety damn fine tbqh. I think he does dress himself, with Mary's advice sometimes.

This event is shaping up good, i'm glad Frederik is taking part in an event like this.

susan alicia · #15 09-23-2009, 12:50 PM

I think/hope his motives are a bit more sincere

He seems to me like a lovely intelligent man (he fell in love with Mary after all) though I do not think it clever of the organizers to put the auto que to the right instead of in front of him and he does look a bit nervous and staring to the right which is not natural.

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Originally Posted by Al_bina

Thanks for the video!

Prince Frederic has taken on the

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such fashionable issue

such as the global warming. That is a good news. Given the fact that Copenhagen is to host a conference related to the climate changes,

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it was wise

on the part of Crown Prince Frederic to attend a similar conference in New York and participate in discussions.
Prince Frederic's command in English is excellent. His accent is not very pronounced.

dear oh dear

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Originally Posted by Naggi

It is good to see Prince Frederik

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doing something more than just happen to be the man next to Princess Mary

. He should start to scheme a much more deeper profile to himself than he currently seem to have.

4Pam · #16 09-23-2009, 09:54 PM

I was thinking that Fred would have more of a British sounding accent like his brother Joachim. Back to the subject- I'm glad he's taking on such an important issue and that he's putting himself out there via YouTube.

MARG · #17 09-24-2009, 12:24 AM

Misplaced auto-cue or not, he is very expressive and whilst he is trying to appear very formal, his "eyebrow action" gives the speech his own personal touch.

As an aside, I think he has a lovely speaking voice and am glad that he does not speak with a "cut glass" upper class english accent. He speaks as what he is, a man whose first language is not english but would put more than a few "english" speakers to shame. More importantly, his diction is perfect and he resists the current trend to speak as quickly as a runaway train.

As to his dress standard, it is as he is, like a kid dressed for a party and exhorted not to get it dirty or messy he leaves home. It adds to both his charm and his enthusiasm for his given topic.