Article from BT with three good pics of Mary cooking:
Mary i køkken-hopla hos verdens bedste kok - Royale - BT.dk
TV2 news at 19.00 also had a segment about M&F today, with a lot of clips from the days events. The emphasis today was about the pretty massive Danish commercial offensive to Australia.
Frederik talked a bit about that.
That segment should be online in a couple of hours. If so I'll edit this post.
If someone else should post that clip, cool!
In which case I - (or someone else? You for example?) - may write a bit about what Frederik was saying.
ADDED: Here it is:
http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/video/index/id/45896206/
That includes a brief interview with a flowergirl, who is considering a career as a princess.
at 01:25 Frederik explains that this might be the right time for a commercial push towards Australia. And that it's advantageous to be a large group, who can brand DK as a strong country which has know how in new fields. (*)
Australia is interesting as a market because there is still an, albeit modest, economic growth there, in contrast to Europe.
Frederik is heard saying that he is proud that DK as a country has such a strong position (within these fields). He adds that the knowledge of DK in Australia by now is very big. There is of course a reason for that, he smiles. (**)
(*) Alternative energy (DK is expected to have 50 % of its energy consumption covered by primarily windmills in 2030 and 100 % by 2050), recycling, energy saving products and other environmentally sound initiatives. There is serious money in that! At present about 10 % of DK's export are in these fields and rising.
(**) And that is of course one of the primary jobs of royals, certainly within the past 60-100 years. - To kick down the door and charm everyone around, create awareness and if at all possible a positive atmosphere, for the businessmen to create contacts in.
So far I'd say Mary in particular, but also the continuing saga of her family has been instrumental in accomplishing that. It's my impression that in the minds of the average Australians the view of the DRF and Denmark is primarily positive. That alone is worth a lot of money.
Just as the view of Australia and the Australians is very positive here in DK.