Queen Margrethe II & Prince Henrik, Current Events Part 5: November 2015 - July 2017

[polyesco]

The Queen host a reception for participants of the Nordic Council's 68th Session
video
https://www.facebook.com/detdanskeko...5094302829157/

"H.M. the queen asked today participants in the 68. Session at a reception at christiansborg castle where Nordic Council held its first meeting in 1952. in the video you will see a sample of the queen's speech.
Nordic Council's parliamentary body for the official Nordic Cooperation where there are 87 elected members from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and åland."

Frederik and Mary will attend the awards tonight

[iceflower]

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Posts about the Nutcracker rehearsal have been moved to our extra thread:


** Queen Margrethe: Work as an Artist and Scenographer **

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Prince Henrik as Patron of the Red Cross attended the Red Cross' national congress in Nyborg yesterday, November 5:


** Pic **

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On November 4 Prince Henrik attended the Export Association Committee meeting (he chairs the judging committee of the Diploma of the Danish Export Association and the HRH Prince Henrik's Medal of Honour each year).


** kongehuset.dk: Eksportforeningens komitémøde **


And yesterday afternoon, November 8, Prince Henrik unveiled one of his own sculptures at Aalborg Congress and Culture Centre:


** kongehuset.dk: Indvielse af skulptur **


** tv2nord.dk video ** nordjyske.dk gallery **


** vejgaardavis.dk gallery: Prins Henrik afslørede eget kunstværk ** translation **

[Curryong]

Very large and impressive! Are Prince Henrik's sculptures located in galleries and institutions throughout Denmark?

[Muhler]

Thanks, Iceflower.

Yes, PH's sculptures can be found in many places in DK.

Apart from the gardens around Cayz, Fredensborg and Marselisborg. And they are pretty good I think.

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Queen Margrethe as Patron of Ebbe Munck Memorial Foundation handed out the Ebbe Munck Prize 2016 at Christiansborg Palace yesterday afternoon, November 9.

The Ebbe Munck Prize is given to people, who have done outstanding work in areas that were part of Munck's special interests, including Greenland research, information about the fight for freedom during the occupation, Danish activities abroad, journalism.


** Pic 1 ** Pic 2 ** BB: Dronning Margrethe gav pris til dansk, kvindelig krigskorrespondent ** translation **

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Queen Margrethe handed out the Queen's Watch in Copenhagen today, November 16, and wore one of her favourite combinations again - the blue Teletubbies outfit..


** kongehuset.dk: Overrækkelse af 'Dronningens Ur' **

[polyesco]

of course she must use this combination at least once a year

a cool photo shared on the DRF Instagram, of King Frederik IX handing out the "king's watch"
https://www.instagram.com/p/BM4DLeCAKVK/

[iceflower]

At least, better more often!

Here are more pics from yesterday:


** gettyimages: DNK: Danish Queen Margrethe Attends The Royal Life Guard Parade In Copenhagen **

[Muhler]

It's almost a gala-uniform for her by now...

Today QMII showed up for the annual party at Copenhagen University, which dates back to 1479.
Dronningen lyste op til fest på universitetet | BILLED-BLADET

It's not the oldest Danish university AFAIK. I believe the university in Lund (now Sweden) predates it.

But the ignominy of 1660 has not been forgotten and we shall eventually get our ancient provinces back!
- Don't tell anyone but 2nd Battalion of the Sea Scouts are currently preparing to land in Sweden and then the 3th March Column of the Salvation Army will march into the town of Lund and liberate the citizens from the Swedish occupiers.



Summary of article in Billed Bladet #46, 2016.
Written by Ken Richter.

Recently PH went to the city of Aalborg to unveil a sculpture of his, called Masculine.
After a comfortable journey in the royal wagon, PH unveiled the sculpture and talked a little about his art and what he is doing these days.
"I've found inspiration in Africa and in the East where I come from.
The art is a part of my free-space.
I allow the fantasy to roam freely and see what comes out of it. It would be wrong to look too solemnly at my artistic work, because art must be seen, touches and created.
I enjoy having more time for myself and get around in Denmark and see it all both from down-up and up-downwards".

- PH has previously shown a good deal of interest in African art and sculptures. And through reading about that I learned that African art is mostly contemporary - at any time. Because art is not preserved, but discarded after a period or simply when the interest wear off or in some cases doesn't work anymore. There is still a good deal of "magic" in some art-forms in places south of Sahara.
The result is that it is hard to find "old" African art in the form of sculptures..

[Alisa]

She looks great! I like her suit very fashionable!

[iceflower]

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Queen Margrethe received Swedish Parliament spokesman Urban Ahlin and Parliamentary leader Pia Kjærsgaard at Christian IX's Palace today, November 22:



** kongehuset.dk: Modtagelse af den svenske rigsdags talsmand **

[LadyFinn]

Finland celebrates in 2017 100 years of independence. President Sauli Niinistö told about the celebrations to the press on Tuesday.
Among other things, the centenary year will also feature in the President’s trips abroad and visits from overseas to Finland. For example, on 1 June, visits to Finland will be made by all of the Nordic heads of state i.e. the monarchs of Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and the President of Iceland.
President Niinistö to visit all Finnish regions during the centenary year - The President of the Republic of Finland

[Muhler]

PH is exhibiting parts of his Asian arts collection at the old castle of Koldinghus. (*)
But just as fascinating is this very good portrait of PH: Prins Henrik udstiller sin kunst på Koldinghus | BILLED-BLADET

(*) Old castle, because the old word for castle in Danish is "hus" = which today means house, but back then meant a large stone building, usually church, castle or abbey.
The modern word, sort of since the word has been is use for some 500 years, for castle is "borg", from German "burg".
The word "slot", which derives from the German Schloss, in DK means a manor or castle used or in use by the DRF.

[polyesco]

H. M. The Queen receives new ambassadors from Argentina, Morocco, South Korea and Japan in audience. Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg pm. 10:30.

Ambassadørmodtagelse på Amalienborg | Kongehuset
https://www.facebook.com/detdanskeko...8711177134136/

[polyesco]

H. M. The queen receives newly appointed technical officers of the Navy. Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg pm. 10:00.

Modtagelse af nyudnævnte tekniske officerer af søværnet | Kongehuset

very nice uniforms

[Muhler]

Thanks, Polyesco.

Technical officers are specialist officers, like engineers, machinists, intelligence and so on. On an academic level.
In contrast to command officers, who get a more all-round leadership education, ending up in them being in command of their own ship and perhaps even becoming an admiral one day.
Frederik is a command officer.

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This afternoon, January 7, Queen Margrethe attended NORDJYSKE Media's 250-year anniversary show at the House of Music in Aalborg:


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** nordjyske.dk: Dronningen ankommet Musikkens Hus ** translation **


** nordjyske.dk gallery: Se fotos: Dronningen til jubilæumsfest i Aalborg **

[Osipi]

In that coat, HM very much looks like a Snow Queen. Love it!