Crown Princely Family Visit to Greenland: August 1-8, 2014


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Greenland's two largest newspapers reports today that Frederik and Mary are going to visit Greenland this summer. The specific locations and dates is not organized yet.

The High Commissioner of Greenland, Mikaela Engell, says that as soon as a program is available the press will get more information.

Exciting, maybe the children will join them.


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:previous:Definitely exciting! :flowers:
Since its summer, maybe they will take the kids, i dont think any of them have gone?
 
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will pay an official visit to Greenland between August 1st and August 8th. They will be accompanied by their four children, and will travel on the royal yacht Dannebrog.

South and West Greenland will be visited, with the visit beginning in South Greenland, with the towns of Igaliko, Narsaq, Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik, Qaqortoq and Upernaviarsuk being visited. In West Greenland, the towns visited will be Paamiut, Qeqertarsuatsiaat and Nuuk.

Kongehuset.dk Press Release
 
Since the Thread on the upcoming Greenland trip is closed, Ill but this article here, on the preparations on the Danneborg for the trip
Nice pictures of the crew getting ready.

¿Qué llevará el barco real danés en su viaje a Groenlandia?

the family wont set sail from Denmark to Greenland right? I mean they will catch up to the ship later on.
 
:previous: Correct. We may expect the family to fly to Greenland and/or Iceland and then either board Danneborg in a port somewhere, or fly by helicopter (not the most likely option since the Lynx helicopters are fairly small) to the escorting warship and then sail over to Dannebrog.
 
i cant wait for this greenland trip:)

anyone know what all that stuff the crew takes on board is?
 
thank you for answer me in the greenland trip :) i can imagne there are many people on such a big ship to feed..maybe the cornflakes are to the children;-)
 
:previous: I will add that Dannebrog with a crew of up to 80 people, including some 60 hungry conscripts is a pretty large crew in modern terms and require a lot of food, just on a daily basis.
Due to the notoriously bad weather in the North Atlantic, it's simply a necessity to stock up well, because the ship may not be able to enter a suitable port while on the way to Greenland or while along the coast of Greenland.

As security and as a tender, the escorting warship, which must be expected to be bigger and have a larger storage space can also supply Dannebrog should she be in trouble of suffer shortages. The warship will also accomodate members of the press, that has happened on previous visits.
At least we can rest assured M&F, children and the crew won't have to live on hard tack, bad water and grog - even if the weather should turn seriously foul.
 
:previous: I will add that Dannebrog with a crew of up to 80 people, including some 60 hungry conscripts is a pretty large crew in modern terms and require a lot of food, just on a daily basis.
Due to the notoriously bad weather in the North Atlantic, it's simply a necessity to stock up well, because the ship may not be able to enter a suitable port while on the way to Greenland or while along the coast of Greenland.

As security and as a tender, the escorting warship, which must be expected to be bigger and have a larger storage space can also supply Dannebrog should she be in trouble of suffer shortages. The warship will also accomodate members of the press, that has happened on previous visits.
At least we can rest assured M&F, children and the crew won't have to live on hard tack, bad water and grog - even if the weather should turn seriously foul.

so how many people travel on danneborg on such a trip? one can imagine the ship getting really full when considering all the crew, the RF, the press and any aides to the RF such as bodyguards, nannies, officers...! do you think the food they pack for the RF is different than that of the crew and press?
 
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so how many people travel on danneborg on such a trip? one can imagine the ship getting really full when considering all the crew, the RF, the press and any aides to the RF such as bodyguards, nannies, officers...! do you think the food they pack for the RF is different than that of the crew and press?
The press does definitely NOT travel on the Dannebrog.
So it's the crew (up to 80 persons according to Muhler), the 6 members of the CP Family and their aids. I would say 90-100 persons all included.
 
so how many people travel on danneborg on such a trip? one can imagine the ship getting really full when considering all the crew, the RF, the press and any aides to the RF such as bodyguards, nannies, officers...! do you think the food they pack for the RF is different than that of the crew and press?

I think Ricarda's assesment is pretty accurate.
M&F + four children + two-four PET officers + one or two nannies + one stylist of some sort + a LiW + perhaps Frederik's valet + probably Lene Balleby from the PR office as well and that would be about it, I believe. - Oh, and one liason person from the court.
No adjutant will be needed on this trip as the captain of Dannebrog almost automatically doubles as adjutant (the highest ranking adjutant BTW).
 
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I see they start their visit near the southern tip of Greenland and then proceed up along the coast for some 400 kilometers until they reach the capital town of Nuuk.

The weather along the south-east coast of Greenland is pretty mild this time of year, so ice shouldn't be a concern.
But as many of the hamlets or located deep inside fjords rough weather may make it difficult to manouvre, so we must expect at least one visit to be cancelled.
Flying in with the light Lynx helicopters onboard the navy ships would be too risky in bad weather.

Summary of two articles in Billed Bladet #31, 2014.
Written by Annelise Weimann and the Ulrik Ulriksen.

Dannebrog is now awaiting the arrival of M&F, (if they are not already there) off the coast of Greenland.
Before the departure from DK, Annelise Weimann interviewed the captain and second in command of Dannebrog and they told about the preparations for this five week cruise.

After having taken in the last supplies at Thorshavn at the Faeroe Islands she went straight to Greenland, escorted by the arctic patrol frigate Triton: Inspektionsskibe af THETIS-klassen

M&F and their children visited Dannebrog some time ago, so that they could try out their survival suits and also have a look at the ship.
While Christian and Bella have been onboard Dannebrog before it will be the first time the twins will stay onboard a ship. That may be interesting because Dannebrog can be "lively" in rough weather.
No one who has no business there is allowed on deck in bad weather, period! And whenever the twins in particular will be on the decks there will be someone to keep an eye on them, M&F themselves or one of the two nannies. Apart from that the crew have been told to keep an extra eye on the children.
When the family visited the ship the captain noted that it will probably be a lively trip and the crew looks forward, the captain says, to have children onboard. - (And they are likely to go exploring, certainly the older ones, so they'll be all over the ship).

Dannebrog has a crew of around 60, of which 40 are conscripts. (*)
There is however room for around 100 people in total on the ship.
Apart from M&F and their children, there will be two nannies, a valet, a maid, a LiW, the chief of court and others... (i.e. PET officers) Lene Balleby is not mentioned in the article. Perhaps she'll sail on Triton, with the press?

The yacht captain (**) explains: "We have three cooks onboard who are all conscripts. One of them is a court-cook whenever the royals sail along and he has been talking to the CP-couple's court about what wishes and preferences the family has. We hope it will be a really good and succesful trip for all".

It will be some transition for M&F and children. Going directly from some 28 degrees C here in DK to an expected 5-10 degrees C at Greenland, and frost may occour.
Ice isn't the biggest concern at this time of year though. But westerly wind is. Inside the fjords, no problem, but off the coast a westerly wind will generate waves!
M&F themselves are not prone to seasickness, but there is of course a doctor onboard to help the children, should they become sea sick

M&F can expect a huge turnout in Greenland, not least because of the children. It is expected that the children at least once will wear national costumes.
Bella and Christian will accompany their parents most of the time. As for Vincent and Josephine that's a more open question, it depends on their mood and practical concerns.
M&F will have a day and a half to themselves during the visit. It is not known what they will do, but a dogsleigh ride seems likely.

M&F will fly back to DK next Saturday.

- I'll add a map of the hamlets they will visit later.

(*) They are all volunteer conscripts. In fact there is long waiting list to serve as a conscript onboard Dannebrog.

(**) The captain of Dannebrog is the only yacht-captain in the navy. It's the most distinguished command a captain can hold and traditionally it's also the last command for a captain before retirering.
Being the Monarch's personal captain, the captain of Dannebrog also doubles as adjutant. The highest ranking adjutant BTW.
 
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M&F and their children visited Dannebrog some time ago, so that they could try out their survival suits and also have a look at the ship.
While Christian and Bella have been onboard Dannebrog before it will be the first time the twins will stay onboard a ship.
IIRC, the twins were onboard the ship during the summer cruise in August 2011.
 
IIRC, the twins were onboard the ship during the summer cruise in August 2011.

You are right.

Perhaps the journalist meant that the twins are now old enough to understand that a ship is not just a gently swinging cot?
 
The Royal Yacht has been in the port of Narsarsuaq since Sunday, while the royal family will be flown in and lands Thursday in time. 12

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the family has arrived
such lovely photos
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look at Vincent rocking the red pants. like father like son
and this picture, Frederik and his little ducklings all in a row
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Thanks, Polyesco.

Some change from the hot summer here in DK.

BB is coviring the visit on Instagram: BILLED-BLADET med kronprinsparret i Grønland 2014 | Billed Bladet

It's Ulrik Ulriksen who has been send north, so we can expect some flowery reports.

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Additional pics and reports from M&F and children arriving: http://www.knr.gl/da/nyheder/billeder-kronprinsparret-ankommer-til-narsarsuaq

http://sermitsiaq.ag/stort-galleri-kronprinsfamilien-ankommet-narsarsuaq?ref=eblistermest
Notice the second pic, Josephine would so much like to stand on the railing like her brother, but her legs appear to be a bit short...

The air force adjutant is from Arctic Command, so M&F probably landed at a nearby air force base, okay, air force runway.
My guess is that they flew in on a Challenger. The Danish air force Challengers are for obvious reasons designed to land on gravel strips. http://forsvaret.dk/ftk/publishingimages/ftk/presse billeder/challenger.jpg

The two female conscripts recieving the family at the top of the phalarope look pretty delighted.

I suggest you keep an eye on these papers:
http://www.knr.gl/da

http://sermitsiaq.ag/indland

For those interested in actually knowing the general geographic layout of where the cruise is taking place, here is a rough map from BB: https://app.box.com/s/7jb8e55f86tq5u3shg0b

I suggest you also have a look at Google map, because some of the hamlets are placed deep inside fjords.
 
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Thanks Muhler for the extra details.



Loving this visit already and they have only just arrived, I always enjoy seeing the four children they are adorable.

In the third photo Isabella is already getting her waving down pat. Vincent red pants just like dad.
 
Adorable pictures, did I read somewhere that this was a five week cruise or was that a typo?
I guess Frederick was allowed to choose his ensemble shall we say?
 
Adorable pictures, did I read somewhere that this was a five week cruise or was that a typo?
I guess Frederick was allowed to choose his ensemble shall we say?

No typo. The cruise lasts five weeks for Dannebrog, she has to sail to Greenland and back but eight days for M&F, they fly.

Our man in Greenland, the venerable Ulrik Ulriksen, has delivered his first video report from Greenland: VIDEO: Prins Christian og prinsesse Isabella er vilde med Grønland | Billed Bladet

(Prepare yourselves for some beautiful scenery).

As I thought the press has been accomodated onboard the escorting patrol frigate Triton.
Ulrik Ulriksen reports that after M&F went onboard Danneborg, the children were observed playing on the deck with their nannies, while Mary went for a jog in the nearby (low) mountains.

The first leg on the official visit should take place as this is written.
 
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Thanks for sharing the photos so far. And another thanks to Muhler for the heads up about Billed Bladet and Instagram, I'll be sure to follow them so I can keep up with the visit. :flowers: The children all seemed quite excited to be on the Dannebrog. Since Vincent and Josephine were babies the last time they boarded it, I doubt they'll remember much of it, so it's a new experience for them which makes it all the more exciting.

I didn't know much about Greenland beforehand, so looked it up on Wikipedia, and it sounds like a very interesting place. I'd love to go there one day - some of the scenery is beautiful indeed.
 
Official welcome in Igaliko
The Crown Prince Couple are welcomed by village chairman Mouritz Karlsen. During the official welcome, a choir will perform.

The kids are with them too!. first photos
love how Christian is with Josephine
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lovely photo of Frederik and Mary
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search greenland
https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp
lovely to see the kids run around and enjoy beautiful Greenland
it looks like they got some nice sweaters as presents
lovely to see

Loving this trip
Article on their first events
Stort galleri: Igaliku åbnede royal tur | Sermitsiaq.AG

Warming received
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...edia/kronpr_igaliko_0d44526.jpg?itok=3XXckJsv
a big hug from Frederik
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...edia/kronpr_igaliko_d4s0564.jpg?itok=L6eE219w

love this picture of the four siblings
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very wonderful photos
https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=2&ShowPicture=28167702&pos=36 :wub:

on to the second half of the day. Frederik has changed
BILLED-BLADET (@billedbladet) | Narsaq modtager Dannebrog med Mary, Frederik og deres ultrapopulære børn. De kongelige er et kæmpehit i Grønland. Kæmpeoplevelse at være tæt på det hele her på kajen i Narsaq. #bbgroenland #billedbladet #kronprinsparre
 
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Thanks, Polyesco :flowers:

The children are playing on the ruins of Viking settlements.

Greenland was virtually empty until around the year 1000, where the present day Greenlanders migrated down from the north, having trekked from Siberia across Canada in a little less than a 1.000 years.
At the same time the first Nordic settlers formed colonies in the south of Greenland.
The climate was milder back then, hence the name Greenland. (The story about Erik the Red lying about the conditions on Greenland and making them better than they really were, is a myth. He would have lost his head on the spot had he sold the settlers a tale!)
However, the climate deteriorated and the Greenlanders got closer and apparantly the contacts made were hostile. Whatever, within a couple of hundred years the Nordic settlements had been either abandoned or wiped out.
Apart from the occasional trader, whaler and explorer the Scandinavians, under Danish rule only returned in earnest in the 1700's.
It wasn't just Scandinavians who were replaced by Greenlanders, a few original Inuit bands were wiped out or assimilated as well.

https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=1&ShowPicture=28167696&pos=30
This must have been taken from the frigate Triton.

https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=1&ShowPicture=28167686&pos=23
Is Bella comforting her sister? Or is it just a loving embrace?

https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=1&ShowPicture=28167789&pos=39
I can well believe things can get pretty lively onboard Dannebrog!

https://www.anpfoto.nl/search.pp?page=2&ShowPicture=28167702&pos=36
Nice pic, eh?

ADDED: A nice gallery from Royalista of M&F arriving yesterday: http://royalista.com/26535/mary-frederik-and-the-children-arrive-in-amazing-greenland/?lang=en
Frederik is not being discurteous towards his wife by taking the lead up the phalarope and leaving wife and children trailing behind.
As the highest ranking present he will always be the first to go onboard Dannebrog and the last to enter the boat when leaving Dannebrog.
As the highest ranking he is also the one who is piped onboard and as such he has to recieve the salute.

Had Mary been alone, she would have been piped onboard and been the first to board Dannebrog and the last to enter the boat.



Thanks for the article, polyesco.

It was a nice touch by the hamlets hetman to welcome Mary as "daughter-in-law".
In return he got a pad on the shoulder by Frederik, for "providing good weather".

The children no doubt needed to burn off some energy, so as soon as they saw the opportunity they went out to jump in the what-do-you-call-it jump-castle.

Frederik has been to this hamlet before and he admits he might have found the service in the local church a wee bit long too, but there was no jump-castle back then though.
 
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