General News about Frederik, Mary and Family 7: October 2010 - March 2011

[marfre]

missjane,

Iam not sure when, I was just advised later in the year, perhaps if you wrote or emailed SBS they may let you know.

[Muhler]

Summary of article in Billed Bladet #06, 2011.
Marie og Mary fejrede fødselsdag på slottet - Marie and Mary celebrated birthday at the palace.
Written by our sentinels Ulrik Ulriksen & Frodi Holm Knudsen.

As you may remember, Mary turned 39 last Saturday, and she celebrated her birthday at Amalienborg.
First she was celebrated by her nearest family, i.e. Frederik and all their children....
At 16.00 Princess Marie, her Joachim and bette Henrik in a stroller left the palais in which they have their apartment and after going for a little trip to Kastellet (*) they returned to Amalienborg to visit Mary on her birthday 45 minuttes later.
They stayed for a couple of hours before walking across the square to their own apartment.

Bette Henrik was observed having a cloth copy of the fourlegged, white furry oddball, Apple in his stroller. - One may wonder what fate eventually awaits Apple, if and when J&M have another child.... (**)

The private friends of Mary and Frederik arrived in the evening. At 19.00. Among them were naturally Caroline and Peter Heering, Christoffer Carstenschiold, Ellen Hillingsø, Jeppe and Birgitte Handwerk, Helle and Otto Reedtz-Thott, altogether ten guests.
The mood was apparantly fine from the beginning, our two vigilant reporters, standing at the square, could hear the music going at full throttle. After about an hour, all the guest went up to the private apartment.
However the guests left farly early, so come Sunday, M&F could go for a long drive.

(*) A part of the fortifications in and around Copenhagen. Now a mixed military complex and public park. Located not far from Amalienborg.

(**) If Apple had been a male I would have been appalled on his behalf. It's not fair to take away a man's, ahem, doll...
But Apple is female, so that is not the case....

[lyndaW]

sounds like Fred & Mary enjoy very loud music

[Muhler]

I'm not quite updated as to event on this board, in regards to coverage by Billed Bladet, so instead of trawling through the various threads I'll list the articles from last week here and you can tell me which ones you are interested in and which ones have already beed covered.

DRF articles in Billed Bladet #05, 2011:

The DRF at handball finals.

Frederik standing in for Mary, when handing out the Elite Researchers Prize at Glytoteket.

Our Marie and her Joachim in France.

Prince Henrik, Nikolai and Felix and grandpapa's decorated elephant.

[Tarlita]

Thanks Muhler for the info on the bday party. Perhaps they used the room labelled as a music/library room. From the photos of the new palace it had very dark walls almost a purple colour. Perhaps they were trying out the acoustics in that room while enjoying the party.

[Sternchen]

You mean this one? http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2010/PPE10022209.jpg

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by Tarlita

Thanks Muhler for the info on the bday party. Perhaps they used the room labelled as a music/library room. From the photos of the new palace it had very dark walls almost a purple colour. Perhaps they were trying out the acoustics in that room while enjoying the party.

Well, the article actually says the Knights Hall/Great Hall, i.e. the largest room facing the square. But unless the reporters were standing on stepladders there is a limit to how much they would actually be able to see, so suffice to say that loud (dance-(*)) music came from the ground floor of the palais. - Perhaps they were testing the loudspeakers, while standing in say, the Garden Room?

(*) And as Ulrik Ulriksen is (also) a middleaged gentleman, the term "dance music" may be a bit loose. In my world anything after Dire Straits is basically hip hop - or something similar...

[Sternchen]

This one is labeled reading and music lounge in the bocklet.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2010/PPE10022221.jpg

Muhler, would that be the Riddersal?
Sådan skal Frederik og Mary bo | Starlounge
http://msndk.starlounge.com/index.cf...agenr=2&page=2
http://msndk.starlounge.com/index.cf...agenr=3&page=3

On the groundfloor it should be the Vestibule?
http://msndk.starlounge.com/index.cf...enr=41&page=41

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by Sternchen

Muhler, would that be the Riddersal?
Sådan skal Frederik og Mary bo | Starlounge
Sådan skal Frederik og Mary bo - Billede 2 | Starlounge
Sådan skal Frederik og Mary bo - Billede 3 | Starlounge

Yes, since it's supposed to be used for receptions, galas and parties, I guess some descreete loudspeakers have been set up in that room. - Aaand wonder if Frederik wouldn't have been tempted to demonstrate the capabillities to the guests?

[ashelen]

pity not to be a fly and be able to see all the fan and the paace with the fruniture being more cozy than empty !

[Sternchen]

Originally Posted by Muhler

Yes, since it's supposed to be used for receptions, galas and parties, I guess some descreete loudspeakers have been set up in that room. - Aaand wonder if Frederik wouldn't have been tempted to demonstrate the capabillities to the guests?

WEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel, according to the VOGUE-Interview, a pair of large speakers was one of the first items to move in

But the Taffelsal is not so small, either

http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2010/PPE10022205.jpg

[Tarlita]

No the room I was thinking of wasn't the great hall nor the mural room. The room I had in mind has pillars with nice gold leaf effect and the walls were painted a very dark colour like a purple but with much more black tint added to it to make it darker.
Sorry I still do not know how to add a photo. I will try and change my avatar instead to show what I mean.

[Sternchen]

Originally Posted by Tarlita

No the room I was thinking of wasn't the great hall nor the mural room. The room I had in mind has pillars with nice gold leaf effect and the walls were painted a very dark colour like a purple but with much more black tint added to it to make it darker.
Sorry I still do not know how to add a photo. I will try and change my avatar instead to show what I mean.

I think it is the one I posted a little earlier:

Originally Posted by Sternchen

This one is labeled reading and music lounge in the bocklet.

http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2010/PPE10022221.jpg

You can click through the pics of the palais here http://msndk.starlounge.com/index.cfm?objectid=77369

[Tarlita]

Thank You Sternchen. I must have missed it. Yes that is the room I meant. A nice looking colour but I don't know the name of it. I saw it listed as a music reading Library room.

[Sternchen]

Originally Posted by Tarlita

Thank You Sternchen. I must have missed it. Yes that is the room I meant. A nice looking colour but I don't know the name of it. I saw it listed as a music reading Library room.

Yes, it is the music and reading room at Beletagen, which is the first floor It looked like a kind of redish brown when I was standing in front of it

[Terri Terri]

Thanks for the translation Muhler! Glad to have you back!

[eliz]

it's sweet to read that the couple went for a drive on sunday. good for them if they enoyed some quality time alone.

[FasterB]

To me the colour in the reading/music-room looked like a warm deep purple :)

[AnnaNotherThing]

I personally think if Mary and Fred were to have guests and friends over for a small initimate birthday get-together they would use one of the smaller rooms that feature their modern art additions, like the purple mural room or my other favourite, the one with the psychadelic ceiling art...perfect for a party atmosphere...some of the other possible rooms shown look too large, and formal for such friendly festivities Even that room called the 'anretterum' with the sink and taps looks perfect for an informal party, add a few sofas and a few platters of food and drinks and that would be a the perfect place...

But lucky them to such a myriad of options to have a party...our entire house is probably smaller than one of their rooms! Jealous much :)

[csw]

I wonder if the loud noise was to foil any audio recording of conversations that might be heard outside.