Hans Christian Andersen's 200th Birthday Festivities: April 1-3, 2005

[pdas1201]

More pics from the reception at the Copenhagen Town Hall

[carlota]

i know it may be a quite offtopic thread, but if the moderators think it's not appropiate feel free to move/delete it.

i just wanted to ask what does a hans christian andersen ambassador do as danish royals seem to be really involved with the cause. not only danish royals are ambassadors but many royals from other houses and celebrities from around the world.

what does a hca need to do? what are the requisites all the ambassadors have? i ask this because i have seen so many people from different backgrouds (artists, writers, singers, actors, politicians, sportsmen/women, celebrities in general...) that i really can't figure out what are the profiles they choose to award somebody with the title.

are there any important things about the mention? some time ago we saw that mary was named hca ambassador when she was in visit to australia... does that mean the ambassadors need to be named in their own countries? do they opperate just in their countries or whereever?

last question: does anyone know if it may be found online the updates list of the hca ambassadors?

thanks in advance!

[rere]

Q: What is the task of the Hans Christian Andersen Ambassadors?
A: Hans Christian Andersen Ambassadors are celebrated public figures who have agreed to engage in the promotion of the wider awareness and appreciation of Hans Christian Andersen in the bicentennial year. They are also to lend their support to the HCA-abc Foundation. The goodwill ambassadorship is purely voluntary.

Source: http://www.hca2005.com/HCA2005/Q+_+A+about+HCA2005

I hope this help some.
Also, the Web site is a good source of information on HCA.

[carlota]

thanks rere!
that solved practically all my doubts.

[Ethel]

I live in Guadalajara Mexico, and right now an event called FIL (Feria Internacional del Libro) is taking place in the city, it is supposed to be the second largest book fair in the world, and many of the events are being held around the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen. It's great to see how this wonderful writer brings together so many different cultures to celebrate his work.:) :)

[maria-olivia]

Where was Princess Marie ?

[Duke of Marmalade]

Joachim and Alexandra only divorced in April 2005

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

Where was Princess Marie ?

She married into the family 3 years after this event. As DoM said, Joachim hadn't divorced his ex wife yet.

[maria-olivia]

I realize now it were pictures of 2005 The then daughters in law were Mary and Alexandra. Sorry