Crown Princess Mary's Work for Women's Rights (+Women Deliver Conference) 2015 - 2021


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:previous: I noticed. :lol:

Presumably to help herself from the irresistible urge to grope her husband... :p
 
Day 4 and final day:

Crown Princess Mary has arrived to the 4th and final day of the Woman Deliver conference:

https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/t...g?ig_cache_key=MTI1MzYwOTc2NzE0MjkzNDU3MQ==.2
https://billedbladet.admin.aller.eu...a/article/marybellacenter_0.jpg?itok=9mEZW1YI


BB article:
http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/kronprinsesse-mary-fik-en-skoen-bonusoplevelse

Crown Princess Mary arrived this morning to Women Deliver in the Bella Center where she
immediately went to a meeting.

During the opening session Mary was in the company of her close friend Birgitte Handwerk, who
is a fundraiser for the organization Orchid Project which fights to stop female circumcision.

Between two meetings Crown Princess Mary got to greet the world famous and widely acclaimed
Belgian artist Kity Mbiango.

Birgitte Zachau Handwerk and Julie Mølsgaard are both close friends of F&M,
and are on the board of Orchidproject.dk

Some very busy days for Mary!
 
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:previous: thanks Roskilde for all the links and translations.
Very busy week for Mary! Im sure she is looking forward to a nice weekend with her family. But Im sure this conference and work has filled her with pride

its really beautiful to see how well the crown prince couple are together. Frederik could not be more proud of Mary, and Mary looks so happy to have his support :flowers:

and yes, Mary is indeed Frederik's wife lol ;)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/womendeliver/26501541074/in/photostream/lightbox/

a quick kiss and on to their events :wub:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/womendeliver/27012776962/in/photostream/lightbox/

a group shot from the 15th at the Australian embassy
https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=e1883703d1d6a4ad7d85647cb82934a5&oe=57E6D63C

Frederik and the IOC
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ciz2kukWsAAqowm.jpg:large
 
Summary of articles in Billed Bladet #20, 2016.
Written by our man on the spot, Ulrik Ulriksen.

These articles cover until the BB deadline Tuesday noon.
5.500 from 169 countries attended the Women Deliver conference.
Mary gave the opening speech and present were also Princess Mabel, Haakon and Mette-Marit, Benedikte and also Frederik. Prior to the opening they all met and had a chat, Benedikte and Mabel in particular had a good chat.
After the speech a visibly proud Frederik said: "Why, it's super worked out and there is professional expertise behind. One can hardly hide the pride over the delivery of it as well, so that simply can't be done any better".
Mary said afterwards: "I think the opening day went incredibly well. There are many high expectations, but so far I've already been very inspired.
I've taken part in various sessions and learned an incredible lot and there is simply a mood of now something must happen".

Many of the attendees wanted to be photographed with Mary.

Mary attended altogether more than 30 events, meetings and sessions during the conference, but it wasn't all about her. Mette-Marit and Benedikte gave speeches as well and also Annie Lennox was a big hit. According to BB she scored second after Mary on the clap-o-meter when she gave her speech at the opening. Annie Lennox focus on hiv/aids.

You can see the coverage from the conference here: https://app.box.com/s/jwfnuhl50zi576eehp7cobui7clxfjz1
(No hot-linking, please).
 
Mary doesn't just show up to cut a ribbon, accept flowers, and maybe make a speech. She is seriously involved with this! And that it's a family affair with Frederik and Benedikte attending is just icing on the cake. Well done, DRF!
:flowers:
 
Here are such happy pictures from the very last event during the Women Deliver 2016
- the closing of Conference: Be the Change You Want to See.

DR: Women Deliver ended with dancing and tears of joy!

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=b77db5cf62f06a28827cb8efc6392a45&oe=579A6862 (A wonderful picture :))
http://asset.dr.dk/imagescaler/?file=/images/other/2016/05/19/scanpix-20160519-165716-l.jpg
http://asset.dr.dk/imagescaler/?file=/images/other/2016/05/19/scanpix-20160519-172046-l.jpg (Nice pic of Mary and Mabel)

Along the way there got danced - all - both the well-known people, royals - yes - also Crown Princess Mary was up and swinging the hair, politicians, journalists, men and women were up and dacing on the scene as the South African singers Yvonne Chaka Chaka gave all she had at the scene.

And the dancing continued to the tune of Franklin and Eurythmics - all the way out of the Bella Center.

DR article and gallery:
http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/billeder-women-deliver-sluttede-af-med-dans-og-glaedestaarer


MidwestMom said:
Mary doesn't just show up to cut a ribbon, accept flowers, and maybe make a speech. She is seriously involved with this! And that it's a family affair with Frederik and Benedikte attending is just icing on the cake. Well done, DRF!
:flowers:
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Indeed! Mary attended altogether more than 30 events, meetings and sessions during this conference. She has been with from the very start and has been impressive involved. More than I have seen with royals before. As our former Minister For Development, Mogens Jensen, said: The Women Deliver is like Mary's and my common child.

You must say Mary doesn't need to say thank you and bow to her salary. She is worth every penny.

She must and can be proud. The conference has successful ended and has been well-covered - on both main tv-stations as well as in the serious media.

Another lovely picture from today's closing ceremony :wub:
https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=50e0197267495990981903985149e2bb&oe=57D59134

A long article from the serious Berlingske who has interviewed Mary after today's closing ceremony.
(Sadly, I haven't time to translate it...)
Kronprinsesse Mary tager inspiration, viden og en hemmelig idé med fra Women Deliver - Nationalt | www.b.dk
 
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:previous: Then I shall provide a five-point summary. :)

- Mary is pretty pleased with the conference and the exchange of ideas and inspiration.
- This being the largest conference ever, comes at a decisive point. - Presumably believing that the time is ripe for making a genuine difference.
- Based on the ideas and thoughts she has learned about, Mary has a specific idea. Initial talks have been made, but more work needs to be done, before going public with the idea.
- She has been impressed with new apps, like SafeDelivery, that is very much aimed at the young. Hoping the young attendees will return home with renewed energy and inspiration.
- She is impressed with the way the private sector is increasingly getting involved in gender-equality and women's right. (- There is serious money in gender-equality new calculations have shown.)

- It has been estimated that if men and women had equal rights and access to jobs and education, the world GNP would go up by 26 % by mid 2020's. That's equivalent to the combined GNP of China and USA.
(It's logic actually. If a country can double it's talent mass by allowing women to utilize their potential the GNP will grow proportionally).
 
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polyesco said:
:previous: thank you:flowers:

another article with a great gallery
BILLEDER Women Deliver sluttede af med dans og glædestårer | Nyheder | DR
this photo is really lovely. What a smile. you can tell she enjoys her work
http://asset.dr.dk/imagescaler/?file=/images/other/2016/05/19/scanpix-20160519-165032-l.jpg

and the speech done by Frederik is on the DRF website
HRH The Crown Prince remarks at the IOC side event, 18 May 2016, WD2016 | Kongehuset
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Love that picture! Mary has a natural warmth that comes across in her engagements.
 
:previous: Indeed.

Here another lovely picture from yesterday's closening ceremony proving that :wub:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/womendeliver/26523337643/in/photostream/lightbox/

A BB video from yesterday (last day)
VIDEO: Kronprinsesse Mary til flot finale med stærke kvinder fra hele verden | BILLED-BLADET

A proud and happy Mary could end the conference. And obviously full of presence and surplus of energy. On her way out in the car a bunch of schoolchildren are singing and Mary exclaims:

- Hey, I know that song..
- Yes, we sang it for you when you visited our school in Aarhus.
- Yes it's true. A thousand thanks.. Have a good evening, and don't eat too much candy, eh?


**

Here a video of CP Mary's entire opening/introduction speech (10 minutes)

And Mary has clearly spent a lot of time memorizing her speech. As she has freeing herself from having to read from the manuscript constantly. Well done!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dXPSq-ryQ
 
wonderful Mary. Im sure that through her work she has come to know some of the participants really well.
and she must be exhausted from these past 5 days of meetings, receptions and the whole conference as she is not attending today's sculpture unveiling with Frederik and the rest of the DRF. a day of rest with her kids I bet. ;)

a cute photo of Frederik and Mary at the signing of the wall
http://bildarkiv.iblbildbyra.se/fot...8C8D87B8924C8BDC40E81C0452B946FF1866EF&sz=450

some pictures from newscom, of Frederik and Mary with the CP couple of Norway and Mabel from Day 1
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_4.png
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_2.jpg
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_6.jpg
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_1.jpg
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_3.jpg
http://imageupper.com/s03/1/10/L14637599683151_5.jpg
 
and event from the 17th
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10154200319427937.1073741831.26851847936&type=3

"The Champions for Change Award celebrates the possibilities of a gender equitable world and honors the leaders and visionaries who are helping to make that world a reality.
This ceremony, held in Copenhagen, Denmark on May 17, 2016, was part of a series of award ceremonies to celebrate visionaries and thoughtleaders for women's empowerment worldwide.
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark conferred the awards to Melinda Gates for her unwavering commitment to ensuring that every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life and to Jill Sheffield for her enduring dedication to women’s reproductive rights and lasting contributions to the improvement of maternal health across the world."
 
Mary is currently visiting Bangladesh

"HRH The Crown Princess is currently visiting Bangladesh along with Minister for Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs.
The purpose of the visit is to focus on strengthening women's economic opportunities as part of the UN global goals number five on equality."
H.K.H. Kronprinsessen i Bangladesh | Kongehuset

VIDEO: Kronprinsesse Mary til lands, til vands og i luften i Bangladesh | BILLED-BLADET

from the Danish Ambassador
https://www.facebook.com/AmbDhaka/videos/1617763924908096/

"Southern Bangladesh is severely affected by climate change. The video is recorded on the way to panbaria, an especially vulnerable area. Here educate danida women in farming practices that are adapted to climate change, and employs women who are working to ensure infrastructure villagers can get away from flooding."
https://www.facebook.com/detdanskekongehus/videos/459526274385959/

So far, this is not on her calendar (understandably).
 
The visit seems to be unofficial, and there are no programme realeased, but TV2 News and Billedbladet are along on the working visit. TV2 News has just reported a good feature in the late news and Billedbladet has just send live from Mary's visit.

Mary and Minister just arrived in Bangladesh:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8qozcRUQAAzGmU.jpg

Mary has posted her own video on the DRF's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/detdanskekongehus/?fref=ts


** TV2 News mentioned the visit is a 2-days visit.

TV2's feature, article and video:
Kronprinsessen besøger danskstøttede kvinder i Bangladesh: - Før kunne jeg ikke købe mad til mine børn - TV 2

Pictures of Mary in Bangladesh:
http://imbo2.tv2.dk/users/editorial...60172190b23606cf66d78bf6ecda85469b59974fc04ea
http://imbo2.tv2.dk/users/editorial...0f79db1b65166f2c1b8284038f0829810ca08a11a22c6
 
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I'm always so impressed by the way Mary has built up a substantive body of work over her years as a member of the royal family. Her work in the areas of gender equality and rights for disadvantaged women is especially admirable. There are, of course, some inherent limitations to her position as a royal - things she can't do or say - but she's a great example of how a prominent and meaningful role can be built over time with the right attitude.
 
Well said Camelot. This is probably why she won the Bambi award in Berlin.
 
Thanks, Roskilde & Polyesco. :flowers:

It's probably a good idea to keep her visit low-key. She gets to see more that way and Bangladesh currently have problems with Islamists (who hasn't!) so it's probably also a good idea security wise.
 
In the video from Billed Bladet, Roskilde kindly posted above, Mary is heard three times.

In the beginning she is explaining how this is her first visit to Bangladesh which is a country under development.

Later on she is looking a chili trees (or bushes or whatever they grow on) saying she should bring some back for her husband as he loves chili! (Like most men I know, including myself. Yum!)

The visit very much focused on the conditions of women and what progress has been made for women - most by women.
To that she express how impressed she is by the strong women she has met.
 
18 lovely pictures :flowers:
Kronprinsesse Mary besøger Bangladesh: SE BILLEDERNE HER!

Mary is natural talent with people - she is warm and put people at ease - and she manages to put focus - over political agendas, strife and nationalities. It is encouraging at a time when many good intentions lacks in the process.


TV2 news interview with Mary:
Kronprinsesse Mary i Bangladesh: Vi skal give kvinderne en stemme - TV 2

ADDED:

Pictures of the DRF's Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/detdanskekongehus/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/217567072/dhaka-bangladesh/
 
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Mary manages to look genuinely happy to be wherever she happens to be. Never a forced smile from her. :flowers:
 
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Emmily said:
Mary manages to look genuinely happy to be wherever she happens to be. Never a forced smile from her. :flowers:
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I've noticed that about her, too. It's a skill she's perfected, and I do consider it a skill because there must be plenty of times where she's jet lagged, not feeling well, worried about one of the kids, had a fight with Frederik the night before, etc. I also say skill because I remember for the first couple of years after the wedding, Mary did sometimes look nervous, tense, etc. I don't think being in the spotlight necessarily feels natural to her, but you'd never guess it now.
 
camelot23ca said:
I also say skill because I remember for the first couple of years after the wedding, Mary did sometimes look nervous, tense, etc. I don't think being in the spotlight necessarily feels natural to her, but you'd never guess it now.
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I've always thought so too. Perhaps, after the first couple of years, she learnt to live with her new situation and it became easier and easier for her personality, her nature, to show.
It must be the same for others too, who have married in to the same situation.
 
CP Mary was genuine moved to tears during an interview on TV2 News last night, when she heard the women telling their stories. :heart::sad:

- Sometimes it surprise you that you get so touched. As she stood there and said, "You should not feel sorry for us. We'll be all right," said Crown Princess Mary after Fatima has told her story.

Watch the clip here:
Kronprinsessen rørt til tårer: - Nogle gange kommer det bag på én - TV 2

or here:
https://www.facebook.com/tv2nyhederne/?fref=ts

This :previous: it's genuine commitment and humanity!
 
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