Excerpts from article in Billed Bladet #48, 2012.
Mary er helt unik - Mary is utterly unique.
Written by our Africa correspondent Ulrik Ulriksen.
It's no secret that the current governemnt put aide up among the top most priorities - even above the needs of the citizens here in DK some critics may argue.
And this is what the Minister for Developement, Christian Friis Bach has to say about Mary and her role during the recent visit to Mozambique.
"Crown Princess Mary is utterly unique. She has a fantastically strong profile and she makes a difference in regards to the struggle for women's rights and repreductive health. We have seen that during the trip to Mozambique. It is the second time the Crown Princess and I travel together with the message that womens should have the right to decide how many children they want.
First in New York where we delievered the message in UN and then in Mozambique.
I think we have a good co-operation, the Crown Princess and I, we supplement each other well and (we) also have a sense for when we can help each other, when we stand there in front of 500 people, who wait for us to say something. I'm very pleased with that co-operation. The Crown Princess kick in the door and I walk in trhough the open door and deliver the message".
In the article Christian Friis Bach claims that he (the government) was very much behind giving Mary the current status as member of the High Level Task Force. Reminicent of the position the late Princess Diana had, albeit in a more modern and Danish version.
"I was very active in regards to including the Crown Princess in the high-level panel the High Level Task Force, which she became a part of when we were in New York and which she has also represented in Mozambique. That was something the Crown Princess and I discussed in a meeting we had and that she accepted the proposal and the invitation I think is grand. I'm very proud of that on behalf of Denmark.
High Level Task Force was something I in particular had to find a strong Danish representative for and then I had the idea that we could ask the Crown Princess.
I'm very proud of effort she delivers. It's incredibly grand. And that is something that places Denmark nice and strongly on the agenda where we already help as much as we can all over the world.
Women's rights is indeed an utterly central subject in regards to repoductive health. It's very central for Danish developement-policy and in that regards we cannot get a stronger voice than the Crown Princess".
Christian Friis Bach,
Folketinget - Christian Friis Bach (RV)
is a member of the most influential government party, the Radicals.
The Radicals are republicans or at least don't see much point in having a monarchy - except when it suits their political interests.
If I were to guess what party Mary would vote for, depending on her actions, background and what she has stood up for, I believe she would vote Radical.
There was something about an interview last week, I must confess I haven't translated a single word yet. - You know, life is in the way.
My pleasure, gerry & Juliette.