Prince Joachim, Current Events Part 2: September 2005 - June 2016

[polyesco]

a few pictures from the Suez Canal opening were added to the DRF website
Indvielse af den udvidede Suezkanal - Kongehuset

[iceflower]

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Prince Joachim visited the Engineer Regiment at Skive Barracks in Skive this morning, September 4:



** tvmidtvest.dk: VIDEO: Prins Joachim besøgte Skive Kaserne ** translation **

[maria-olivia]

Is Prince Jochim ill ?

[RoyaltyPortuguese]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Is Prince Jochim ill ?

Why do you ask that?

[FasterB]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Is Prince Jochim ill ?

Why do you think that?

[maria-olivia]

Because of his face , he lost weight and looks frail comparing to the last years.

[iceflower]

There's no such official information that he has any illness, so we can assume that all is fine.
And of course we should not speculate on such a sensitive topic..

[Roskilde]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Because of his face , he lost weight and looks frail comparing to the last years.

I don't think it has anything to do with ilness. IMO (as a nurse) it's simply because of his lifestyle. Joachim smokes many cigarettes on a daily basis (and has done so the last 25 years or so), furthermore he don't (AFAIK) do any exercise etc. This can be seen on the human body - especially if compared to other royal men as older brother Frederik (who has quit the cigarettes and live a healthy active lifestyle) and looks years younger. The same with the other active princes like Haakon, Daniel, Carl-Phillip etc. It is not a criticism, but would be a logical answer for a nurse to come up with.

[maria-olivia]

Thanks Roskilde, Happily the Prince is not ill but is a heavy smoker..
So all is fine as said Iceflower.

[iceflower]

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Prince Joachim and Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Albig opened the NordBau 2015, Northern Europe's largest building exhibition in Neumünster, Germany, today, September 9:



** kn-online.de gallery **

[Duke of Marmalade]

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I've seen this video of the event and I have to say Joachim's German is excellent, its close to native speaker level.

[iceflower]

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Yesterday, September 22, Prince Joachim inaugurated the MAN Diesel & Turbo's new test centre for marine diesel engines in Frederikshavn:



** nordjyske.dk gallery: Royalt besøg ved testcenter indvielse **


** kanalfrederikshavn.dk: Prins Joachim indviede testcenter i Frederikshavn ** translation **

[Muhler]

Thanks, Iceflower

Now for one of the boring events that don't get much press, let alone coverage on the royal boards. Because they are done by royal men, wearing suits.
But these sorts of events are important, because this is about jobs and more importantly about creating jobs in a region that needs jobs.

As such Joachim visited the MAN Dielsen & Turbo test center in the town of Frederikshavn. Here they test the massive engines used in the larger ships, like container ships and tankers.
What is new is that the surplus energy more or less for the first time in the world is now used to heat 250 homes in the town. The engines that are being build and of courses also tested at this plant are pretty "small", while the plant only test larger engines. But it's the surplus energy from the production-tests that is used for heating and that's what Joachim was there to have a look at. And to put it into perspective about how small the engines are, he compared them to a Honda.
But Joachim was also allowed to start one of the big ones! That is, the thing didn't start... After another try the 14 tonne engine started with a roar.
Joachim, who has a keen interests in engines, albeit much smaller ones..., smiled broadly.

[polyesco]

interesting and should be the way of the future.
Maybe Joachim is not use to touch screen buttons

Now lets talk about suits, it appears too big on Joachim but one of his better suits, especially the grey, a nice color as oppose to his brown ones
http://imageservice.nordjyske.dk/ima...&bgcolor=black

[Muhler]

Yesterday Joachim went to Jutland to attend the world championships in plowing. And he did some plowing too, despite not having done that himself for 25 years: Prins Joachim til VM i pløjning | Billed Bladet

[iceflower]

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Prince Joachim was in Norddeich, Borkum, Germany today, October 9, to officially open Danish DONG Energy's first offshore wind farm in Germany:



** Pic **

[Muhler]

Thanks, Iceflower.

Another suit-event, but we are talking major export money here!

[polyesco]

Very nice. and yes these important "suit" events dont get too much attention from the press but Im sure the "Business" people take note

at yesterday's tech conference at the Danish Maritime Forum
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CQzn-fKUwAAg_r7.jpg

[Muhler]

Thanks, but...

The poster reads: When it comes to safety, think Viking.

Eeeh, the Vikings ventured out into the Atlantic ocean without having any clue what was up ahead. In what was basically large open rowing boats with a detachable mast.
And when they landed they had a tendency to wield spears, swords, bazookes, axes and clubs looking for a fight.

- I'm not sure I have confidence in a safety manager who believe that's a safe way to do things!

[Muhler]

Prins Joachim: Thailand er vores gode ven | billedbladet.dk

And Joachim has been to another largely unnoticed suit-event. Today he opened an exhibition with Thai crafts and art in Illum, a furnishing chain.
The purpose being that the DRF help promoting Thai art and other products for the home. - In return the TRF will help promoting Danish design in Thailand at some point.