Christening of Princess Athena: May 20, 2012

[JessRulz]

Is there a guest list somewhere?

No guest list as yet.

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

Prince Gustav of Berleburg and Carina Axelson are gonna be present at the christening.

 

[dbarn67]

I just heard the announcer say Crown Princess Mary and Carina Axelsson were at the inn (at least I think that's what she said lol). SHe said another name but I didn't hear it as I don't speak Danish. It would quite interesting if Carina were picked as a godmother.

 

[dazzling]

The guestlist, the information about the floral decorations, information about the music and the names of the godparents will be released around 16 o'clock. The information about the christening robe will be released at the same time as Prince Joachim and Princess Marie arrive. (around 17 o'clock) After the speeches in the church, they will be released. The name will be released, as accustomed, when it's pronounced. Official pictures of the family will be released on Monday 21 May.

Source: kongehuset.dk

Was this the case of the previous christening? If I remember correctly, names of godparents were released as well as the guest list a few hours or just before the event.

 

[MarNoe]

Wow! Here in the US and I'm watching and listening to the live feed!

 

[kathia_sophia]

im soooo happy!! i am able to watch it live from Portugal

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

Gustav, Carina, Mary and Frederik (and I presume, the children) are at Schackenborg (or will be arriving shortly) and are gonna be driven in a bus to the church with Marie's family. Or at least that's what I think that they said.

 

[Rosapru]

i can watch it from France too, but at the beginning I just had the voice so I did update my Adobe FlashPlayer as the site of DR1 suggest and it worked perfectly so for those who just hear and do not see anything, do the upadte and you'll have the view

 

[principessa]

Is it raining there? I see some people with umbrellas!

 

[Ccile]

Too bad, it's starting raining!

The former Marie's lady in waiting is coming!

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

The weather has been quite amazing all day, too bad that it's starting to rain, I hope it'll pass.

 

[LadyFinn]

i can watch it from France too, but at the beginning I just had the voice so I did update my Adobe FlashPlayer as the site of DR1 suggest and it worked perfectly so for those who just hear and do not see anything, do the upadte and you'll have the view

But the site of DR1 doesn't suggest that I should update my Adobe FlashPlayer, I just updated it a couple of days ago...

 

[Artemisia]

Guests are now walking from the inn to the Church.
No one I recognise yet.

 

[crm2317]

So good to be able to watch live. I have a feeling the name will surprise everyone!

 

[MarNoe]

Who is the (rather good looking) fellow with the lady in yellow?

 

[NGalitzine]

I am watching the arrivals live now.

 

[Artemisia]

So good to be able to watch live. I have a feeling the name will surprise everyone!

I agree, it's really great.
My first royal christening live!

They are showing the inside of the Church right now; it's really beautiful.

 

[Danish girl]

The guestlist: Gæstelisten - Kongehuset

 

[Ccile]

The guest list!

The Royal Family
Her Majesty The Queen
His Royal Highness the Prince Consort
His Royal Highness Crown Prince
Her Royal Highness Crown Princess
His Royal Highness Prince Christian
Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella
His Highness Prince Gustav zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
Miss Carina Axelsson
His Highness Prince Nikolai
His Highness Prince Felix
His Highness Prince Henrik
HE Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
Countess Sussie of Rosenborg

Other family
Monsieur Alain Cavallier
Madame Marielle Dubern
Monsieur Christian Grassiot
Madame Christian Grassiot
Monsieur Charles Cavallier
Monsieur Edouard Cavallier
Monsieur Gregory Grandet
Monsieur Jerome Grassiot
Madame Jerome Grassiot
Madame Jennifer Shorto
Monsieur Grandet Benjamin
Madame Nina Arichi

Other guests
Excellency, Count Christian Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Hofjægermesterinde, Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig
Excellency, Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
Hofjægermesterinde, Countess Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille
Mr. Simon Stansfield Bast
Fr. Mary Bast
Le Comte Hadelin the Liedekerke Beaufort
La Comtesse Hadelin the Liedekerke Beaufort
Mr. Martin Berner
Fr. Conny Johannesen
Mr. Henning Boysen
Fr. Malene Boysen
Deputy Chief Midwife Lotte Broberg
Mr. Christian Tellefsen
Landowner Peter A. Busck
Fr. Inge Busck
Fr. Birgit Christiansen
Mr. Richard Christiansen
Chairman, Mr. Jørgen M. Clausen
Chamberlain Inside Clausen
Fr. Bitten Clausen
Mr. Alastair Bruce of Crionaich
Mr. Stephen Knott
Professor Dr. Peter Damm
Fr. Lone Nørgaard
Director Michael Darsberg
Fr. Benedicte Darsberg
Madame Veronique Demon
Over Nurse Wendy Emmersen
Mr. Per rear
Mr. Søren Enemark
Fr. Louise Enemark
Director Lars Engel
Fr. Brigitte Engel
Ditlev Engel
Former. Maid of Honour Marianne Engel
Mr Marc Farah
Ms. Emma Farah
Madame Francis Fenwick
Mr. Peter Flinth
Chairman Camilla Bredholt
CEO Philip Foss
Fr. Dida Foss
Mr. Iver Gram
Fr. Anne Mette Hanne Mose
Mr. Danny Gudnitz
Fr. Rikke Gudnitz
Madame Guilioli
Mr. Torsten Hansen
Fr. Birthe Hansen
Mr. Jesper V. Melchior Hansen
Clinic Director Morten Hedegaard
Fr. Birgitte Hedegaard
Mr. William Helmbæk
Department Midwife Birgitte Hillerup
Mr. Nicolai Grut
Fr. Lone Hunderup
Mr. Poul Hunderup
Mr. Paul Hvelplund
Fr. Christine Hvelplund
Mr. Jacob Hyldebrandt
Fr. Camilla Hyldebrandt
Excellency Michael Juel
Hofjægermesterinde Désirée Iuel
Fr. Carol Jansen
Director, Royal Hunt Hans Michael Jebsen
Hofjægermesterinde Jebsen
Squire Donald Kirk Johansen
Fr. Anja Johansen
CEO Dieter Kasprzak
Chairman Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak
Fr. Mona Knudsen
Mr. Richard Knudsen
Mr. Dennis Knudsen
Chamberlain, chairman Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
Chamberlain Inside Kristiansen
Vicar Anne Krogh Nielsen
Mr. Eyvind Lender
Ward Vivi Kronborg
Mr. Dan O. Kronborg
Doctor Soren Lassen
Fr. Hanne Lassen
Monsieur Diego de Lavandeyra
Fr. Gisela Leonhardt
Mr. Christian Leonhardt
Mr. Scrooge Lilholt
Fr. Ida Maria Davidsen Siesbye
Fr. Tina Lindholm
Mr. Jens Peter Lindholm
Mr. Magnus Lorentzen
Monsieur Nicolas Mirabaud
Madame Nicolas Mirabaud
Mayor Svend Erik Moller
Fr. Tove Rosberg
Sir Alex Niemann
Fr. Helene Christiansen
Deputy Chief Midwife Agnes Nørrelund-Madsen
Mr. Soren Nørrelund-Madsen
Fr. Margit Olesen
Mr. Christian Friis
Mr. Peter M. O'Neill
Fr. Gyrithe Nielsen-Man
Centre Director, Professor Bent Ottesen Smedegaard
Fr. Anne Marie Ottesen
Pastor Peter Parkov
Mr. Mark Patterson
Fr. Mie Egmont-Petersen
Fr. Birgit Poulsen
Mr. Egon Poulsen
Director Troels Holch Povlsen
Chairman of the Board Michael Pram Rasmussen
Fr. Anne Kjølbye
Countess Marina of Rosenborg
Mr. Portus Ekman
Count Valdemar of Rosenborg
Mayor Laurids Rudebeck
Fr. Lene Rudebeck
CEO, lawyer Christian Scherfig
Fr. Agnete Arnø Scherfig
Director Hans Schlaikier
Fr. Wendy Schlaikier
Fr. Jonna Schroeder
Mr. Ib Schroeder
Chairman, Consul General, Mr. Fritz Schur
Monsieur Amaury Silvestre de Sacy
Madame Agathe Silvestre de Sacy
Chief Midwife Mette Simonsen
Mr. Henrik Jacobsen
Fr. Charlotte Sparre
Mr. Jens Wittrup Willumsen
Mr. Peter Steenstrup
Fr. Henriette Steenstrup
Chairman Bengt Sundstrøm
Director Mette Margrethe Rode
Royal. confessor, Bishop Erik Norman Svendsen
Fr. Margit Svendsen
Fr. Johanne Sølvhøj
Mr. Flemming Hansen

HH Prince Christian zu Schaumburg-Lippe
HH Princess Lena zu Schaumburg-Lippe
Mr. Per Sorensen
Fr. Susan Sorensen
Fr. Birte Elisabeth Toosbuy
Monsieur Christophe Tschanz
Madame Tschanz
Chamberlain, hofjm., Lt. Col. Erik Wind
Chamberlain Inside Wind
Fr. Irene Warncke
Excellency, Count Wedell
Hofjægermesterinde, lens Countess Wedell
Director Nina Wedell-Wedellsborg
Director Peter Åndahl
Fr. Lone Westensee
Mr. Kim Westensee
Fr. Christine Wiberg-Heather
Mr. Erik Wiberg-Heather

Schackenborg Castle
Mr. Bent Richelsen
Fr. Espe Mette Kristensen
Mr. Jacob Boyschau
Fr. Jane Jessen Andersen
Mr. Magnus Lorentzen
Mr Peter Murray
Fr. Gitte Priest Linnet
Mr. Thorkild Jensen
Fr. Inge Johnsen
Mr. Mogens Mamsen
Former. matron at Schackenborg Inga Jensen
Mr. Martin Petersen
Mr Jan Jannsen
Fr. Christina Dyhre Nielsen
Fr. Hanne Marie Toft
Mr. Arne Buczek
Mr. Peter Fält-Hansen
Maid Fylla Tjørnelund Jensen

Court
Lord Chamberlain, Chamberlain, Ambassador Ove Ullerup
Chamberlain Inside Ullerup
Cabinet secretary, law secretary, Chamberlain, Henning Fode
Chamberlain Inside Fode
Maid of Honour to HM The Queen, Chamberlain does, Countess Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
Master of Ceremonies, Chamberlain, Lieutenant Colonel Christian Eugen-Olsen
Chamberlain Inside Eugen-Olsen
Private Secretary, Chamberlain, Colonel Kurt Bache
Chamberlain Inside Bache
Maid of Honour, private secretary Britt Siesbye
Mr. Oscar Davidsen Siesbye
Finance Manager, Mr. Søren Weiskopf Kruse
Chamberlain Inside Kruse Weiskopf
Communications Lene Balleby
Mr Erik Brink Andersen
Secretarial Officer Olivier Lesénécal
Adjutant, Major HB Ole Jensen
Communications Coordinator Kirsten Baltzer Kahr
Mr. David Kahr
Animal Doctor Niels Skovgaard
Doctor Per Høeg
Fr. Sara Wiemann

 

[Charlotte_Aster]

I must admit you guys, I love watching royal events and posting here simultaenously. And I will get to do it twice this week. It's a great week to be a royal watcher, is it not?
No names from other royal families, does this mean they kept the godparents strictly in family?

 

[FasterB]

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine is not on the [url="http://kongehuset.dk/Menu/materiale/dab-den-20-maj-2012/gastelisten"]guestlist[/url]

 

[helenbeee]

whos the dude with the laptop bag

 

[JessRulz]

Godparents:

Hr. Gregory Grandet

Hr. Edouard Cavallier

Fr. Carina Axelsson

Fr. Julie Mirabaud

Hr. Diego de Lavandeyra

Fr. Henriette Steenstrup

 

[American Dane]

Is that not the royal bishop who just arrived with his wife? Or was it someone who looked quite a bit like him?

 

[Ccile]

So princess Benedikte and the greek royal family don't attend??

It's weird!

 

[Danish girl]

Flowers in the church: Blomsterudsmykningen i Møgeltønder Kirke - Kongehuset

 

[helenbeee]

Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine is not on the http://www.theroyalforums.com/forum...le/dab-den-20-maj-2012/gastelisten"]guestlistguestlist

they wont miss anything....probably worried about keeping the ceremony under control so they keep the toddlers at home Im sure they will join the reception afterwards. Bad luck for us though we would all ove to see them.

 

[Artemisia]

Godparents:
Hr. Gregory Grandet
Hr. Edouard Cavallier
Fr. Carina Axelsson
Fr. Julie Mirabaud
Hr. Diego de Lavandeyra
Fr. Henriette Steenstrup

Gregory Grandet, Edouard Cavallier and Diego de Lavandeyra are pretty expected.
I am a bit surprised at the choice of Carina though; shows she has well and truly been accepted into the Danish Royal Family, despite no engagement.

Could anyone tell who are Henriette Steenstrup and Julie Mirabaud? I am assuming they are friends of the couple.

 

[American Dane]

So princess Benedikte and the greek royal family don't attend??

It's weird!

Princess Benedikte is in New York, I believe, explaining her absence

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

I had hoped that Vincent and Josephine would be present, but I think it's understandable that they're not, it would be torture to have them to be still and quiet for such a long time.