Crown Princely Family Visit to Greenland: August 1-8, 2014


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A report from the local news: Nanortalik: Prins Christian spillede Fifa | Sermitsiaq.AG
Of what happened on the third day.

As you can see Bella stole a lot of the attention as the showgirl she is.
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The first thing Vincent did when the family had walked down the phalarope was to walk over the edge of the quay, prompting Mary to quickly rein him in.
He seems to have pulled that stunt once before.

Christian visited a place where the local youth can get together and find something to do and there he played a soccer game with other boys.
That is, when he wasn't busy entertaining Josephine: http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...c/media/kronprisp_nanort_10.jpg?itok=8nZ9PU9D

One of the locals, Else Manasen, looked so much forward to seeing Mary and the children in particular, that she couldn't eat anything, she could only stand there chain-smoking in anticipation. She and her husband are seasoned royal watchers but this was after all a first.
Thanks for the translation Muhler; it looks indeed like young Vincent is definitely pushing all the buttons as far as boundaries are concerned. I am amazed that his parents were able to get him into the kamiks (?) although this must have been thoroughly practised at home! His expression is very much one of 'I would rather be anywhere else than here'; very typical of a small boy faced with what must be overwhelming amounts of attention. His parents are very brave in bringing the smaller children along for the official bits, but the young ones have to start learning sometime about representational responsibilities:bang: Crown Prince Frederik looks very philosophically at his younger son, probably sympathizing as he had to go through the same things! The two older children are pros; the Crown Prince couple must be very proud and no doubt, the younger ones will learn from their older siblings examples:flowers:
 
I think it is a fantastic idea the M and F took all the kids to Greenland its the best way to learn for them, not only about the behavior in public for what it will be their role in their future life but to learn about Greenland ! it make me feel I want to go their too! of course pity I will not get a welcome like them! haha! I think the National Costume it is superb, all this vibrant colours tells you a bit about the character of the people!!! Just I can see little Josephine in one of the photos with her hand on the neck, I think she didn't like it the turtle neck of the costume, like it was bothering her, very cute!!!!!I think the Royal family its a great embassador for Greenland! Happy to see them their!
 

BT has published several more pictures in their galleries and these two is simply delightful! So much love in Greenland.

I don't think this picture of Frederik and Mary need any description:wub: :wub:
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And this one of Christian hugging his mommy is pretty high on the cute scala as well !
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this trip gets only better and better..if it continues in this way i may need a shot of insulin before the trip is over :D LOVE..i think the family photo in costume will end up as a frontpage of the coming magazines.
 
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:previous: Thanks Zelia,

I see the children, Minik and Ivalo in particular, very enthusiastic helps mom and dad with planting the trees.

http://www.dr.dk/tv/se/tv-avisen-med-sporten/tv-avisen-med-sporten-og-vejret-268#!/16:25

And here is the feature from the DR news this evening.

We see quite strong emotions. A woman can neither breathe or talk after the meeting. May sound crazy yes, but Greenland is very happy for our royal family and in particular Frederik and his family. The young woman says Frederik isn't only the Crown Prince of Denmark, he is the Crown Prince of Greenland. And with all four lively children visiting them as well it's no wonder this visit is a huge hit.

We also see Christian being a true gentleman and pick up the little "princesses" crowns when they dropped them on the ground.

The trees the foursome planted today was quite special. Vincent and Josephine inaugurated, with the help of their parents and siblings, their very own little park - called the "Prince Minik and Princess Ivalo's Poppel Lund."

Kronprinsfamilien indtog Qaqortoq i dag | KNR.gl

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And here is one more feature from the later DR news tonight where we see more from the last part of today. Christian took part in the children's football event and the DR reporter in Greenland tells us that he enjoyed it so much that when F&M had to go back to Dannebrog to host a reception Christian chose to stay on land with the locals.

TV AVISEN | TV | DR


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Two Facebook pictures from a local
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Thank you, Archduchess Zelia for your explanation. Bella does indeed look lovely in her costume. We're all learning a lot about Greenland.
 
TV2 news at 19.00 had a segment focusing especially on the children in their national costumes.

The mosquitos were annoying though.

Even the otherwise very confident Christian seemed in my eyes to become a little overwhelmed by the crowd who wanted to shake his hand, so he hurried back to mom and dad.

One woman got lucky! She managed to shake hands with I believe it was Isabella or Josephine, and that meant she has now shaken hands with four generations of royals: King Frederik IX, QMII, Frederik and now one of his children. - That ain't bad for an ordinary royal watcher anywhere, eh?

- And you are right, Gerry.
The twins will soon learn what it's like to do public duties. It's already become second nature to Christian. And Isabella, well, she's Isabella... So the twins will get there eventually. In the meantime we can enjoy them being children. It certainly looks to me like Josephine doesn't mind the attention, she certainly has an infectous smile.
And Vincent. He seems pretty unconcerned.
 
Thanks for the video, Muhler. I notice the song Mary sings with the children - and both Mary and the children can sing by heart - is the very famous Danish nursery rhyme 'Mariehønen Evigglad'. No wonder that Mary can sing it by heart - she very likely sings it with her children at least once a day. Yes, I have children the same age and can sing it while sleeping!

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Here a new article from BB with a nice picture of the entire Crown Prince family in full swing of waving - I wonder if Bella has taken some lessons from grandmother Margrethe? : tongue:

VIDEO: Kronprinsparret og deres børn på sommertogt i Grønland | Billed Bladet

I noticed here with the singing during the video that Crown Prince Frederik went to stand beside the singing Crown Princess and, although he was out of camera range,I would bet he was singing along!:flowers:
 
how come isabella and josephine greenlandic outfits don't look the same as mary's? are the oufits for children different than for adults? (that being said, christian and vincent's look the same as frederik...)
 
I agree completely that this is a wonderful idea to bring the children along to get some experience. It is a wonderful trip and I am enjoying all the great photos. Thanks to all for the great links.
 
how come isabella and josephine greenlandic outfits don't look the same as mary's? are the oufits for children different than for adults? (that being said, christian and vincent's look the same as frederik...)

I am quite certain that Isabella is wearing the newer, lighter East Greenlandic Kalaallisuut because that way they represent both the East and West Greenlandic Kalaallisuuts. Josephine is wearing the lesser known North Greenlandic Kalaallisuut consisting of high kamiks.

Frederik and Christian are both wearing the traditional national costume for men/boys consisting of a white anorak, black trousers and sealskin kamiks. Vincent, like his twin, is wearing the North Greenlandic national costume consisting of polar bear trousers and a blue anorak.
 
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^^ thank you for info arcduchess zelia:)

they all looks fantastic... isabella is really wonderful with her traditional hair and all :) the twins just so adorable..their facial expression is glorious :D "what on earth is this i am wearing?":D

i also read in several media that frederik&mary are in traditional west greenlandic costume, isabella in traditional east greenlandic costume & vincent&josephine in traditional thule costumes..so they represent the entire greenland :)

i also read that a local woman living in the city they visited yesterday wrote how popular it is in greenland that vincent&josephine has greenlandic names.

love this photo of josephine:)
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Gallery througout the day
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Article and pictures from Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq where we get revealed yet another nickname in the family Frederik and Mary. Reporters noticed that Christian called Vincent for 'Vincer'. So Mary is 'Maz', Isabella is 'Bella', Vincent is 'Vincer' and Josephine is 'Phine'.
Billedgalleri fra Qaqortoq: Kronprinsfamilien fik træer | Sermitsiaq.AG

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TV2 video of Christian kicking a penalty goal. Well, the first hitting the post, but the second he scored in the corner.
Prins Christian scorer på straffe i den lokale fodboldklub | GO'

And came across this quite nice story:
Dansk Forening for Rosport - Dannebrog, Frederik, Mary og 32 roere fra Danmark i Narsaq

A team of kayakers got an idea a few months ago when they read F&M and children were going on summer cruises to Greenland. They would like to follow them and would love to meet and greet them. So they wrote a mail to the court and got a 'yes'. F&M would be glad to meet them and the little meeting took place on the first day of the harbor. It even stand in the official programme. And it was a big and enjoyable experience for both part:

"Both Frederik and Mary are genuinely interested in our long journey and ask a lot of nice questions about security, water temperatures, morning bathing in the cold water, accommodations, sailing distances and rowing as a sport."

"After about 10 minutes F&M says goodbye just as charming and friendly as they started it."

"The Crown Prince Couple are whistled aboard, but come out for a drink on the aft deck and it is obvious to sense that Frederik and Mary enjoying the moment - they hold about each other and come with enthusiastic comments to each other and to us (the rowers)."

Picture
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Articles from Royalista and Sermitsiaq from the tree planting in Ivalo and Minik's poplar grove:

Greenland tour: The Danish royals in Greenlandic national costumes | Royalista

Billedgalleri fra Qaqortoq: Kronprinsfamilien fik træer | Sermitsiaq.AG (including the lovely group photos of the years 1968 and 1972 – which shows that there are considerably more Qaqortoq citizens from 1968 than from 1972, they should have done it with the children as well).

I love how Sermitsiaq are actually calling the twins Prince Minik and Princess Ivalo :wub:

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Another article from Royalista, this time about Mary and Frederik's visit to Ivaaraq:
http://royalista.com/27021/mary-meets-handicapped-children-in-greenland/
 
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Once again, thank you to those who posted videos, photos and reports of the family's visit to Greenland. :flowers: I think this is probably one of my favourite royal visits of the year so far. I'm pleased that Mary and Frederik are bringing the children along to events whenever they can. I love this photo of Mary and Christian in particular, it would've been fun to have been a fly on the wall during that moment. :D

i also read in several media that frederik&mary are in traditional west greenlandic costume, isabella in traditional east greenlandic costume & vincent&josephine in traditional thule costumes..so they represent the entire greenland :)

love this photo of josephine:)
http://d3lp4xedbqa8a5.cloudfront.ne...reenland.jpg?MaxHeight=840&Width=440&pad=true

I thought how the children wore national dress from different areas of Greenland was a nice gesture. What part of Greenland do the Thules come from? I'm guessing the North or the South, since they haven't been mentioned yet. It seems that Frederik and Mary are well connected to Greenland, given that Josephine and Vincent have Greenlandic names. It would be nice if one of the children could learn Greenlandic in the future.

And that photo of Josephine is adorable. I also think that Vincent is looking more and more like Frederik with his new hair cut.
 
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:previous: The twins are wearing the North Greenlandic (Avannaa) national costumes consisting of high kamiks for women and polar bear trousers for men.
 
:previous: Ah OK, thanks for answering Archduchess Zelia. :flowers: Vincent and Josephine looked sweet in their national costumes.
 
thank you all for the updates, links, photos, and extra information

what a highlight to see all the family in the Traditional outfits
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(I think i seen a photo of Frederik wearing a similar one to Vincent in years past)

Josephine has been a revelation, what a little professional : )
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Christian and Josephine
http://sermitsiaq.ag/sites/default/...c/media/kronprisp_nanort_10.jpg?itok=8nZ9PU9D

gifs of Josephine reaching for Christian's hand (by crownprincely)
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what a nice gesture with the Kayakers

and these pictures of Mary and Frederik with the people are sweet
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love the idea of the 1968 and 1972 photos
a big difference in the amount of births

Beautiful Isabella
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Aug2014/PPE1408031242.jpg

the planting of the tress was a nice gesture

a gallery from DRF
some pictures that we havent seen of the events Frederik and Mary have gone to
Besøg i Grønland - Kongehuset

Sorry if this video has been posted before
TV AVISEN med Sporten og Vejret | TV | DR

But how cute is Christian greeting people and picking up a tiara that a little girl dropped.
the people were very close to the family

Photos from today, August 4th (Day 4)

The Crown Prince Couple try out water cycles in the airport lake.
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The Crown Prince Couple visits Family Centre
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(little Josephine wanted to kiss the baby)

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cute Josephine with father Frederik
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and meeting some twins
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Christian
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I can add that the town of Thule is located very high to the north, close to the Thule Base.
An American military base, that used to (and I presume is now again being used) be an important link in the early warning chain under SAC (Strategic Air Command) protecting North America from attack.

It is also used by the Danish Air Force, often for Danish planes operating over Canada. Despite the dispute over Hans Island, between Canada and Greenland, Canada and Denmark have very civilized turned that dispute into something productive.
Danish military planes now operate rutinely over Canada in search and rescue missions and if need be to transport medical cases to hospitals in Greenland. (Because the Danish planes are designed to and their crews well trained in landing on rough landing strips.) And if need be transport complicated cases to Rigshospitalet in Denmark. Because logistically speaking that distance can be shorter and simpler than from north east Canada to major hospitals in southern Canada.
On the other hand newly build Canadian coast guard ships now operate in search and rescue missions in Greenlandic waters from time to time.
Both Canada and Greenland have a big interest in controlling the waters between Greenland and Canada, not least in regards to avoid pollution and over-fishing but also because both countries benefit from the increased tourism in arctic waters. And these tourists mainly come by ship.
 
I have a question, maybe this a bit off-topic, but the Greenlandic population seem to be rather Asian, I mean, their looks and facial features. They look like southern asians, the eyes and the dark skin tone. What are their roots?
 
I have a question, maybe this a bit off-topic, but the Greenlandic population seem to be rather Asian, I mean, their looks and facial features. They look like southern asians, the eyes and the dark skin tone. What are their roots?

Present day Greenlanders have Siberian roots. They belong to a very recent migration, arriving in Greenland only some 1.000 years ago, after trekking at almost record speed across Canada.
 
I can add that the town of Thule is located very high to the north, close to the Thule Base.
An American military base, that used to (and I presume is now again being used) be an important link in the early warning chain under SAC (Strategic Air Command) protecting North America from attack.

It is also used by the Danish Air Force, often for Danish planes operating over Canada. Despite the dispute over Hans Island, between Canada and Greenland, Canada and Denmark have very civilized turned that dispute into something productive.
Danish military planes now operate rutinely over Canada in search and rescue missions and if need be to transport medical cases to hospitals in Greenland. (Because the Danish planes are designed to and their crews well trained in landing on rough landing strips.) And if need be transport complicated cases to Rigshospitalet in Denmark. Because logistically speaking that distance can be shorter and simpler than from north east Canada to major hospitals in southern Canada.
On the other hand newly build Canadian coast guard ships now operate in search and rescue missions in Greenlandic waters from time to time.
Both Canada and Greenland have a big interest in controlling the waters between Greenland and Canada, not least in regards to avoid pollution and over-fishing but also because both countries benefit from the increased tourism in arctic waters. And these tourists mainly come by ship.
Thank you Muhler, as always for your insights. I do hope Canadian/Danish cooperation will lead to improvements for our Arctic citizens. From the pictures I have seen so far (and thank you to all for posting!) the conditions in the various Greenlandic villages are very good and the children are kitted out with modern Iphones, video games and football pitches. Children with physical and mental challenges are well taken care of with proper mobility devices and what looks like happy and healthy school rooms. That this is not necessarily the case in the Canadian north is something with which fellow Canadians will agree; one can only hope that the Danish examples will inspire change. I do wonder however if the cost of living in Greenland is subsidized by the Danish government? A continuing issue is the great distance that entails great cost for items like fresh fruit and vegetables. How is this dealt with in Greenland:flowers:
 
Thank you Muhler, as always for your insights. I do hope Canadian/Danish cooperation will lead to improvements for our Arctic citizens. From the pictures I have seen so far (and thank you to all for posting!) the conditions in the various Greenlandic villages are very good and the children are kitted out with modern Iphones, video games and football pitches. Children with physical and mental challenges are well taken care of with proper mobility devices and what looks like happy and healthy school rooms. That this is not necessarily the case in the Canadian north is something with which fellow Canadians will agree; one can only hope that the Danish examples will inspire change. I do wonder however if the cost of living in Greenland is subsidized by the Danish government? A continuing issue is the great distance that entails great cost for items like fresh fruit and vegetables. How is this dealt with in Greenland:flowers:

Greenland does recieve subsidies from DK. IIRC some 500 million DKK (Close to 100 million Dollars) a year, and considering the population of Greenland is some 55.000-60.000 that's pretty generous.
Living costs can as you indeed suggest be expensive for some items.
However, fish is considerably cheaper in Greenland than in DK.
Greenlanders (and Faeroese) have the same access to higher education in Denmark as ethnic Danes.

Sorry if this video has been posted before
TV AVISEN med Sporten og Vejret | TV | DR

But how cute is Christian greeting people and picking up a tiara that a little girl dropped.
the people were very close to the family

Very chivalrous of him.
The lady featuring prominently in the segment ended up having a great day. She has now shaken hands with four generations of the DRF in direct line. And also with Mary.
But did you notice her grandaughter? Children who are a mix and Danes and Greenlanders often become genuine stunners!
I had a slight crush on a Greenlandic/Danish girl back in my school days and she was indeed a real eye-pleaser!

TV2 at 19.00 had a brief segment from today's events. The whole family again went out to greet people, when Frederik noticed a couple of twins, just about Minik and Ivalo's age and called for Mary, so that their own twins could say proper hello to their Greenlandic colleagues, so to speak.

På bølgen den blå: Kronprins-familien hygger sig i Grønland - Royale | www.bt.dk
A BT report from the visit to Paamiut, where Josephine asked whether she could kiss a baby. (Presumably she was allowed).

And we have a nice big picture of dad and Bella out sailing: http://www.bt.dk/sites/default/files-dk/node-images/547/7/7547889-visit-to-paamiut.jpg

ADDED: Being in focus can be tiring: http://royalista.com/wp-content/ima...incent_patronage_ceremonies_autox500@1.5x.jpg

A gallery from Royalista, not sure if it has already been posted: http://royalista.com/27069/greenlan...als-in-greenlandic-national-costumes/?lang=en
And a video.

A loving pic of mother and daughter: http://royalista.com/wp-content/ima...ephine_patronage_ceremonies_autox500@1.5x.jpg

Siblings and a local princess. What is Vincent holding? http://royalista.com/wp-content/ima...incent_patronage_ceremonies_autox500@1.5x.jpg
 
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Very chivalrous of him.
The lady featuring prominently in the segment ended up having a great day. She has now shaken hands with four generations of the DRF in direct line. And also with Mary.
But did you notice her grandaughter? Children who are a mix and Danes and Greenlanders often become genuine stunners!
I had a slight crush on a Greenlandic/Danish girl back in my school days and she was indeed a real eye-pleaser!
I love the looks of children who are mix between diferent ethnycies. The genes are so fun! I would not mind at all marrying someone "diferent" than me.
How cool was it, if Christian married a Greenlander? That would be so awesome and I'm sure people in Greenland would be so happy and pleased:flowers:
 
Article from Royalista on Christian's football match – which he and his team won 2-1:
Greenland tour: Prince Christian shows the locals how it's done | Royalista

How cool was it, if Christian married a Greenlander? That would be so awesome and I'm sure people in Greenland would be so happy and pleased:flowers:

It would be phenomenal. I am only 1/4 Greenlandic, so obviously I can't speak for everyone in Greenland, but I reckon that would be a popular decision. I'm sure it would also bind Denmark and Greenland even closer together, there has been a lot of talk about independence these last couple of years, but I reckon that could potentially slow down the process.

Seeing how comfortable all the children are in Greenland, I don't think it's impossible that one of them might potentially study in Greenland for a year or just stay there for a year, as a sort of gap year.
 
Bt. gallery of today
Se billederne fra Paamiut: Prinsesse Josephine var helt vild med baby | www.bt.dk

Love Josephine kissing the baby
and just overall all 4 kids being on point (even if Vincent seems shier than usual)

I haven't gotten tired of looking at pictures from this trip
What a great way to show their children this beautiful country that is part of DK

All 4 kids have been wonderful, while still remaining kids.

Christian
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love them helping with the trees, especially Vincent
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a lovely post by tumblr royalwatcher
"10 Years Later
In June 2004, the newly married Crown Prince Couple joined the Queen and Prince Henrik on an extended trip to Greenland. The trip was an introduction for the Crown Princess to Greenland.
10 years later, the Crown Prince Couple are now introducing their four children to Greenland."
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