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One more article about the hospital visit in Middelfahrt:
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BB: Travl prinsesse Marie var et hit hos børnene **
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The following gallery covers several events, but mainly also the one in Middelfart:
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Marie de Danemark : la princesse ose la bouclette ! **
Thank you, Iceflower
Summary of article in Billed Bladet #06, 2011.
Marie i Middelfart - Marie in Middelfart. (*)
Written by Trine Larsen.
Here she and the ever present LiW, Britt Siesby were to visit the newly opened Back-Center Southern Denmark, which as the name suggests specialise in handling patients who have back problems.
As usual the local kindergarten had been mobilized and gave our Marie a warm welcome. - I understand however from elsewhere, that a few children were puzzled as to why Princess Marie didn't wear a crown.
Anyway, after nine year old Signe Nørgaard Pedersen had handed Marie a bouquet of flowers, thus keeping her hands occupied, it was time to see the place.
The back-centre can handle 1.200 patients a year and a good deal of research takes place here as well.
Marie had a chat with some of the patients and consultant doctor, Claus Manniche showed her around and attempted to demonstrate how a datebase works. It didn't! Claus Manniche explained: "This goes to prove that you should always ask for an intern (doctor). They do this every day, while consultants like me only come in now and then and thus can't figure it out".
After the tour and a small reception it was back to Copenhagen for Marie and her LiW.
(*) The town of Middelfart is located on the island of Funen and it is located near a ferry crossing in use since before the Viking Age, hence it's name. Which has nothing to do whatsoever with flatulance, no!
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Summary of article in Billed Bladet #06, 2011.
Marie overtog Marys rolle - Marie took over Mary's role.
Written by the fashion reporter par excellence Ulrik Ulriksen.
Usually it's Mary who takes centerstage at the Copenhagen Fashion Week, but as she is pretty preoccupied these days La Marie took over.
And she was litterally seated at the place where Mary usually sits, flanked not only but her LiW, Britt Siesbye, but also a number of Mary's freinds: Caroline Heering, Ellen Hillingsøe, Anja Alajdi and so on.
La belle Marie was wearing a black ensemble by Marlene Birger, at the, well, Marlene Birger show. As the guest of honor in fact, also something normally reserved for Mary.
Marie and all the gals seemed to enjoy themselves, also backstage. While the rest went on to a party afterwards, Marie and Britt Siesbye returned to Amalienborg. Well, with some delay, because they had to wait outside for a full ten minuttes before the crown-car turned up.
It wasn't the only fashion show Marie attended. And fashion is indeed big business in DK. It generates about 22 billion DKK a year.
22 billion DKK = 4 billion US $, or close to 2.7 billion £ or 2.8 billion €.
