Crown Princess Mary and The Danish Cancer Foundation

[RachelD]

Thanks Laviollette for the video!

It seems like she doesn't want her picture taken while she's sitting...she un-crosses and crosses her legs and she shifts in her seat, she also pulls her hair forward (on the left side) and turns a little more towards the right and away from all of the flashes...or am I imagining things???

[sesa]

I don't think that she is trying to avoid the camera. I think she is just trying to find a comfortable position to sit in. maybe the chairs where uncomfortable? As for the pulling of her hair foward, it just looks like she was trying to pull it out from behind her, or maybe the collar of her jacket. Carolyn was also adjusting herself, so I would say it was the seats.

[tabbitha]

Originally Posted by sesa

I don't think that she is trying to avoid the camera. I think she is just trying to find a comfortable position to sit in. maybe the chairs where uncomfortable? As for the pulling of her hair foward, it just looks like she was trying to pull it out from behind her, or maybe the collar of her jacket. Carolyn was also adjusting herself, so I would say it was the seats.

I thought so too- the seats must have been uncomfortable and she was just positioning herself- i know when i sit on some really uncomfortable seat I fidget for ages- people watching me must think I have beans in my pants

[GlitteringTiaras]

You can also see some photos from TV2.dk's photo gallery. Please click here to see what happened at today's event.

[biboquinhas]

I love her outfit! Really nice and she looks not pregnant at all because she still looks very thin with this outfit1 Nothing like the last one wich makes her look really fat and round!

[jordana2]

Mary looks amazing! She doing a wonderful job as crown princess.

[MissSaga]

Pictures from Polfoto:
http://i7.tinypic.com/2ccnngk.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/482iwzd.jpg

http://i14.tinypic.com/34ngneh.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/3yn4ew4.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/4gzhkpc.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/4chrbyb.jpg

http://i5.tinypic.com/2r2btdy.jpg

http://i7.tinypic.com/34s49l4.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/33xc8ph.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/3zrng3r.jpg

http://i3.tinypic.com/4hm4fva

http://i10.tinypic.com/2dbuhdw.jpg

[dazzling]

thanks MissSaga for the pictures. Do you know what the event was? She looks well relaxed today.

[MissSaga]

Originally Posted by dazzling

thanks MissSaga for the pictures. Do you know what the event was? She looks well relaxed today.

You're welcome. She launched the Cancer Society's sun campain, by paying visit to a "Sun safe" children institution in Gentofte.

Here is the speach she held:

As a child I lived at an island far away, which is called Tasmania. Tasmania is a part of Australia which lies at the opposite end of the world.

I remember clearly, how happy I could be on a summerday, where the sun stood high on the blue sky. Today I also am very happy for a sunny day.

The sun gives us life, and makes night into day. The sun created life on Earth. Flowers, trees and a bunch of extraordinary animals like koalas and kangaroos, which I saw at Tasmania as a child.

Neither man can live without the sun. Our bodies use the sunlight to create D-vitamin to our bones. And we get into better humour when the sun shines.

Too much of sunlight can be unhealthy for us, though. Sunlight can give us red skin and sunburn, which hurts.

At Tasminia where I grew up, the sun was strong. As a result I learned, that it is necessary to protect yourself against the sunlight.

When summer sun stands high on the sky - that happens from lunch time to afternoon - we have to protect us against it, too.

We must 'turn down' for the sun in the noon time. Then we has to seek the shadow, use a hat, a shirt with long sleeves and sunblock.

Your parents and the grown-ups around you can help you about how to avoid sunburns.

With this funny book you can have a cosy talk about, what the suns does for us - and what we can do to make the sun stay as our friend.

[Paty]

Did She pronunce her speech in English or Danish?

[GlitteringTiaras]

She spoke in Danish. Mary has come far when speaking Danish and it sounds pretty good.

You can hear her speak to the children at today's Cancer event. Please click here and here to hear her speak.


Video and information from Cancer.dk and thanks to Santa from the CPMEMB for the video links. Thank you!

[crisscross1]

Mary sounds like she has lived in Denmark all her life to me.
I wonder if the Danish speaking members of the forum can tell that she is not a
native?

[Alisa]

More photos from The Danish Cancer Society's website:
Åbning af kampagnen - Kræftens Bekæmpelse

http://www.cancer.dk/NR/rdonlyres/9E...ARY_05_175.jpg

http://www.cancer.dk/NR/rdonlyres/EA...ARY_07_175.jpg

http://www.cancer.dk/NR/rdonlyres/E6...ARY_06_200.jpg

http://www.cancer.dk/NR/rdonlyres/82...solhat_150.jpg

http://www.cancer.dk/NR/rdonlyres/91...ARY_11_150.jpg

[detta]

Originally Posted by biboquinhas

Really nice and she looks not pregnant at all because she still looks very thin with this outfit1 Nothing like the last one wich makes her look really fat and round!

That's so true! I cannot imagine that she's already eight months pregnant ... unbelievable!

[BurberryBrit]

Originally Posted by GlitteringTiaras

She spoke in Danish. Mary has come far when speaking Danish and it sounds pretty good.

You can hear her speak to the children at today's Cancer event. Please click here and here to hear her speak.


Video and information from Cancer.dk and thanks to Santa from the CPMEMB for the video links. Thank you!

Mary was born to be a Princess. I adore her. She definitely has a way with children.

Now, I don't speak a lick of Danish but she certainly sounds like she has a good confidence when speaking. She's not hesitating.

[GlitteringTiaras]

Danish is a very hard language to learn, believe me I know. For the past couple of months I've been trying to learn the language. Essentially, I'm hopeless at this point, but I'm still trying.

Mary's Danish is pretty good although I do hear a slight English accent, but as time goes by it will fade.

[JessRulz]

Thanks for all the pics guys!! (in the previous thread ) Mary looked great, I really liked her jacket. Now you can actually tell she's pregnant!

There was a piece about Mary's visit to the kindergarden on the Channel 9 news in Australia. Watching Mary play with the children, and read them the sun-smart book was fantastic, she looked as though she was having a great time. She even looked great in the daggy bucket cap that all the kids were wearing! However I can't say that Channel 9 did a great job at reporting the event, the footage and the commentary of the footage was great, but the introduction was bad. "In a rare public appearance..." was the second sentence! The press really need to research things..

[flcty]

Originally Posted by JessRulz

There was a piece about Mary's visit to the kindergarden on the Channel 9 news in Australia. Watching Mary play with the children, and read them the sun-smart book was fantastic, she looked as though she was having a great time. She even looked great in the daggy bucket cap that all the kids were wearing! However I can't say that Channel 9 did a great job at reporting the event, the footage and the commentary of the footage was great, but the introduction was bad. "In a rare public appearance..." was the second sentence! The press really need to research things..

Oh, I saw that as well. Mum was yelling for me to come over to the tele , and I was hesistant for a second, glad I went to see what the fuss was about. A couple of Danes came to Australia [in the past] and "stole a couple of ideas" on being sun smart [if this happened before it was public knowledge that Fred. had an aussie girlfriend, boy weren't they surprised when they found out that they went to the homeland of their future queen]. Mary was interacting with the kids in danish, which was good way to end [put a minor pause] to her public appearances for a while.

[Binz]

Originally Posted by crisscross1

I missed the clip on nine, thanks for posting it JessRulz.
Mary certainly got on well with the little ones and looked kinda cute in the hat. I love the 'Turn down the Sun' motto, it is as catching as our own, 'Slip, Slop, Slap'.
I just had a look at the calender of events to the end of March and it seems that Mary doesn't have any more events. I hope we will see her now and then before the baby is born in May.

only a few links...

A book about the sol

En bog om solen - Kræftens Bekæmpelse

pictures:

Åbning af kampagnen - Kræftens Bekæmpelse

some pictures and videos

http://www.bt.dk/article/20070320/ROYALT/70320033/0/A

wonderful videos!

Kræftens Bekæmpelse

Kræftens Bekæmpelse

[GlitteringTiaras]

Wonderful Binz, thank you for links.

What did you think of Mary's interaction with the children and her message during the event?