Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, Current Events Part 10: May 2016 -

[polyesco]

From the Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary foundation

At a foundation board meeting in August 2020, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess decided, together with the rest of the board, to grant support to a total of 19 projects, including three related to COVID-19.*With a total of DKK 700,000, the foundation has wanted to support MSF's global medical efforts against COVID-19, the Anxiety Association's work with children and young people's anxiety and worries - before and after corona and the Child Accident Foundation's project "Play heroes - the new everyday" (after COVID-19 ).

https://kongehuset.dk/nyheder/uddeli...e-marys-fond-3

[polyesco]

Mary and Frederik have a busy week ahead, ending with the Crown Prince Couple Awards on Saturday but their events might be impacted by the new covid restrictions in Denmark.
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...aa-usikker-tid

[EML]

Was the concert “all Denmark celebrates CP Frederik” recorded and streamed at the time of the birthday. I would to hear it.

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by EML

Was the concert “all Denmark celebrates CP Frederik” recorded and streamed at the time of the birthday. I would to hear it.

I don't think so.

I have been looking for segments of that show since it was aired, but so far no luck.

[EML]

It is sad. I am sure lots of people would have liked to have heard or seen it
Thank you

[polyesco]

In June, Australian musician Nick Cave, in collaboration with The Royal Library and Arts Center Melbourne, an exhibition at The Black Diamond in Copenhagen. Today, the musician had the opportunity to show the Crown Prince and Crown Princess around the eight art installations that depict the musician's upbringing and career.⁣
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The photos show the Crown Prince and Crown Princess together with Nick Cave and his wife Susie Cave in one of the exhibition's installations, which is a reconstruction of Nick Cave's office, which includes the musician's private interiors, books and photographs.
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Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess were subsequently offered "Afternoon tea" in the library's Salon. The exhibition can be experienced until and including 13 February 2021.

*https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDyE4fgvZQ/
https://m.facebook.com/detdanskekong...pe=3&source=48

[Roskilde]

What a nice informal Danish-Australian visit and good and relaxed pictures!

Great for our Crown Prince Couple, and especially for our Crown Princess, to be able to have some of Australia even in Denmark. I can imagine this visit was something special for her.

Do you also drink afternoon tea in Australia?

BTW it should be a very good exhibition.

[Blog Real]

From each of their homes - at Haga Castle in Sweden, Skaugum in Norway and in Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg in Denmark - the Swedish Crown Princess couple and the Norwegian and Danish Crown Prince and Crown Princess met this afternoon at a digital meeting. ⁣

https://www.kongehuset.dk/foto-video/digitalt-moede

[polyesco]

I absolutely love this!

"...In addition to updating each other on the lives of the families, Their Royal Highnesses also spoke about the work of their patronages and landmarks during this time. The couples ended the conversation by looking forward to being able to meet again across national borders."

[polyesco]

In case people were wondering what language was spoken between the 3 couples. Danish, Swedish and Norwegian are similar.
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...1ofqn_GInzs4kg

[Muhler]

Perhaps with the odd English expression from time to time. Partly to express something technical and sometimes, I personally suspect, as a courtesy to Mary.

Native Copenhageners will usually have no problems understanding Swedish and they can usually switch to a mix of Swedish and Danish pretty easily.
Most other Danes will without too many problems understand both spoken and written Swedish.
Norwegian is even easier for a Dane. - Written Norwegian can sometimes be a little problem though. But written Swedish isn't that big a problem.
And I'd say Swedes and Norwegians can read Danish without too many problems.
However - spoken Danish can be a major problem for Swedes and Norwegians!
Not least because we use German numbers.
34 in Swedish and Norwegian is Three-Ten-Four. In Danish it's Four-and-Thrice. (Or four-and-thirty, but it doesn't sound like that, hence why I use the incorrect thrice.)
And Danish is a lot less clearly pronounced that both Swedish and Norwegian. That is a problem as well.

Both Swedish and Norwegian are "melodic" languages and as such more clear. In a similar way that your pronunciation is much clearer when you sing.
Danes mumble. Also when singing.
IMO I will hands down find Swedish to be the best sounding of these three Scandinavian languages. And some Swedish dialects are downright sexy in my, not at all, unbiased opinion.

However, it is said that is you learn Danish and not least Danish grammar, Swedish and Norwegian is easy to learn.

[Somebody]

Originally Posted by Muhler

However - spoken Danish can be a major problem for Swedes and Norwegians!
Not least because we use German numbers.
34 in Swedish and Norwegian is Three-Ten-Four. In Danish it's Four-and-Thrice.

That's a fun little detail I can relate to; apparently Dutch also uses 'German numbers' in that case.

34 is (translated) Four-and-Thirty; so starting with the number below 10.

[SLV]

Would Mary then also understand Norwegian and Swedish, or would that be too hard since she is not a native Danish speaker?

[Muhler]

Originally Posted by SLV

Would Mary then also understand Norwegian and Swedish, or would that be too hard since she is not a native Danish speaker?

I believe Mary will understand most of what they say, if they speak clearly. And of course both Haakon and Mette-Marit as well as Victoria and Daniel speak clear "official" Swedish or Norwegian. I.e. they don't speak a dialect.
And of course they will use Danish words from time to time. Just as Frederik will use the odd Swedish or Norwegian word.
But Mary is at an disadvantage here. All the others are Scandinavians, who all their lives have been exposed to Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.

I should perhaps add that some consider Danish, Swedish and Norwegian to be dialects of the same Nordic language. That used to be true, not least in regards to grammar. But all three languages are dynamic and are developing apart. I'd say in 100 years they will be as different as Spanish and Italian. Today they are comparable to Spanish and Portuguese.

[polyesco]

At a recent board meeting, Frederik and Mary granted support for 13 projects from their foundation.
https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/ud...e-marys-fond-4

[polyesco]

Crown prince Frederik and Crown princess Mary foundation, donation to Denmark Saves Land project.
https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/do...rk-redder-jord

[polyesco]

Tomorrow, Frederik and Mary will host a dinner in connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...paendende-dage

On Friday, Frederik attends a conference on the anniversary.

[Tarlita]

Good, I look forward to the photos from this 100 th anniversary event. Is it too much to ask for a tiny bit of bling. Even a little would satisfy me.

[polyesco]

Not too much bling but they look great.

Gallery from the DRF
https://www.kongehuset.dk/foto-video...lem-danmark-og

https://app.tt.se/bild/q=amalienborg%203.%20juni%202021

[Muhler]

Quite a gathering!

And observe and marvel at Frederik's... ehh... frisky tie.
I'm not sure about the style, but he sure get points for being festive.
There are so many boring ties out there, that it hurts.