Queen Margrethe II & Prince Henrik, Current Events Part 4: Jan. 2013 - November 2015

[wyevale]

My Great Aunt [who lived on the Norfolk coast of England] married a Dane [just before the outbreak of WW11. His sister [in her late teens] remained, with her family in Copenhagen and had some sympathy for, and vague contacts with the Resistance. She told of one time when notes regarding the hiding places of Jews threatened with deportation to the Death Camps would have been discovered but for her [quick-wittedly] shoving them into a plant pot.

She [and the rest of her family were held in grave suspicion by the collaborating authorities, principally because the had a family member who had married an 'enemy'.. she said VE {Victory in Europe} Day was one of the happiest of her existence, as the relief was overwhelming !

So when i see the Queen of Denmark at the upcoming commemoration i will think of her, and all her brave compatriots who risked everything to save their fellow men from the ghastly fate planned for them by this most evil of occupiers, and not of the many,many supine collaborators of which Muhler speaks.

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On Saturday, March 29, Queen Margrethe attended the inauguration of the House of Music in Aalborg:



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** fb gallery: Åbning af Musikkens Hus 29. marts 2014 **


** BB: Dronningen indvier musikhus i Aalborg ** translation **


** kongehuset.dk gallery: Indvielse af Musikkens Hus **

[Muhler]

BB has a pic of QMII attending service at Aarhus Cathedral today: Dronning Margrethe begyndte påsken med kirkegang | Billed Bladet

Being the devout Christian she is, it's a safe guess that she will attend service every day during Easter.

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On April 10 Queen Margrethe as Patron of the Karen Blixen Museum attended the award ceremony of the Rundstedlundprisen 2014.



** kongehuset.dk: Overrækkelse af Rungstedlundprisen 2014 **


** lokalavisen.dk: Karen Blixen-forfattere hyldet af dronningen ** translation **


** sn.dk: Se billederne: Dronning Margrethe på besøg hos Blixen ** translation **

[Muhler]

BB informs us that Prince Henrik went to a circus show while in Aarhus: Prins Henrik morede sig i cirkus | Billed Bladet
And had a very merry time.

No grandchildren, so we may safely assume they only dropped by on the birthday.

The circuses visiting Aarhus are always placed on the beach, very close to Marselisborg. It also means that the elephants are marched out into the water, when they need to be washed. And that's something they thoroughly enjoy on a hot day!

[FasterB]

QMII and the Prince Consort have now returned to Copenhagen. I saw them at the Central Station

[polyesco]

what wonderful pictures. thank you for sharing.
How nice that the Danes get to see their royal family out and about.

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Yesterday evening, April 30, Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik attended the annual torchlight procession at Fredensborg:



** kongehuset.dk gallery ** ppe gallery ** sn.dk: Se billederne: Dronningen budt velkommen med fakler ** translation **



Earlier that day Prince Henrik received this year's first Danish potatoes at Amalienborg:


** kongehuset.dk gallery **

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On May 2nd Queen Margrethe attended the inauguration of the new cruise terminal at Copenhagen North Harbour.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** business.dk gallery **

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Yesterday, May 4, Queen Margrethe was present at the rededication of the Freedom Monument in Silkeborg.



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** mja.dk gallery: Frihedskæmperen afsløret **


** jyskebank.tv video: Frihedsmonumentet er tilbage **


** tv2oj.dk video: Regenten indvier frihedskæmperen **

[zarat]

Originally Posted by FasterB

QMII and the Prince Consort have now returned to Copenhagen. I saw them at the Central Station

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The dachshund as usual is the first one to get into the car!

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On Saturday evening, May 3, Queen Margrethe as Patron attended the gala finals of the Lauritz Melchior International Singing Competition in Aalborg.



** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** fb: LMISC FINALE 3. maj 2014 **


** nordjyske.dk gallery: Dronning så den store finale **

[Muhler]

PH was out having fun in Tivoli last night: Julie Steincke i Grøften med prins Henrik | Billed Bladet
As a member of the Tivoli Club of 1868.

Along with a number of other merry ladies and gentlemen they dined at the pretty pricey restaurant in Tivoli, Grøften. (Which actually means The Ditch).
Here he is seen with his table partner, Julie Steincke.

- Each year PH supports the two main fairgrounds in Copenhagen: Tivoli and Bakken. - It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it.

Bakken (The Hill) was, and some would claim still is..., an amusement ground for the more common people...and as such the entertainment there was more, shall we say lewd and rowdy. While the more dignified citizens went to Tivoli.
Nowadays, there isn't that big a difference reputation wise. Tivoli is very much aimed at the tourists - and so are the prices... while Bakken is more affordable.

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On May 6, 2014 the Denmark-America Foundation celebrated its 100th anniversary at Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen in presence of Queen Margrethe:


** Pic ** kongehuset.dk gallery **


And yesterday, May 11, Queen Margrethe attended a commemoration service on the occasion of the Bible Society's 200th anniversary at the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.


** Pic ** kongehuset.dk gallery **

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On May 9 Prince Henrik attended the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Helgoland on the Frigate Jylland in Ebeltoft.




** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** Pic 3 ** zenfolio.com gallery **

[Muhler]

Summary of article in Billed Bladet #20, 2014.
Written by Trine Larsen.

Prince Henrik attended the Spring Session of the Tivoli Club of 1868 in Tivoli Copenhagen recently.

One of the criterias for even being a member is that you must have a good sense of humour, so it was a merry gathering in restaurant Grøften. Among thme were also the mayor of Copenhagen, Frank Jensen, who was presented with a small cask of wine, in honor of the mayor having started his career as a bingo-host...

Inbetween singing and appropriately silly traditions there was also time to chat. And PH had a good chat with his table partner, Julie Steincke. She's a singer, I believe. So good in fact that he invited her for a cup of coffee afterwards at another restaurant after which the separated. PH took a short stroll through the Tivoli garden, confiding to our reporter: "I'll have to try the roller coatser another day, perhaps with my grandchildren".
(Notice that it was crawling with press and people in Tivoli, yet no one has even hinted at the word flirt).
The sprechstallmeister or lead singer if you like, was Flemming Krøll and he and PH sang a duet to "Oh When The Saint".

And for those spring chickens among us who don't know that merry song, here it is:

Louis Armstrong: When the saints go marching in - YouTube

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On May 13 Queen Margrethe attended the craftspeople association's medal ceremony at Copenhagen's City Hall.



** Pic ** hvfkbh.dk galleries ** kongehuset.dk: Haandværkerforeningens medaljeoverrækkelse **

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Yesterday, May 21, Queen Margrethe received a new translation of the Icelandic Sagas from Iceland's ambassador at Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg.



** Pic ** kongehuset.dk: Overrækkelse af islandske sagaer **

[Muhler]

I bet she is actually going to read them - and with delight!
The new translation of the sagas will interest her a lot and I also bet she has previously been doing some study of them - in Icelandic.

Icelandic being the language that today is the closest to how the Vikings actually spoke.

[Valberg R]

They also got a very famous poet, Þórarinn Eldjárn, the son of a former president of Iceland, to write her an ancient form of praise poem that was used in the days of the vikings called "dróttkvæði" or "drotkvæde" in Danish, the poem was named "Margrétarlof" or "Margrethe praise".