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07-31-2008, 12:13 PM
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Lovely photos! They looked like they really enjoyed themselves. It is nice to see them visiting with both the elderly and the children.
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07-31-2008, 12:53 PM
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I think that it is just a community of German nationals living in Denmark, but I could be wrong.
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No, they are Danish citizen. Süd-Schleswign is today a part of Germany, while the northern part of Schleswig belongs to Denmark, so in both parts ethnical minorities are living: Ethnic Danes in Germany and Ethnic Germans in Denmark. Both minorities are represented in the respective parliaments without the restrictions of a minimum of votes, they have schools in their language, papers etc. For the German Danes of North-Schleswig it was eg important that prince Joachim lives there close to the border, they think they get more attention for their problems, needs and culture this way. So I think what Fred and Mary are doing is showing them that they count as much as the Ethnical Danes for them, which is important whenever you deal with a minority, but especially when it comes to a German minority after what the Germanss did to the Danes in 1940-1945. One has to say that it was the EU which forced both the German and the Danish state to give their minorities more rights and more attention, but no matter who has been responisible - the thing is that the minorities of today feel respected in their cultural identity while building their lifes together with their fellow citizens from the other culture.
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07-31-2008, 01:00 PM
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The CP couple went to visit the German minority in Slesvig today. Apparently Frederik told a scary story to a child - in German. They all loved it!
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German newspapers report hat a boy asked the Prince in German if a dragon lives in his palace and he answered that yes, there lives one down in the cellar but it's a friendly and nice one. 
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'To dare is to lose one step for but a moment, not to dare is to lose oneself forever' - Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark in a letter to Miss Mary Donaldson as stated by them on their official engagement interview.
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07-31-2008, 03:35 PM
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07-31-2008, 08:01 PM
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German newspapers report hat a boy asked the Prince in German if a dragon lives in his palace and he answered that yes, there lives one down in the cellar but it's a friendly and nice one. |
That is hilarious and adorable! CP Frederik obviously has a cute sense of humor.
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08-01-2008, 01:02 AM
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You may have a point there, but I still love it 
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08-01-2008, 02:56 AM
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mary look's lovely and is so handsome.
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08-01-2008, 04:42 AM
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These probably should be in the news thread but it is closed so I put them here: Frederik and Mary out riding 28/7: Rex Features and with the children in legoland 29/7: Rex Features |
Thanks Amelia  . The pictures are so small. Somebody has bigger pictures of their excursion to Legoland?
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08-01-2008, 10:19 AM
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08-01-2008, 03:10 PM
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Great article. I wonder if Mary will go to any of the equestrian events in Beijing.
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Great article. I wonder if Mary will go to any of the equestrian events in Beijing.
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They equestrian events are in Hong Kong I love those pictures, Mary looks very much at ease on horseback.
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08-05-2008, 08:16 AM
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They are now in Benjin!hope to see pictures soon!
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08-05-2008, 09:59 AM
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For now, only CP Frederik has arrived. Do we know when or if Mary will travel to Beijing or will they meet in Australia as a family?
Denmark's Crown Prince arrives in Beijing for Olympics -- china.org.cn
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08-05-2008, 10:12 AM
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Mary will be in China August 7-13 and probably they won't take their children because they are very young.
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08-05-2008, 01:12 PM
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I believe that Mary will have the children with her. I have an impression that she is going to Australia from China to spend time with her family and Fred will joint her later. Am I correct?
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08-05-2008, 02:24 PM
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i believe i read they had official engagements during the olympics (leaving children at home) and mary would leave early, pick up the children, fly to Australia and fred would meet them there after the olympics. i'm not sure i'd want my small children exposed to the pollution in China, i'd leave them home, way to young to appreciate the experience, give them some "couple time" they met at the olympics, probably kinda romantic about it 
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08-05-2008, 06:01 PM
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I thought that Mary was heading to Australia from China with the children and then Frederik would join them later. Mary going to China, then back to Denmark and then turning back around and heading to Australia seems like a lot of extra traveling that they don't really need to do.
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08-05-2008, 07:21 PM
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I read it to that Mary will go too China without children and for me this China-Denmark-Tasmania thing seems to be little too much. But other hand I can understand why she's obviously not take Chr&I to China. Anyway Mary has all opportunities to travel there and back and I'm sure that Chr&I can discover China when they are old enough :-)
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