Prince Frederik and Princess Mary's home: Amalienborg Palace

[Josefine]

can someone post some pictures and some facts about the old apartment of late queen Ingrid

Fredensborg Castle and Kancellihuset, where it is ment that Cronw Prince Frederik and his Mary Donalson will live the first months before their residence Christian VIII:s Palace, at Amalienborg in Copenhagen will be ready and restored

Coppyright Imagien scandinavia

Originally posted by Josefine@Sep 29th, 2003 - 4:48 pm
Fredensborg Castle and Kancellihuset, where it is ment that Cronw Prince Frederik and his Mary Donalson will live the first months before their residence Christian VIII:s Palace, at Amalienborg in Copenhagen will be ready and restored

Kancellihuset is also under restauration at the moment...so is Holmens kirke (the church most people think that Frederik will marry in) and the church is not supposed to be finished until a year from now...

Nobody knows exactly when, where or why they will live yet - only thing official is that they wil NOT move in together until after the wedding.

It is thought that (very likely) Frederik will get his grandmother late Queen Ingrid's palace at Amalienborg, Kancellihuset and maybe also Gråsten Slot in Jutland.

It was also reported that the craftsmen were working overtime at Kancellihuset after the official announcement from the court....but if they don't marry until sometime in spring there is still time to get that ready :)

[hrhcp]

This could get exciting .... leaky roofs and all.

[Alexandria]

Is there any other information on the house like how many rooms it has, special features or special amenities that will be built as part of the restoration at special request of Frederik and Mary?

[Alexandria]

Coppyright Imagien scandinavia / Henrik Hildebrandt / 10045 / Amalienborg and Christian VIII.s Palace where Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson will live when it has been restored.

[Josefine]

http://kongehuset.dk

Amalienborg Palaces

Amalienborg is the monarch’s winter residence. It consists of four palaces set around a central octagon in the centre of which is the equestrian statue of Frederik V, the founder of both Amalienborg and the surrounding suburb of Frederiksstaden.

The palaces were originally constructed at the request of King Frederik V as part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of the coronation of Christian I, which marked the beginning of the Oldenborg dynasty. The plots for the four palaces were given free of charge to four prominent and wealthy noblemen on condition they agreed to build identical palaces, to the precise specifications and designs of the Royal Architect Nicolai Eigtved.

Amalienborg became the residence of the Royal Family after Christiansborg Castle burnt to the ground on the night of 26 February 1794. Within a few days, however, the King acquired both the Moltke and Schack Palaces. Amalienborg has been the Royal Residence ever since and all monarchs have lived in one or other of the four palaces.

Today the palaces are occupied as follows:

Christian VII’s Palace: Palace used by HM The Queen for official functions.
Christian VIII’s Palace: Residence of HRH The Crown Prince. The ground floor houses the Amalienborg Museum, which is part of The Royal Danish Collection.
Frederik VIII’s Palace: Former residence of HM Queen Ingrid who died in 2000.
Christian IX’s Palace: Residence of HM The Queen and HRH the Prince Consort.

[Josefine]

Fredensborg Palace

Fredensborg Palace was built as a hunting seat for King Frederik IV by the architect J.C. Krieger in 1719. The main building was inaugurated in 1722 and the chapel in 1726.
It was rebuilt and extended during the reigns of King Christian VI, and King Frederik V and his Queen Juliane Marie by the architects N.Eigtved, L de Thurah and C.F. Harsdorf.

After Queen Juliane Marie’s death in 1796 the Palace was rarely used. It was not until the reign of King Christian IX and Queen Louise that the Palace became the setting for the life of the Royal Family for lengthy periods. “Europe’s parents-in-law” gathered their daughters and sons-in-law, all of whom represented many of Europe’s Royal and Princely Houses, at Fredensborg Palace every summer. Now the present Royal Family uses the palace for three months in the spring and three in the autumn.

Fredensborg Palace is often the setting for important events in the life of the Royal Family. It is here they celebrate weddings, silver wedding anniversaries and birthdays. The Queen receives Heads of State from all over the world at Fredensborg during State Visits. Here too Ambassadors of foreign countries present their credentials to the Queen. When foreign Heads of State spend the night at the palace, there is an old tradition that the State Visitor scratches his or her name with a diamond on a pane of window glass, as people mischievously in did in days gone by.

HM The Queen has maintained the age-old tradition that the Chapel should be open for members of Asminderød-Grønholt parishes, and a church service is held almost every Sunday.

The Palace gardens cover just under 300 acres, and were originally laid out by J.C. Krieger. It was reorganised by N. Jardin in the 1760’s and has since been adapted frequently to the changing tastes of the times. Today the main features of the original garden have been recreated.

Most of the sculptures in the garden are by the great Nordic neoclassical sculptor, J. Wiedewelt. In the “Valley of the Norsemen” there are 68 sandstone figures of Norwegian and Faroese farmers and fishermen. These figures were originally carved by the sculptor J.G. Grund. They were re-carved at the end of the 1900’s from original casts.

In 1995 an “Orangery” was built adjacent to the Palace kitchen garden. It serves as storage for tender plants in the winter, and flowers are grown here to decorate the various palaces.



Guided tours
Guided tours in Fredensborg Palace & Palace Garden 2004
For the Summer 2004 admission to Fredensborg Palace & the Palace Garden (including the Vegetable Garden & the Orangery) can be obtained as follows:

The Palace
The Palace (including the Palace Chapel) will be open to the public weekdays and Sundays in July 13.00 – 17.00 (last tour 16.30). Admission fee: Adults: DKK. 40.-; children: DKK. 15.-. Guided tours only. No advance booking.

Mornings 10.00 – 12.00 are reserved for groups (min. 12, max. 25 persons). Advance booking necessary. Admission fee (DKK. 550.- per group) to be paid in advance. Reservations on telephone +45 33 40 31 87, fax +45 48 47 54 70, mail nce@ses.dk. Duration of guided tours: Approximately 35 minutes.

Please note: Services will be held in the Chapel on most Sundays during the year (exept for the month of July). All services are open to the public.

The Vegetable Garden & the Orangery
The Vegetable Garden & the Orangery will be open to the public weekdays and Sundays in July 13.00 – 17.00 (last tour 16.20). Admission fee: Adults: DKK. 40.-; children: DKK. 15.-. Guided tours only. No advance booking.

Mornings 10.00 – 12.00 are reserved for groups (min. 12, max. 50 persons). Advance booking is necessary. Admission fee (DKK. 750.- per group of 12 – 25 persons and DDK. 1.500,- per group of 26 – 50 persons) to be paid in advance. Reservations on telephone +45 33 40 31 87, fax +45 48 47 54 70, mail nce@ses.dk. Duration of guided tours: Approximately 45 minutes.

The Reserved Garden
The Reserved Garden (The Royal Family’s private garden) is open to the public in July (weekdays and Sundays 09.00 – 17.00). Free admission.

Free admission to the Palace Garden all the year round.

For further information please visit the Palaces and Properties Agency's website: www.ses.dk

[H.M. Margrethe]

Why don´t you all take a look at this site http://www.hkhkronprinsen.dk/english.php ????

[norwegianne]

Big nice houses :) Lots of space for them.

[Times2222]

Fred and Mary's future home (Fredensborg Palace) does seem to be a lot bigger than Schakenborg Castle(don't know if the spelling is right) where Alex and Joachim live.

While Fredensborg Palace will be harder to maintain I think it is suitably grand for a future king and queen.

I wonder if Alex and Joachim ever feel bad that everything they get/have are smaller in scale and importance.

I think not, they are both intelligent enough to know their roles in RF and would not pegged their self esteem to the size of their homes. That is why I think it is great that Alex had her own career accomplishments b/4 the marriage, and Joachim has his own farm business to run.

[Jacqueline]

Originally posted by Times2222@Jan 26th, 2004 - 4:03 pm


I wonder if Alex and Joachim ever feel bad that everything they get/have are smaller in scale and importance.

I doubt it. They are all different people and what is important to one individual may of little or no significance to another.

Besides, Alex and Joachim are both very intelligent and sophisticated human beings to really worry about such things in my opinion. I feel that they are more than capable of seeing the pro's and con's of any situation and are most likely very comfortable with their respective roles in the RF.

[paulette]

Originally posted by Times2222@Jan 26th, 2004 - 11:03 am
Fred and Mary's future home (Fredensborg Palace) does seem to be a lot bigger than Schakenborg Castle(don't know if the spelling is right) where Alex and Joachim live.

While Fredensborg Palace will be harder to maintain I think it is suitably grand for a future king and queen.

I wonder if Alex and Joachim ever feel bad that everything they get/have are smaller in scale and importance.

I think not, they are both intelligent enough to know their roles in RF and would not pegged their self esteem to the size of their homes. That is why I think it is great that Alex had her own career accomplishments b/4 the marriage, and Joachim has his own farm business to run.

Schackenborg Palace is smaller when it terms to the building than Fredensborg Palace. But Schackenborg Palace has also very nice gardens just like the ones in Fredensborg.

I don't think that Prince Joachim and Princess Alexandra felt bad when the palace they are living now is smaller to the one Fred and Mary would have because since Prince Joachim was still a child, he already accquired and owned the estate from his childless godfather. And, his business is also found there which the couple would like to handle and see now and then, so there is no reason for them to feel bad. And besides,I think they were also asked to decide if they would like to reside in Schackenborg Palace or live in other estates. The Danes also give millions for the restoration of Schackenborg which serves as their gift to the couple during their wedding.

It is just also right that CP Frederick and Mary would be living in Fredensborg because they are the future King and Queen of Denmark. And also, so that there would be people residing in various palaces, those estates are just occupied if its summer or whatever season.

[Chanel]

I just love this place

[ews]

Either way they're all beautiful.

"Small" is still enough to house many homeless people, so in a way whilst it may be smaller its still massively huge for 4 people (PJ and PA and the young princes). It gets to a point where comparing Schakenbourg Palace vs the other ones the CP couple will live in will be pointless! They're both beautiful, huge palaces that will cater for the residents :)

Besides, I"d bet they are busy travelling half the time anyway.

[Mandy]

1. 2. Amalienborg Palace (Amalienborg Slot), the royal residence in Copenhagen, Denmark.
3. Showing Statue of Frederik V on horseback and the Marmorkirken (Marble Church), officially known as the 'Frederikskirken', in the background.
4. Statue of Frederik V on horseback in the centre of Amalienborg Palace (Amalienborg Slot.
5. Another view of the Palace and statue.
6. Palace.
7. 8. View of Amalienborg Palace (Amalienborg Slot), the royal residence in Copenhagen.
9. 10. 5. Guards outside the Palace.
UPPA Pictures

[Mandy]

Fredensborg Palace from www.polfoto.dk

9. Church.
10. Rear view of Fredensborg Palace