Annual Photo Shoots & Holidays At Gråsten Slot: 2003, 2005-2023


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Frelinghighness said:
I did enjoy the large extended family pix some years back, pre twins or so to get to know who is who. The informal picture of the queen with her grandchildren released the other day is enough for me. Rather than concentrate on Frederick and Joachim, I think it is rather that the queen is a widow, and getting older. Her sister is a widow too. Having the families of their children visiting, if they wish, instead of everyone all at once is probably easier for the queen
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Yes, I can easily think of other reasons why they stopped these staged photo shoots than a feud between the brothers.

1. Queen Margrethe is not like Queen Ingrid. Queen Ingrid was a family-woman, very motherly and grandmotherly, who enjoyed gathering her family around her. I think Prince Henrik was family-oriented too but not Queen Margrethe. I can easily imagine her getting irritated if too many family members, especially lively and noisy ones, are around her at the same time.
2. The CP family also stopped the photo shoots during their winter-holidays.
And I think that's probably because the children did not like it. The same goes for Joachim's children, Princess Athena definitely gave the impression of reluctancy to pose for the media at her first school day.
I know media people don't like to hear this but it's probably not enjoyable for the children and something they feel forced to do, bordering on child abuse. Being photographed while receiving flowers from the ringriders or while watching the Hubertus Hunt or while participating in the Royal Run is probably a more natural setting, with the attention not just focused on the hord of photographers.
3. As for Joachim not being there since years. There doesn't necessarily have to be a feud with his brother, there could just as well be one with his mother ( he missed her birthday too, didn't he). But I think he simply didn't enjoy being completely in the shadow of the CP family and the Regent couple. He probably thought it wouldn't make a difference whether he and his family is there or not.
 
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ricarda said:
1. Queen Margrethe is not like Queen Ingrid. Queen Ingrid was a family-woman, very motherly and grandmotherly, who enjoyed gathering her family around her. I think Prince Henrik was family-oriented too but not Queen Margrethe. I can easily imagine her getting irritated if too many family members, especially lively and noisy ones, are around her at the same time.

2. Being photographed while receiving flowers from the ringriders or while watching the Hubertus Hunt or while participating in the Royal Run is probably a more natural setting, with the attention not just focused on the hord of photographers.
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Exactly to both 1. and 2.

Queen M really doesn't seem to be the sort of grandmother (or mother) who would want to have 4 (or even more) lively, energetic kids around her for very long. "Nice when they come and nice when they leave" - is something I read QM saying in some article not long ago but I can't remember where. Perhaps this is a case of Frederik and Joachim and their wives knowing their mother/mother in law and that's why they don't stay long after she's arrived.
 
Thanks, Polyesco.

According to the article a couple of friends from Australia sailed to meet M&F and stay with them at Gråsten Manor. During the stay the CP family went for a cruise in waters near Gråsten.
 
Queen Margrethe at the Grasten Ringriderforening’s cavalcade in front of Grasten Palace today.
With her Princess Benedikte, Princess Alexandra , her husband Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille and Countess Ingrid of Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LX8Zfg4d7/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LlfGhgL-W/

https://www.jv.dk/soenderborg/Dronningens-dag-i-kirke-og-ved-ringridning/artikel/2737659


Videos

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LU7CrBeqb/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LV-NkBqzy/
 
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:previous: Yes, it was nice to see them there indeed. Benedikte and Margrethe really resemble each other strongly!
 
polyesco said:
The Queen looks fantastic
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Looks like young Josephine is also in a riding club
https://grr4.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/H4A9052-1.jpg

Frederik and Mary out and about
http://content.invisioncic.com/r38859/monthly_2019_07/image.png.20326f1a409cdafe95215dd53ab9200b.png

and today, Her Majesty the Queen received a warm reception earlier today at Graasten Castle.
from the Crown Prince family :flowers:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_KyeEhePq/?utm_source=ig_embed

family photo!
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the Queen and her grandkids
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz_NpTMh4d6/
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Thanks for posting , love the photo of all the family, very happy and relaxed. Lovely to see the Queen with her grandkids enjoying some holiday time together.
 
Some trivia from QMII's stay at Gråsten, as reported in Billed Bladet #30, 2019.
Written by the esteemed Ulrik Ulriksen.

There really isn't much new!
QMII arrived at Gråsten and was received by the CP-family, who posed for a few shots, that were uploaded on the DRF account.
The CP-family left the next day.

A few days later Benedikte arrived together with Alexandra and her daughter, as well as her new husband Count Ahlefeldt. (I wonder if Benedikte stayed at Egeskov Castle.)
And they were indeed in the background, when QMII watched the changing of the guards at noon Friday.
As usual a lot of locals as well as tourists also watched.
The music corps played a number of tunes, at least one of which must have made QMII, as well as quite a few family members to the serving guardsmen smile. A song called: Åh, Marie, jeg vil hjem til dig - Oh Marie, I wanna go home to you. - A song about a lonely conscript, who miss his sweetheart and dream about her on the watch, ending up in the gaol.

As always QMII attends service in Gråsten palace church on Sundays.
As you may recall QMII made a new antependium, this Sunday a new chasuble worn by the priest was used for the first time. That is also made by QMII. And both the chasuble and the antependium replace the ones made by Queen Ingrid back in 1943.
The color of the lining is a nod to the color chosen by Queen Ingrid.
Making the chasuble QMII used a technique that hasn't been used in DK for 40 years. It's called petitpoint. - I'll leave it to people more in the know than me, to explain further.

QMII, with her family in the background, was the one who received the countless flowers during the ring rider procession. Our reporter noticed that QMII was a little reluctant when some of the large horses were a little unruly. But Benedikte who is much more well-versed in regards to horses stepped in and had a calming effect.

Here is this weeks issue of BB.
I have added a little about other royal families, because I was in the mood. I haven't noticed before that Ariane wear braces.
https://app.box.com/s/avx1rzs04v78lrryj43cunblli18h3nl

And here is Egeskov Castle:
http://images6.fanpop.com/image/pho...le-Egeskov-Slot-denmark-40248859-1024-768.jpg

And the song, I trust you understand and sympathize with the poor and hopeless conscript.
 
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Annual Photo Shoots & Holidays At Gråsten Slot: 2003, 2005-2019

Lovely to see the three together indeed! Christina, Benedikte and Margrethe all share each other's elegance.
 
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HereditaryPrincess said:
Lovely to see the three sisters together indeed! Christina, Benedikte and Margrethe all share each other's elegance.
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That's news to me - and most likely also to the three of them :D

Christina is the sister of king Carl Gustaf and a cousin of the Danish royals; it's (Queen) Anne Marie (of Greece/the Hellenes) who is Benedikte and Margrethe's younger sister.

But I agree, it's lovely to see Christina visit her Danish cousins.
 
Somebody said:
That's news to me - and most likely also to the three of them :D

Christina is the sister of king Carl Gustaf and a cousin of the Danish royals; it's (Queen) Anne Marie (of Greece/the Hellenes) who is Benedikte and Margrethe's younger sister.

But I agree, it's lovely to see Christina visit her Danish cousins.
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That was a 10pm moment! :coffee:
 
Somebody said:
That's news to me - and most likely also to the three of them [emoji3]

Christina is the sister of king Carl Gustaf and a cousin of the Danish royals; it's (Queen) Anne Marie (of Greece/the Hellenes) who is Benedikte and Margrethe's younger sister.

But I agree, it's lovely to see Christina visit her Danish cousins.
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I'm not sure, but I think that Christina is the godmother of Benedikte's daughter Nathalie
 
Interesting to see Princess Christina (of Sweden) attend the Changing of the Guard at Graasten today with her cousins Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte
 
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Really nice to see Princess Christina with her Danish cousins a really nice surprise.
 
Lovely to see the cousins enjoying a visit. I always like how close the Scandi royals remain.
 
And that means QMII has left for France, to the chateau there.
 
That would be a wonderful holiday home as I could be wrong, but suspect the weather is much warmer there. At QM's age and general health, that would be a huge plus.

Why did I think it had been sold?
 
Probably because we have discussed it here on TRF. And personally I do think it will be sold, an appropriate number of years after QMII has passed away.
 
Thanks, Eya. - If they are lucky they should get sunshine and 24 degrees C today around Gråsten.

Ain't much of a summer we are having this July! Perhaps August will be better - when people have returned form holiday and the schools start again. :D
 
New lovely natural and authentic summer photos and greeting from the Crown Prince Family ❤️

“A couple of wonderful memories from the summer in beautiful Gråsten.
With the desire for a continued good summer - preferably with a little more sunshine ?
Photos by: The Royal House and Crown Princess Mary”

A relaxed natural royal family - with bare feets.
And such beautiful children!
Bella has grown much these months, such a beautiful natural girl she is. Christian has grown much these months as well and he looks so much like his mom now - a real Donaldson ?
 
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Christian has really changed, for me he always used to look so much like Frederik but you can really see Mary in him now.

They’re all so grown up! I remember when they were born, haha.
 
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