King Frederik X and Queen Mary, Current Events Part 1: January 2024 -


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And some more photos from last night:



 
This evening King Frederik and Queen Mary attended a dinner on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the American Chamber of Commerce Denmark at Moltke's Palace in Copenhagen:






 
King Frederik and Queen Mary participated in Holstebro's 750th anniversary celebration in Holstebro today, October 11:





 
Here is Billed Bladet's live blog of today's events

LIVEBLOG: Kongeparret deltager i Holstebros 750-års byjubilæum

Kong Frederik og dronning Mary er fredag eftermiddag i Holstebro.
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What a lovely photo!!
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More photos from last night from the DRF
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They look in top for the Holstebro's 750th anniversary!
More on the program and celebration

Cute

Love following the live blog! So much excitement in the air. Heavy rain but large crowds that were loud.

DRF photos

Some more great photos from the anniversary celebration.

 
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You can rest assure the locals have turned out in force.
Both as an opportunity to celebrate something, especially themselves. But also to see the giraffes. And it is very much appreciated that the giraffes AKA the Regent Couple take part in the 750 anniversary.
My mother-in-law who is a super royalist was there as well, with some of her friends. I expect to get a report from her sometime this weekend.

Some of you may have observed that autumn has set in here in DK. In fact the annual school autumn holiday is next week, week #42.
And it is expected the trees will shed what remains of their leaves on 23rd October between 11.00-15.45. That's just how it is.
For newbies: We very much use the week-numbers here in DK. If you say 16th July, I'll most likely be slightly lost. But of you say Tuesday in week #29. I go: Oh, that's the week before my summer holiday begins.
 
More photos from last night from the DRF
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They look in top for the Holstebro's 750th anniversary!
More on the program and celebration

Cute

Love following the live blog! So much excitement in the air. Heavy rain but large crowds that were loud.

DRF photos

Some more great photos from the anniversary celebration.

All wonderful videos and photos. They were, as usual, in top form. Impressive crowds even with the rain. They both look fantastic!

Here is more from the AmCham

AmCham Celebrates 25th Anniversary – AmCham Denmark


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"AmCham Denmark plays in helping U.S. and Danish businesses seize new opportunities and enter new markets."
 
I'm looking at all the pictures shared here on page 2 and Mary looks absolutely beautiful on each dress she wore for the events.
 
King Frederik and Queen Mary will continue a special tradition on February 28 by hosting an evening event for representatives from the art and culture circle:

When the Royal Couple hosts an evening party for arts and culture in February, they continue a tradition that began in 1976, when H.M. Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik held an evening party for guests representing arts and culture for the first time. At that time, the party was held under the name 'Arts et Lettres' (art and words).Parties where the invitees were employed in the arts and culture have their roots back to the time of Christian VIII (1786-1848), when the king, based on his great interest in arts, culture and science, invited people to a party at the palace.Throughout history, the Royal House has had a tradition of inviting various actors in society to a party at the palace. At the evening parties, guests are invited to dinner and entertainment in the Grand Hall at Christiansborg Palace.



 
Frederik and Mary attended the premier of Jeppe på Bjerget” at The Royal Threatre's Old Stage

They do look great. Another video and photos

 
The play Jeppe på bjerget = Jeppe of the mountain is a play written by Ludvig Holberg in 1722. Ludvig Holberg is known for his scathing satirical plays that are still very much relatable today 300 years later. In fact they are very relatable today! He in turn was very much inspired by Moliere.
In the play Jeppe is a lowly peasant, a tenant of the local baron, he is also the local drunk. Who is ridiculed for being a drunk, a cuckold and very much being under the foot of his wife, who beats him regularly.
At some point a party with the local baron find Jeppe passed out and they decide to pull a prank on him. They will dress him up as a noble, place him in the bed of the baron and treat him as if he really was the baron.
At first he is totally bewildered, but gradually he begins to accept that he really is a baron, of course with boorish manners.
But while being the "baron" he outs the baron's enforcer, who is a "ridefoged" = a kind of estate constable, as a man who takes bribes in return for collecting less rent from the tenants.
But he also out the baron's bailiff for committing fraud against the baron.
Anyway, Jeppe passes out again and ends up being mock-hanged. The prank is soon known by everyone in the parish and the poor Jeppe is condemned to a lifetime of ridicule. But the ridefoged ends up in the gaol, however the bailiff doesn't. As a learned man, he can presumably talk his way out.
So there are lots of subtle details in the play. - Stories back then always ended with a moral. Which is that a lowly peasant cannot rise out of his position, just see how he behaved. - But also that nobles ought to keep a better eye on their estates.

The most important thing in the play is a quote by Jeppe, that is still so relevant today as well. At some point in a local inn, he is chastised for drinking and he mutters: "They say Jeppe drinks, but they don't say why Jeppe drinks." (Said in the ending of the trailer below.)

It's a comedy alright, but it bites!

By now you don't need to understand Danish (actually theater-South-Zealandic) to get the gist of this trailer from 1981. The actor, Buster Larsen, who plays Jeppe, is undoubtedly the best and most convincing Jeppe ever.

The film is very accurate in how people in 1722 dressed and looked, including the unkempt hair which was worn as a kind of protest by peasants against the nobility.
 
Here is a video of the arrival of King Frederik X and Queen Mary at the Theatre Royal:

More photos:

 
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