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Old 06-10-2007, 04:25 AM
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Do you really believe that the fact that Denmark or Sweden or Norway or the Netherlands or Belgium or Japan or Spain are ruled by a monarch, does attract extra tourists?

And who says these tourists would not have visited Legoland or Tivoli Gardens or walking on Strøget Street or visiting the Nationalmuseet or enjoy a ballet in the Opera, if there was no royal but a presidential palace in Copenhagen?

And who says Sweden has sold more Volvo Cars or IKEA furnitures because there is a King living at Drottningholm Palace? Would Nokia (from republican Finland) have been more succesfull in Norway, Denmark or Sweden???

I always have had a faible for Scandinavian design but I noticed that I'M much more interested in Danish design (and bought quite some things from Denmark for my new home) since I became interested in princess Mary.
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Old 06-10-2007, 04:36 AM
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Personally, I think that Marie would become HRH Princess Marie upon marriage to Prince Joachim, just as Alexandra was and their children would be HH Prince/ss ... like Nikolai and Felix.

As for their wedding, I agree with whoever said that they would marry in the Fredensborg Slotkirke
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Old 06-10-2007, 06:00 AM
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I think Marie should be HRH if she and Joachim marry and since this would be her first wedding I think it should happen in a church.
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Old 06-10-2007, 07:18 AM
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i hope the queen grants her a "her royal highness" style and the title of princess. apparently, if so happens she will be known as princess marie agnethe, which is her second name, just as it happened with mary (princess mary elizabeth). it may as well be to avoid confusion as having two princesses with the same name may confuse the danes.

i hope they announce an engagement soon...
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:25 AM
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I think it would be unfair for Marie's first wedding to be low key. I hope she has the wedding that SHE wants and not something entirely imposed on her because she's the second wife. I think as long as the family approves, she will become HRH.

Is Agnethe her middle name?

Regarding tourism, I know that I would not have become interested in visiting Danemark were it not for the love story of Fred and Mary, so while no one is suggesting that tourism depends upon the Monarchy, it certainly inspires certain people to visit who wouldn't have visited otherwise.
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:27 AM
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I think it would be unfair for Marie's first wedding to be low key. I hope she has the wedding that SHE wants and not something entirely imposed on her because she's the second wife. I think as long as the family approves, she will become HRH.
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Is Agnethe her middle name?
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Regarding tourism, I know that I would not have become interested in visiting Danemark were it not for the love story of Fred and Mary, so while no one is suggesting that tourism depends upon the Monarchy, it certainly inspires certain people to visit who wouldn't have visited otherwise.
Same here, I visited Denmark because of them
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:33 AM
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Yes it is
Agnethe even sounds Danish to me. I wonder if it's a common Danis name?
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:35 AM
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Agnethe even sounds Danish to me. I wonder if it's a common Danis name?
Yes, it has a Danish ending:

Margaret = Margrethe
Greta = Grethe
Agneta = Agnethe

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Old 06-10-2007, 09:44 AM
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According to these people, this will be her official title and new name.

You must scroll down until you see Marie's face, it's below the Tasmanian Devil thing. It's the first paragragh.
Nice guess but this blog is hardly an official source for anything even if they have nice pictures.

Both Mary and Alexandra has two names and are always reffered to just by the first one.
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Nice guess but this blog is hardly an official source for anything even if they have nice pictures.

Both Mary and Alexandra has two names and are always reffered to just by the first one.
If they get engaged, it will probably be (one of the first questions) asked by the journalists to the couple. Untill then, it's just a guess.
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Old 06-10-2007, 09:55 AM
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If they are going to be man and wife i honnesly think that we her in Denmark are going to have HRH Princess Marie of Denmark.

I also think she will recive a tiara from Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik but i don´t know wich one she will recive.
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Is Agnethe her middle name?
Isn't "Agnethe" a Danish form of Agnes?
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Old 06-10-2007, 11:19 AM
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if they get married i think she should be a HRH otherwise wouldn't it effect the status of their children? i also think since it's her first marriage it should be the wedding she wants and not be penalized because she's his second wife (it just doesn't seem fair to me) but i'm not a danish taxpayer so i guess i really shouldn't get a vote :)
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Old 06-10-2007, 01:42 PM
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Nice guess but this blog is hardly an official source for anything even if they have nice pictures.

Both Mary and Alexandra has two names and are always reffered to just by the first one.
Anyone who is a royal watcher is well aware of that, Larzen, including me. There is a reason why I referred to those people and their guess as to what her royal title might be.

Glad to see you're aware, Larzen, like everybody else.
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Old 06-10-2007, 03:47 PM
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If an engagment is announced (and I think it will be) I would love for Marie to have a Danish Fairytale Wedding. Denmark does the glitter, pomp and tiara so well, it would give the economy a boost (hotels, airlines, restaurants, and the wonderful tourist $$$$), and all the beautiful jewelry will attend.
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Old 06-10-2007, 05:01 PM
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If an engagment is announced (and I think it will be) I would love for Marie to have a Danish Fairytale Wedding. Denmark does the glitter, pomp and tiara so well, it would give the economy a boost (hotels, airlines, restaurants, and the wonderful tourist $$$$), and all the beautiful jewelry will attend.
I really doubt any tourist, apart from the occasional die-hard foreign royal fan, would travel to Denmark, because there is a wedding in the royal family.

The Danish economy has a GDP of around $ 256,300,000,000.-- and I dare to doubt a few airline tickets (if a ticket is purchased with the (only partly Danish) SAS Airlines and a few meals or a few hotel bookings will substantially contribute to the Danish economy....


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I really doubt any tourist, apart from the occasional die-hard foreign royal fan, would travel to Denmark, because there is a wedding in the royal family.

The Danish economy has a GDP of around $ 256,300,000,000.-- and I dare to doubt a few airline tickets (if a ticket is purchased with the (only partly Danish) SAS Airlines and a few meals or a few hotel bookings will substantially contribute to the Danish economy....

Actually, tourism might get a boost similar to when Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier. Suddenly Monaco became the new tourist destinations for Americans and the Riviera today is still considered a posh getaway. I'm sure a lot more Australians have visited Denmark since Mary's arrival so it could be the case with Marie as well.
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Oh please lets have a fabulously wonderful wedding, and yes I do thin the tourist $$$ will come, its a beautiful country, safe, and welcome the tourist...yes I truly do think the tourist $$ will come. Of course if Denmark doesn't want all the goodies Greenland could always have the wedding, I'm sure they would welcome all the extra $$$$$. It would be an experience.
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Actually, tourism might get a boost similar to when Grace Kelly married Prince Ranier. Suddenly Monaco became the new tourist destinations for Americans and the Riviera today is still considered a posh getaway. I'm sure a lot more Australians have visited Denmark since Mary's arrival so it could be the case with Marie as well.
The Riviera has been known as a posh getaway from before Grace's time! I remember reading an Agatha Christie novel written in the 1920s that centered around a murder that took place on the Blue Train that took London socialites to the Riviera for their winter vacations.

If I were in Europe at the time, I might want to see the royal wedding but I've been thinking about a trip to Copenhagen for much longer than I've been following the Danish royal family.

BTW, I would hope any new wife of Joachim get the HKH Princesse title. Marie seems fresh and charming and Joachim seems to care for her a lot so if they do decide to tie the knot, I hope she becomes his princess.
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