Crown Princess Mary and The Mary Foundation : 2007 - 2024


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I have a lot of respect for her commitment to these issues. Her Foundation has done excellent work and brought attention to some hidden issues.
 
Today, Crown Princess Mary travels on a three-day working visit to Greenland, where she and Mary Foundation will focuses on domestic violence and in this context held the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility".

The Danish Royal family's Facebook has just posted this video with Crown Princess Mary sitting in the car on her way to Copenhagen Airport while she is telling about the purpose of the visit:

(She speaks all in Danish, though)
https://www.facebook.com/detdanskekongehus/?fref=ts

The time in Greenland is four hours behind the time in Denmark, so Mary's first event will be tonight at 18.15 (Danish time)


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Official programme


Monday, August 29

Visit to the day care center Sikkersoq
Time 14:15
The Crown Princess visits the integrated daycare Sikkersoq in Nuuk. During her visit, TheCrown Princess is told about the work of "Kammagiitta - Free of Bullying" and the children in the institution will demonstrate how they use "Kammagiitta - Free of Bullying" in everyday life.

Meeting with Department
Time 15:30
The Crown Princess participates in meeting with the Department of Family, Gender Equality, Social Affairs and Justice,.

Visit to shelter
Time 17:00
During her visit, the Crown Princess will be shown around the shelter in Nuuk and talk to staff and residents.

Dinner
Time 19:00
The Crown Princess participates in dinner at Hans Egedes Hus

Tuesday, August 30

Opening of the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility"
Time 8.55
The Crown Princess holds the opening speech and participates in the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility".

Work meetings
Time 13:30
The Crown Princess participates in working meetings with among others NAKUUSAs Children's Council and Blue Cross.

Ending the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility"
Time 16:30
The Crown Princess participates in the completion of the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility" and the reception afterwards. Afterwards the Crown Princess attends meetings with previously abused.

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A good way to follow the visit is these two Greenlandic newspapers:

KNR |

Sermitsiaq.AG Nyheder | Vi er i daglig kontakt med de fleste i Grønland
 
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:previous: thank you Roskilde. Busy days ahead for Mary and her foundation. Its just incredible the work she is doing :flowers:

first picture
http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/bi...dia/article/_mho5224_copy_2.jpg?itok=kRxWsgfi

"Princess Mary was received by the adorable children in national costumes on the first day of his visit with Mary Foundation in Nuuk."
Kronprinsesse Mary fik rørende velkomst i Grønland | BILLED-BLADET

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another photo and article
http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...og-bamseven-hittede-hos-de-groenlandske-boern
 
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Thanks Polyesco.

Already very nice pictures. And the weather looks beautiful!
But most important is the impressive work the Mary Foundation does.


** Bonus info: In Greenland the Greenlanders call Mary for "their daughter-in-law".
As you know Greenland love Frederik, and they have really taken Mary into their hearts too.

And we have large pictures from Mary's first event today: The visit to the day care center Sikkersoqin which work with the Mary Foundation's Free For Bullying :flowers:

http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5036.jpg?itok=aPNv9w-l
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_0d46597.jpg?itok=Ey07lNPc
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5030.jpg?itok=EUhTsMFd (Nice picture)
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5002.jpg?itok=UE6ONIUY
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5018.jpg?itok=JbvVS1lX
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5023.jpg?itok=kW8J98Ge
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5025.jpg?itok=sgmlgcs7
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...rins_mary_sikkersoq_d4s5036.jpg?itok=aPNv9w-l

Article and gallery:
Se billeder: Kronprinsesse Mary i Nuuk | Sermitsiaq.AG

The article telling us (as you can see in the pictures) that Greenland show itself from the most beautiful side today with blue sky and full sun.

I guess on her way to participates in the dinner at Hans Egedes Hus:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJtMElxD2B2/

(Quite charming picture taken from a local Greenlander, I guess)
 
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And a very nice BT gallery: Se billederne: Mary besøger Grønland

And yet another Daily Mail article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...Greenland-three-day-trip-Mary-Foundation.html

ADDED: And a BB video: http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...ry-en-fornoejelse-moede-de-groenlandske-boern

Mary is here talking about the local version of Free from Bullying and how the children initially were a bit shy and quiet, but soon opened up.
Notice her necklace that looks pretty local to me.

(Roskilde, you need to empty your PM-boxes).
 
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:previous: thanks for the links. very hard and important topics

gallery from DRF
Besøg i Grønland med Mary Fonden | Kongehuset

at the dinner yesterday
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJtod4Qh6gG/

and today at the conference. Hearing the stories of people who have suffered years of Domestic abuse
Kronprinsesse Mary lyttede til barske livshistorier | BILLED-BLADET

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another gallery from yesterday and a few pictures from today's conference
http://sermitsiaq.ag/se-billeder-mary-straalede-i-nuuk

http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/.../media/10_kattunneq_0d46706.jpg?itok=hbKguvev
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/.../media/12_kattunneq_0d46742.jpg?itok=d2qWbyzY


"Crown Princess Mary got herself a good talk with the young people from NAKUUSAs Children's Council during her visit to Nuuk, Greenland"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJvcpJ2ha8Y/?taken-by=billedbladet
 
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The DRF's Facebook about Mary opening the Mary Foundation's conference today:

Crown Princess Mary: "We know that violence exists. We know that violence is illegal. And we know that violence is wrong. Nevertheless, the violence exists. Why? There is no simple answer, but part of the answer lies in the silence. If we do not talk about violence, it can continue uninterrupted."

In Greenland's capital Nuuk HRH the Crown Princess today, as chairman of the Mary Foundation, opened the conference "Domestic violence - a shared responsibility" with an opening speech.

https://www.facebook.com/detdanskekongehus/posts/340885679583353


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Mary meeting with the young people from NAKUUSAs Children's Council:
https://scontent-bru2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14195229_1094148570667296_7137097176151622986_o.jpg
 
Ready for today's video and smile? Isn't she lovely? :D :wub:

Much to the delight of the many Greenlanders Mary yesterday began her opening speech with speeching Greenlandish (perhaps the most difficult language in the world.)

Crown Princess Mary:
"I know that Greenlanders are very liberating and respectful people, so I also have to say here: it's okay to laugh! And I will laugh with you! And now you will find out why..."

And then Mary began her speech by talking in Greenlandic.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=563650127155741&id=235227816664642


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As you can read in the many comments it's one of the many reasons that the Danes really like Mary and Frederik. I conclude Frederik because he has exactly the same property.

Translation of the two most liked comments:

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She come across as the most lovely and warm person. With an humble Scots mind (after her father). And incredibly charming! I love Mary (and Frederik) aren't afraid to laugh and making fun of themselves! That's exactly why we respect and love them so. They not only make a fantastic work - but they also have the 'human and the personality' with them. And this is important! Totally proud.

2.
Pilutaq Lennert: I met her privately for about 10 minutes and I have to say that she is a wonderful, warm, sympathetic, friendly, down to earth and welcoming person ����☝��
We are fortunate to have her as Crown Princess ��
 
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:previous: that is incredible. props to Mary for trying to speak in their language. it adds to a more welcoming environment especially with such a serious topic

photos from the DRF
Besøg i Grønland med Mary Fonden - dag 2 | Kongehuset

and a beautiful photo not only of Mary but of Greenland
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJxH5OkAPJF/
"After a successful conference and a series of working meetings with the Mary Foundation, reached HRH Crown Princess to experience the magnificent nature of Greenland. Last night sailed Crown Princess out on a short cruise in Nuuk fjord before there was dinner with the Premier Kim Kielsen"
 
To the non-Danish speaking members...
When Mary had finished her Greenlandic part she laughingly asks the audience: Did anyone understand it? The audience clap and laugh and Mary says: I can hear some 'no's' and crack up laughing. :D And then she says in Danish: Well, I am very happy to be here.

From what I can read at the many comments Mary talked a good Greenlandic though and one could easily understand what she said. So well done.

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A great new longer Billedbladet video from Mary's last day in Greenland:
VIDEO: Kronprinsesse Mary roser modige grønlændere | BILLED-BLADET



and a beautiful photo not only of Mary but of Greenland

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJxH5OkAPJF/

"After a successful conference and a series of working meetings with the Mary Foundation, reached HRH Crown Princess to experience the magnificent nature of Greenland. Last night sailed Crown Princess out on a short cruise in Nuuk fjord before there was dinner with the Premier Kim Kielsen"

Beautiful picture by The Danish Royal Family's Instagram!
 
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Wow, first Danish and now Greenlandish. Well done!
I listened to a fragment of Mary speaking Danish. I couldn't understand a word of it. And Dutch does have similarities to Scandinavian languages.
 
:previous: she also tried a little Spanish in the Crown Prince Couple's trip to Mexico a few years ago ;)

Mary's speech can be read here
Vold i hjemmet – et fælles ansvar | MaryFonden.dk

another photo from the first day
https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn....=1207bbd37de0deacd205090acc314001&oe=5882541B

article about the conference and her visit
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenlandske-kvinder-royalt-besoeg-sender-vigtigt-signal

"Princess Mary is a role model for them and many other Greenlandic women when she even is Danish and comes from another country, says Arnajaraq Berthelsen.
- She is a kind of sister to us.
And the status is crucial if people dare talk about the problem of violence, believes Arnajaraq Berthelsen and Dorte Møller Platuu."
 
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Two DR News articles (there has also been good features in the DR evening tv-news).

DR: Mary helps abused women in Greenland:
Mary hjælper voldsramte kvinder i Grønland | Nyheder | DR

Greenlandish women: The royal visit sends a important message
Grønlandske kvinder: Royalt besøg sender vigtigt signal | Nyheder | DR


It sends a strong message that Crown Princess Mary the last three days have been visiting the North Atlantic in order to focus on violence against women in Greenland.

Although more than 64% of the women in Greenland has been abused, it's not something we talk about, and often it's the family's biggest secret.

Therefore, Crown Princess Mary, as chairman of the Mary Foundation, which works intensely to combat domestic violence, has traveled the 3,000 km up to the northern part of the Danish Kingdom.

- We must break the silence, says Crown Princess Mary.

The leader of the crisis center in Nuuk, Stina Birthilsin Svard, tells there's no doubt that Crown Princess Mary's visit are an important part in the fight against violence in Greenland, because it causes people to open their eyes for the problem.

- Had Mary not been here, we had not been so united in the fight against violence. Everyone knows her. This means that we will be heard, seen and taken seriously. She uses her status to help.

- The women will come and ask for help because they know that we are working with it right now, she says.

And the Greenlandic women, Arnajaraq Berthelsen and Dorte Møller Platuu from Nuuk, agree.

- I really hope that it's going to open people's eyes about how bad it is, says Arnajaraq Berthelsen.

She is pleased that Crown Princess Mary spends time helping battered women and she praises the Crown Princess's work, which among other things is through the Mary Foundation's conference 'Domestic violence - a shared responsibility'.

Crown Princess Mary is a role model for them and many other Greenlandic women as she is not born Dane and she is coming from another country, says Arnajaraq Berthelsen.

- She is like a sister to us.
- And that fact is essential for people dare to talk about the problem of violence, says Arnajaraq Berthelsen and Dorte Møller Platuu.
 
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Summary of article in Billed Bladet #35, 2016.
Written by our Arctic reporter, Marianne Singer.

In the first photo in the article we see Mary wear seal-skin and wool from Greenland, designed by Jesper Høvring - for Greenlandic export.
And this is what she wore for the dinner in the evening of her first day in the Hans Egede House in the capital of Nuuk.

She had touched down in Nuuk in the forenoon and in the late afternoon she visited the crisis center in Nuuk. Unfortunately domestic and social issues is a very real problem in Greenland, so the crisis centers are alas not empty.
Tuesday she attended a conference with people from all over Greenland: Violence at Home.
62 % of all Greenlandic women have in some point in their lives been subjected to abuse/violence. (IIRC the DK numbers 20-25 %) And it's very much an issue you don't talk about.

BB has deadline at noon Tuesday and this is where the account ends.

Mary wore a necklace depicting polar bears, and they were presented to her on a previous visit to Greenland.

On Monday Mary started out by visiting the integrated institution (nursery/kindergarten/school combined) Sikkersoq
And here she was met with no less than three flower-children dressed in their finest. Aged 2-4, the children were a bit overwhelmed by all the commotion and the photographers blitzing away, getting photos of the irresistible motives the children were.
Mary chatted a bit with them and said afterwards: "It's always a pleasure to meet the Greenlandic children. They are a bit quiet and shy when you first meet them, but then, bit by bit, they open up". (*)
But with a town of some 16.000 all children in Nuuk were mobilized, also from other kindergartens. So Mary went over to say hi to those children as well.
Well, inside Mary was presented to the Greenlandic version of the Free from Bullying concept, and that includes a "by a good buddy-song" in Greenlandic.
Mary responded with a: "You were so good - a thousand thanks".

Greenland, has in contrast to DK, implemented free from bullying in all municipal schools and kindergarten. (In DK all schools are obliged to implement some kind of anti-bullying concept and that is not necessarily the one advocated by the Mary Foundation).
And Mary noticed that the concept is now a well-anchored part of Greenlandic schools and kindergartens.
The well-being of children and them having a good start at school and kindergarten in regards to their mates is crucial, said Mary.

Then she visited the crisis center and posed for selfies. Mary last visited the center in 2009.
The conference had not ended by BB's deadline.

(*) Greenland has a charming tradition. On the first day at school the children from families who can afford it dress up in their national costumes, if not they dress up in their finest.
That in contrast to DK, where children are dressed much more casual. As you may recall from Christian and Isabella's first days at school.

Here are the scans: https://app.box.com/s/cmwbqeza9e2sk780iubmka1uw2o0raaf

For those interested in the GRF:
Just copy/paste this post.
Or PM me and I'll upload the relevant scans where you wish me to.
Or download and upload from your own account.
 
:previous: thank you Muhler for all the summaries and translations.

Very important visit from Mary to Greenland. a cute detail of wearing the necklace that was a gift from Greenland
 
Thank you again, Muhler, taking the time to translate for us. I would be interested in seeing a closeup of Mary's polar bear necklace, if anyone has one. To me they looked like arrowheads; it was nice of her wear it.

Off topic warning: it's a holiday weekend here in the US - Labor Day is Monday. It's a day set aside to honor working men and women. Gets a little less relevant every year, IMO. It's the last holiday of the summer, so lots of people get the day off.
 
You are all welcome. :)

Thank you again, Muhler, taking the time to translate for us. I would be interested in seeing a closeup of Mary's polar bear necklace, if anyone has one. To me they looked like arrowheads; it was nice of her wear it.

Off topic warning: it's a holiday weekend here in the US - Labor Day is Monday. It's a day set aside to honor working men and women. Gets a little less relevant every year, IMO. It's the last holiday of the summer, so lots of people get the day off.

Here you go, MidwestMom. - Sharpened and enlarged for your viewing pleasure: https://app.box.com/s/e0qhs9de35zhkaf322szk9vpiyhi5w5s
 
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The necklace looks great. A lovely present.

Indeed a very interesting accessory, but I wonder what it is made from? could it be ivory from walrus tusks or polar bear teeth?:whistling:
 
I have a lot of respect for her commitment to these issues. Her Foundation has done excellent work and brought attention to some hidden issues.

I agree, Mary's focus on bullying and domestic violence should be applauded.
Domestic violence is something that should be discussed openly but many both women (and men) are too embarrassed while others feel they will not be able to cope or have nowhere to go. Some years ago a 25 year old work colleague of mine was murdered by her husband. They had been married for 4 years and everyone was sure they were so in love and yet we hear later that she had suffered for the beginning. There are just so many stories that could be told. If Mary's and her Foundation saves one life it is a job well done. Thank you Mary.
 
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