Frederik, Mary and Family on Summer Holidays: 2005-2008, 2012-2022

[FasterB]

Originally Posted by Muhler

wearing a helmet. Bella was wiser, she sat in a "Christiania-bike" (*),
(*) It's actually a bike from Nihola, but such bikes are usually referred to as Christiania-bikes here in DK.

Nope, not here in Copenhagen. They are refered to as "Niholabike" or "Christianiabike" according to which one is in the limelight

[Naggi]

I like that Mary and Frederik are doing some country holiday in Denmark. We/The press should leave them alone however and give them some privacy.

[Juliette2]

Originally Posted by AnnaNotherThing

Here's my opinion, Juliette and perhaps lots will disagree...I think it could well be a cultural thing unique to the Danes OR perhaps more controversially it could be a class thing...M&F hang out in middle/upper class areas with middle/upper class peeps and shop in middle/upper class kidswear 'boutiques' which is where you find clothes like these...

Maybe it's as you say. In any case, for a summer solstice, boy, it seemed really COLD!!! Look how everybody's dressed! Is that pretty typical?

Originally Posted by Archduchess Zelia

It generally is a very popular place to gather for Sankt Hans and there usually are a lot of people, but for some reason I just think there were even more this year. Might be because of Frederik and Mary, but to be honest I don't think that a lot of people knew they were there (or at least I heard more discussing the presence of our former Prime Minster Poul Nyrup Rasmussen than I heard people mention the royals).

Thanks for your reply!

Originally Posted by FasterB

Nope, not here in Copenhagen. They are refered to as "Niholabike" or "Christianiabike" according to which one is in the limelight

Why is it referred to (sometimes!) as Christiania-bike? Is it because prince Christian made it "popular"?

[Princess Peach]

Originally Posted by Juliette2

Maybe it's as you say. In any case, for a summer solstice, boy, it seemed really COLD!!! Look how everybody's dressed! Is that pretty typical?

I noticed that too! I think it's going up to 100 here this weekend.

[UserDane]

Originally Posted by Juliette2

Why is it referred to (sometimes!) as Christiania-bike? Is it because prince Christian made it "popular"?

No, the name stems from the famous/notorius 'freetown of Christiania' in the middle of Copenhagen (link to a short description of Christiania: Christianiabikes.dk) which claims to be the first to manufacture this praticular kind of bike.

(A gallery of pictures from Christiania - whose most famous street is 'Pusher Street'...... https://www.google.dk/search?q=chris...w=1100&bih=599)

[iceflower]

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Crown Princess Mary was pictured riding on her bike in Copenhagen last week:




** Pic ** svenskdam.se article ** translation **

[Juliette2]

Originally Posted by UserDane

No, the name stems from the famous/notorius 'freetown of Christiania' in the middle of Copenhagen (link to a short description of Christiania: Christianiabikes.dk) which claims to be the first to manufacture this praticular kind of bike.

Thank you very much UserDane! Very helpful!

[ashelen]

She looks like she is riding actualy outside her own "home" The palace Amalienborg!

[Roskilde]

Unlike the other years, it seems like the press/paparazzis could not find F+M and children on their private summer vacation this year. It's just nice for them to have some private time together, but I must be honest and admit that I start to miss the family a little bit

I really want to see the little Josephine and Vincent soon - they have grown so fast lately

[Viv]

Originally Posted by UserDane

No, the name stems from the famous/notorius 'freetown of Christiania' in the middle of Copenhagen (link to a short description of Christiania: Christianiabikes.dk) which claims to be the first to manufacture this praticular kind of bike

Princess Marie has one of these bikes too and there's a photo around somewhere to prove it! They are good for ferrying kids and dogs around!

viv

[FasterB]

Originally Posted by Viv

Princess Marie has one of these bikes too and there's a photo around somewhere to prove it! They are good for ferrying kids and dogs around!

viv

But isn´t it also a Nihola that Pss Marie and P Joachim has?

[Archduchess Zelia]

Originally Posted by FasterB

But isn´t it also a Nihola that Pss Marie and P Joachim has?

I think both Mary & Frederik and Joachim & Marie has Nihola bikes, I can't remember having seen them on actual Christiania bikes.

[dazzling]

According to BB's cover, the Crown Prince family have been in the USA as part of their summer holiday. Does anyone have more information on this?

[Muhler]

Summary of article in Billed Bladet #29, 2012.
Fantastisk ferie i bjergene - Fantastic holiday in the mountains.
Written by Anna Johannesen.

After having spend some days in Tisvilde, M&F and their children flew to Seattle, Washington.
They didn't look at the city but went on to a "secret location" in the mountains and here they stayed for two weeks.

Frederik had to leave his family some days early as he had to return to the opening of the general assembly of the International Tennis Federation.
However Mary and her children, and also Caroline and Peter Heering and their children landed in Copenhagen Sunday, so it's presumed the two couples went on holiday together.

There are plenty of opportunities for an active holiday in that part of USA, with rafting, hiking and it is assumed riding as well.

- My guess is that M&F are now in Trend, until they join the rest of the family in Gråsten tomorrow forenoon.

[dazzling]

Thank you Muhler for the details. Do you know roughly when they left for the United States? Do you think we might get pictures at some point or was this a total secret visit.

[Viv]

Originally Posted by dazzling

Thank you Muhler for the details. Do you know roughly when they left for the United States? Do you think we might get pictures at some point or was this a total secret visit.

Towards the end of June, IMO. They were supposedly a fortnight in the US, Frederik returned a couple of days before Mary because of his royal duties and besides, they don't travel on the same plane.
Billed-Bladet doesn't have much to go on and since TRH managed to keep the trip secret I for one doubt that we'll be getting any pictures, unless of course they decide otherwise !

viv

[Daria_S]

Originally Posted by Muhler

Summary of article in Billed Bladet #29, 2012.
Fantastisk ferie i bjergene - Fantastic holiday in the mountains.
Written by Anna Johannesen.

After having spend some days in Tisvilde, M&F and their children flew to Seattle, Washington.
They didn't look at the city but went on to a "secret location" in the mountains and here they stayed for two weeks.

Frederik had to leave his family some days early as he had to return to the opening of the general assembly of the International Tennis Federation.
However Mary and her children, and also Caroline and Peter Heering and their children landed in Copenhagen Sunday, so it's presumed the two couples went on holiday together.

There are plenty of opportunities for an active holiday in that part of USA, with rafting, hiking and it is assumed riding as well.

- My guess is that M&F are now in Trend, until they join the rest of the family in Gråsten tomorrow forenoon.

Thank you for the translation, as always . It seems that the family wanted to enjoy some peace and quiet on the West Coast of the United States. There are certainly many beautiful places to choose from, so I hope they came away satisfied.

[Juliette2]

I guess with Prince Christian starting school soon (on August 20th I believe) they are not going to spend any time at all in France this year. Too bad! I imagine that at this point Mary is settling into a routine in Copenhagen to smooth Prince Christian's back-to-school time....

[FasterB]

Originally Posted by Juliette2

I guess with Prince Christian starting school soon (on August 20th I believe) they are not going to spend any time at all in France this year. Too bad! I imagine that at this point Mary is settling into a routine in Copenhagen to smooth Prince Christian's back-to-school time....

Prince Christian starts in school this Monday the 13th

Skoleporten Tranegrdskolen

[dazzling]

It's the end of the summer vacation for the CP family I assume. Christian back to school and Mary starts work on August 15 in Denmark while Frederik is regent.