Queen Margrethe's Summer Tour aboard the Dannebrog: 2015 - 2023

[Prinsara]

So no news yet about Dannebrog and getting to Greenland?

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by Prinsara

So no news yet about Dannebrog and getting to Greenland?

No, she is testing her engines this evening and the result of those tests will determine whether she will sail to Greenland.

She had a major refit, including new engines, in the 1980's. So perhaps a new overhaul is needed?

[Prinsara]

Apparently one of the Faroese towns painted a giant daisy on the landing pad for her helicopter.

I'm going to guess in the words of her great-great-grandma, she was very much amused, indeed.

[Muhler]

That's a nice touch.

QMII has clearly had problems with her back during this visit. She walks as little as possible and sit down at most events and is seen discreetly holding on to or leaning against things.
https://www.bt.dk/royale/dronning-ma...paa-faeroeerne

But she still has her sense of self-deprecating humor. When posing somewhere she said after a short while: "Well, surely I'm not that amusing to look at."

Dannebrog will not sail to Greenland.

The reason is that the cause of the engine-failure has not been established.

- Engine failure in the North Atlantic is bad! Engine failure in the waters around Greenland is dangerous! There are lots of icebergs around, also in the summer, and if Dannebrog can't move out of the way due to engine failure, she will be churned down or holed,
It must be a terrible disappointment for the conscript crew though.

QMII's visit to Greenland will take place though. But there will naturally be a number of changes to the schedule.

[iceflower]

Queen Margrethe in good spirits on day 3 today (see this nice photo of the article below )


** BB article: Dronningen i højt humør på Færøerne ** translation **


And here are some more photos of today:


** tt.se gallery **


** kongehuset: H.M. Dronningens besøg på Færøerne - dag 3 **

[Lee-Z]

Thaf is a great photo!
I love that QM never looses her zest for life and sense of humor

[iceflower]

Day 4 of the Queen’s journey today, July 18:


** tt.se gallery ** BB article with video **


** kongehuset gallery: H.M. Dronningens besøg på Færøerne - dag 4 **

[iceflower]

The summer visit to the Faeroe Islands has ended with a meeting with the press this morning, July 19:


** tt.se gallery **

[Muhler]

QMII said at the press-meeting that she will head for France after her visit to Greenland. Here she will visit J&M - for the first time, while they are in France.

PH was very popular on the Faroe Islands, and quite a few islanders also waved the French flag, as well at the Faroese and Danish flag.

[Tatiana Maria]

Originally Posted by Muhler

PH was very popular on the Faroe Islands, and quite a few islanders also waved the French flag, as well at the Faroese and Danish flag.

What engendered his popularity on the Islands?

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by Tatiana Maria

What engendered his popularity on the Islands?

Two things I believe:
A) His quirky humor appealed to the islanders.
B) The population is so small and the visits so relatively frequent that most islanders will remember a personal episode where PH goofed when they looked on, said a witty remark to them personally, gave them a personal smile etc.
Keep in mind that PH was actually very good at personal interaction with people.
That's a trait Frederik did not only inherit form his grandfather but also father.

[Muhler]

https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/E...ed-dronningen/

QMII has boarded Dannebrog in Copenhagen and is now heading for the city of Aalborg, from where QMII will drive to the hunting lodge at Trend nearby.
She will return to Copenhagen, aboard Dannebrog on 3rd August.

QMII will remain aboard Danneborg until 9th August, but it is yet unknown where she will be.
(I have a feeling that it's a kind of consolation-cruise. Both for QMII herself but also the conscript crew. After all the main reason for volunteering for Dannebrog is to sail with the DRF.)

The engine is working fine again, but it hasn't been possible to point down the exact reason for the engines not working, despite going through every bit of the engine, checking and testing. Danneborg has been sailing for 100 hours and the date has been transferred to the navy for additional analyses.
(Something that springs to mind is a virus or hacking, but of course the navy would never tell if that's the case.)

[polyesco]

In Aalborg today
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRy04-Vh..._web_copy_link
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRzAobZh..._web_copy_link

[Muhler]

Thanks, Polyesco.

Good to see QMII walking down the phalarope pretty effortlessly.
As far as I can deduce from the text, she arrived in Aalborg before 16.00.

And I imagine she is now sitting in Trend hunting lodge with her feet up - enjoying the mosquitos. They are legio this year!
But it is just as likely the rain is drumming against the windows, we are having several cloudburst up through Jutland this evening.

[iceflower]

The programme for the visit to the municipalities Thisted, Esbjerg and Fanø from August 30 to September 1 has been released:


** kongehuset: Program for H.M. Dronningens sommertogter 2021 **

[Muhler]

The visit to Thisted should be interesting. Not least the visit to the Bunker museum" in Hansholm, which is dedicated to the Danish part of the WWII German bunker-line along the coasts of the Atlantic in expectation of an Allied invasion somewhere.

The visit to the island of Fanø should be worth following as well. It's a very scenic island. - The tourists love the place - and the locals loves to fleece them.

[eya]

The royal ship Dannebrog has set course for Hanstholm Harbor, where Her Majesty the Queen tomorrow begins this year's summer cruise with an official visit to Thisted Municipality

https://www.instagram.com/p/CTKz3bpgPAv/

[iceflower]

The tour has started in Thisted muncipality this morning:


** tt.se gallery **


** kongehuset gallery: Sommertogt i Thisted Kommune **


** BB article: BILLED-BLADET sender direkte fra dronningens sommertogt **


** tv2nord article: Dronningebesøg: Super-royalister fik afleveret deres egen buket **

[iceflower]

Queen Margrethe in Esbjerg muncipality today, August 31:


** tt.se gallery **


** kongehuset gallery: Sommertogt i Esbjerg Kommune **


** BB article: Direkte tv: Live fra dronningens sommertogt **


** tvsyd article: LIVE: Dronningen ankommer til Esbjerg med Dannebrog **

[Muhler]

Tomorrow QMII will visit the scenic island of Fanø.
Fanø is located a few minutes by ferry from the town of Esbjerg, which she visited today.
It's a fair-sized island:
https://cdn.oestjylland.bazo.dk/imag...d0ff64a/s/2048
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...wz7NJkhzGn9McO

Locate at the northern edge of the Wadden Sea, the island is very flat:
https://naturstyrelsen.dk/media/nst/..._colourbox.jpg
It consist basically of two overgrown villages, one in the north and one in the south, with heath in the middle of the island, that is surrounded by sandbanks when the tide is low. But do be careful! When the tide comes in in the Wadden Sea, it comes in deceptively fast! And the water is surprisingly cold. People are much more careful today, and have mobile phones too. But in my childhood the tide claimed a few tourists each year.
It used to be a fishing island. Today it's very much tourism, all year round.
The best way to explore the island is leaving your car in Esbjerg and rent a bike and bring it along on the ferry. You can explore the island in a day and get plenty of exercise at the same time!
Being a tourist island, there are loads of souvenirs, amber and locals dressed up in traditional attire roaming the streets. Many of the houses are also preserved and look very traditional, complete with thatched roofs. But they are no located near the beach, people knew that sometimes the sea came in...
It was a hard life living from fishing. You lived a prosperous life alright, but many drowned at sea. So people took their religion very serious! It wasn't as black and white as further up north, where people were poorer and the sea even more dangerous, but the religion was stern and no nonsense on Fanø. As such Fanø-girl, easy to recognize on their traditional dresses were known to be virtuous, hardworking and dependable and were sought after by employees when they left home after being confirmed around the age of fourteen.

The ferry, just a few minutes of sailing from Esbjerg:
https://cdn.syd.bazo.dk/images/d2683.../d/16-9/s/2000

One of the first things you notice when leaving the ferry is a Fanø-girl:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...tj0-XEtTOZ9z_u

Let's have look at the two small towns:
https://pic.ejendomstorvet.dk/img/48873861200X775.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-boSuDB_8t7...+Fan%C3%B8.jpg
https://static.holidu.com/region/13108/l/328.jpg
https://selvmaegler.dk/images/userim...904_172750.jpg
https://vestkystruten.dk/wp-content/...6-1-scaled.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3FjUA4tk6Jw/maxresdefault.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...an%C3%B8.5.JPG
The mill is working BTW:
https://shop15151.hstatic.dk/upload_...0362.w1200.jpg
https://images.easyreserve.com/vacat...fc8323d9cb6095
https://mediaim.expedia.com/destinat...894d9a51cc.jpg
https://files.guidedanmark.org/files...n_Krogaard.jpg
But how does such a house look like inside? (Click "billeder")
https://www.nybolig.dk/fritidshus/67...j/101653/21045

There is a nice museum on the island with an art gallery.
This is a Fanø-girl from an affluent family, just about the age of her confirmation:
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...%B8+kunst2.jpg

A closer look at the women's attire.
Fanø is windy and sandy, so the head scarves were not just for decoration but served a very practical function of avoiding getting too much sand in the hair:
https://fanødagbog.dk/wp-content/upl...6-1300x867.jpg
https://fanødagbog.dk/public_html/wp...RM_RSP1828.jpg
While the men went fishing, the women picked up oysters, crabs and what not, when the tide was low - and often amber as well.
https://feldbergfamiliecamping.dk/dk...0_3000_s_2.jpg
Social life:
https://images.jfmedier.dk/images/9/...0_e216122f.jpg

As mentioned, the religion was stern and so were the churches:
https://ansagerhyttebyifoto.imgix.ne...40&auto=format

Landscape:
The island had long since blown away if the shrubbery and heath hadn't kept the sand in place:
https://nyre.dk/wp-content/uploads/2...esterhavet.jpg
The scenery is nothing short of spectacular!
https://photosbyroed.dk/galleri-fanoe/
The Wadden Sea is renowned for the many birds there, but there are also seals all over the place:
https://media.lex.dk/media/149990/st...00117-133239-2

As long as you didn't drown, fishing was pretty good. here is the home of amaster of a fishing boat, or coaster, sometimes the vessel was both:
https://natmus.dk/typo3temp/assets/i...d45c54b4c5.jpg
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...devejen_27.jpg
The figure on top of the portal, is from a ship. - Perhaps the owner?

Of course the place crawls with tourists. As such, Fanø, while beautiful is not as tranquil as other islands i have described over the years:
https://res.cloudinary.com/diehyggel...-hovedgade.jpg
https://media.lex.dk/media/150016/ar...10413-114050-2

You can easily walk a kilometer away from the shore when the tide is low. But do return before the tide turns! You can't outrun the sea. The two people in the far horizon, would soon be cut off, if not careful.
https://nembillet.dk/filestore/33ec0...893a1fbdc16ef8
https://www.danibo.dk/media/1124/img2739.jpg
Being so windy, flying kites is popular:
https://feldbergfamiliecamping.dk/de...7894@424ll.jpg

Of course Fanø is not only thatched roofs, modern summer cottages are legio. But they have to adhere to a certain standard, so that they are at least intrusive in regards to the landscape as possible:
https://picture.sommerhusedanmark.dk...8d4e947d_0.jpg
https://www.ungdomsbo.dk/media/5l0n3...24240157530000
https://mediaim.expedia.com/destinat...951fa7e7f4.jpg

Fanø of course has a special selection of spirits, just like the rest of Jutland. here it's rum:
https://shop14539.hstatic.dk/upload_...anden_70cl.jpg

Fanø was also a part of the Atlantic Wall during WWII:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...er_%281%29.jpg
The town of Esbjerg was basically the only decent harbor on the west coast of Jutland and as such the town was heavily protected.

Some opt to sail around the island in a traditional fishing boat. They were common well into the 1920's.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pr...egjUQA3Q8GLjUU

The Wadden Sea is a popular pit-stop for migrating birds, as well as those that live on the sand banks there. As such birdwatchers congregate in droves to the Island:
https://www.doffyn.dk/images/nyheder...lmejsefan1.jpg
This is what we call a "Havørn = Sea-Eagle":
https://nationalparksafari.dk/wp-con...2-scaled-1.jpg
https://usercontent.one/wp/www.gf-fa...20/04/bids.jpg
Mrs Muhler is a keen birdwatcher and I had huge problems getting her away!
Not least because the phenomenon we call "black sun" is seen often here. When thousands of starlings fly at dusk (Blacking out the sun):
https://www.sorensrejser.dk/upload/i...er_sortsol.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBtHFEphI68