Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, Current Events 1: May 2003 - November 2006

[fanletizia]

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[Lasse Pedersen]

How proud it makes me feel to see my sovereign, HM Queen Margrethe II, doing her job even is she has to do so with crutches. Her Majesty looks great and well.

/Lasse Pedersen

 

[lise]

Is it normal for someone to be working three weeks after having knee replacement surgery?

 

[norwegianne]

Is it normal for someone to be working three weeks after having knee replacement surgery?

The doctors said (they were interviewed in Billed Bladet around the time of the surgery) that it was the best for movement in the knee if the patient was out of bed only hours after the surgery, so that the knee didn't stiffen. I'm not sure about going back to work, but this is one event that probably wouldn't take much time, even if it looks like it takes a lot of effort. Probably why this event was chosen as one to ease back into work, and not one where she would have to stand around for several hours.

 

[Vanesa]

She is elegant in whatever circumstances. I admire Queen Margrethe very much. She looks like a lady , like the Queen she is, in every moment the camera takes her...

Vanesa.

 

[UserDane]

According to BT, the Danish tabloid newspaper, prince Henrik is now also having health troubles of his own (http://www.bt.dk/royalt/artikel:aid=451012/). During his stay at Malta, he wounded his leg and the wound will not heal so he has been ordered to rest for a couple of weeks while his leg is being treated

 

[norwegianne]

According to BT, the Danish tabloid newspaper, prince Henrik is now also having health troubles of his own (http://www.bt.dk/royalt/artikel:aid=451012/). During his stay at Malta, he wounded his leg and the wound will not heal so he has been ordered to rest for a couple of weeks while his leg is being treated

It's good that Prince Joachim steps up to take care of his father's engagements in that time.

 

[bbb]

i'm sorry to hear that UserDane, my father had a similar thing on his leg, it was circulation related, it was quite nasty and painful. hope he's better soon.

 

[fanletizia]

Queen Margrethe (R) and her husband Prince Consort Henrik (2nd R) arrives onboard their royal yacht Dannebrog, at the port of the provincial town of Arhus, to put up in their summer residence at Marselisborg Castle, July 1, 2006

from polfoto

 

[Lasse Pedersen]

Queen Margrethe (R) and her husband Prince Consort Henrik (2nd R) arrives onboard their royal yacht Dannebrog, at the port of the provincial town of Arhus, to put up in their summer residence at Marselisborg Castle, July 1, 2006

They sure did, and thank you for posting the photo fanletizia. And as Her Majesty was about to get in the backseat of one of the royal limousines, a reporter had the audacity to yell at Her Majesty and ask her: "How is the knee coming along?", Her Majesty replied, unusually friendly, that it was coming along "fantastically". Normally, Her Majesty desists from answering reporters in this fashion, but I guess she used the opportunity to let her people know that she is doing very well. I, for one, was pleased to hear it anyway!

/Lasse Pedersen

 

[Britney Spears]

How did he hurt his knee? Did he fall off a white horse?

 

[wiwaxia]

According to BT, the Danish tabloid newspaper, prince Henrik is now also having health troubles of his own (http://www.bt.dk/royalt/artikel:aid=451012/). During his stay at Malta, he wounded his leg and the wound will not heal so he has been ordered to rest for a couple of weeks while his leg is being treated

Poor Prince Henrik! - however, I would just like to say that BT is not a tabloid newspaper, but a magazine.

 

[UserDane]

Poor Prince Henrik! - however, I would just like to say that BT is not a tabloid newspaper, but a magazine.

Not the BT I linked to; that is a tabloid newspaper (= it is published daily) as I said. I don't know of a magazine in DK called BT.

 

[Juanita]

Will the Princes join Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik at their holidays?

 

[fanletizia]

Prince Consort Henrik handles a falcon during the opening ceremony of the European Hunting Horn championship in Horsens, Denmark July 8, 2006.

from yahoo/reuters

 

[Juanita]

Prince Consort Henrik handles a falcon during the opening ceremony of the European Hunting Horn championship in Horsens, Denmark July 8, 2006.

from yahoo/reuters

His face is very funny! Like: "Ooo come on! Let go me!"
Thanks for posting, fanletizia.

 

[fanletizia]

Queen Margrethe (R) and Prince Consort Henrik disembark from royal vessel Dannebrog as they arrive to the southern Jutland city of Sonderborg near the German boarder 21 July 2006. The Queen carries crutches due to a knee problem problem. The royal couple will spend part of their summer vacation at the nearby Graasten Castle.

from getty

 

[Kelly]

According to the Danish Royal Watchers blogspot, the queen will hold a small family gathering at Graasten Castle. They are hoping to gather all the family including the greek side, just like they use to do before Queen Ingrid died back in 2000. The crown prince and princess are expected there today.

 

[sirmax]

On August 7th, The Queen will be giving a «public audience». Could someone explain what it means?

 

[Hotdog]

At the end of her annual holidays Margrethe and Henrik has an audience with the press at their chateau in France.

In 2002 the press were easger to attend as they were hoping an engagement would be announced.
In 2003 Margrethe accidently let the "cat out of the bag" about the impending engagement when she said Mary would make a good daughter in law.
I wouldn't expect any "great announcements" to be made.

 

[monos26]

I am going to Copenhagen next week...can anyone attend the public audience at Christianborg Palace on September 11th?

 

[Lasse Pedersen]

Her Majesty castigates the Aarhus Festival of 2006

On September 1, the annually recurring event in Århus, the Aarhus Festival, was opened, as it always is, by its patron, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II. The theme of this year’s festival is women, and the title is ‘Womania’. In her opening speech, Her Majesty opposed this use of the English language as title of a Danish festival. With her usual wit, she said: “Why is it called Womania? Such a nice, Danish expression!! Do the men of Århus not believe that women understand Danish? Let us call it ‘kvinderier’ instead”.
And of the very theme of women, Her Majesty spoke as well: “It is unusual to come up with a theme which only covers half the audience – if so. I hope that the many women who during the Festival will appear with their abilities, their skills and thoughts, will not forget the men, without whom all would be incredibly dull”. Her Majesty’s speech elicited much applause!

Source (in Danish): http://www.tv2oj.dk/nyhe_nyhed_s.asp?newsID=15224

/Lasse Pedersen

 

[Lasse Pedersen]

September 1
The Reigning Couple attend the gala opening of the 2006 Aarhus Festival at 19.30.

Jyllands Posten

Her Majesty greeting Nicolai Wammen, Mayor of Aarhus

Aarhus Festuge
Photographer Jakob Mark

Her Majesty greeting Nicolai Wammen, Mayor of Aarhus

Her Majesty entering Musikhuset Aarhus with Mr. Nicolai Wammen and her husband - a couple of steps behind her though!

Polfoto

Her Majesty on the stand from which she "chastised" the Aarhus Festival


/Lasse Pedersen

 

[soCal girl]

Queen Margrethe looks wonderful! I love the green color on her. Thanks for the pictures, Lasse!

 

[fraxales]

I mean no disrespect but why doesn't the Queen get her teeth fixed? I have seen pictures of her when she was younger and she looked quite pretty, what happened? Again, I mean no disrespect but just curious.

Well, there really is nothing to "fix" - her teeth are all there and they're all hers. However, she is, as the HELLO magazine put it, "an unapoologetic chain smoker"; whether that's true or not, I don't know, but I do know she smokes and that accounts for the colour of her teeth. Though I'm not a smoker, nor a fan of the habit, I like the fact that she's comfortable with who she is and doesn't feel the need to be a "perfectly panelbeated Hollywood-type". What you see is what you get, not some facade.

 

[Larzen]

Thank you for the pics Madeleien, Dont know if I like this mermaid, it looks a little scary, but I guess it is art. I do know I find Henrik by far the most charismatic and interesting member of the DRF, frogs on the tie as well

Here he is with his wife earlier this week

September 14
The Reigning Couple attend a dinner at Rosenborg Palace to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Palace
Polfoto

I belive Margrethes pearls are part of the crown jewells which are stored at Rosenborg. Really an impressive castle.

 

[fanletizia]

Queen Margrethe of Denmark opening the new Balley School for children at the Danish Royal Theater in Copenhagen

from imagine

 

[H.M. Margrethe]

I think it is a bit funny but my dear uncel and Prince Henrik look a bit like eachother.
The funniest part of it is: my uncel is her from Denmark born and bread by my greatparrents and they was also danish,but he and Prince Henrik still looks like they are brothers....confused ? well i know i am

 

[bbb]

the queen looks lovely, very stylish thanks for the photos

 

[Sophus]

The Queen is at the hospital where she has undergone surgery for hernia...