Prince Henrik, the Prince Consort (1934-2018)

[iceflower]

A new prize in honour of late Prince Henrik has been created and will be delivired by Queen Margrethe for the first time on June 12, 2022 - the Prince Henrik Prize, a new poetry prize that aims to recognize Danish poets.



** kongehuset: Ny litteraturpris bærer Prins Henriks navn **

 

[iceflower]

Queen Margrethe presented the "Prince Henrik Prize" at the Danish Writers' Association in Copenhagen this afternoon:


** tt.se gallery **


** kongehuset: H.M. Dronningen overrakte "Prins Henrik Prisen" **


** BB video: Dronningen mindes prins Henrik ved stor prisfest: Han ville have været stolt **

 

[Blog Real]

Biography of Prince Henrik on the Royal House website:

Prince Henrik

Prince Henrik of Denmark 11.06.1934-13.02.2018 Prince Henrik

www.kongehuset.dk

 

[meeralakshmi]

Was Henrik calling his wife the most beautiful flower in the garden in his wedding speech a reference to her name meaning daisy (her nickname)?

 

[Muhler]

Perhaps, it was certainly a poetic reference to H C Andersen. Using the archaic, but quite beautiful word "allersomskønneste" = the very most beautiful (flower.)
The poem lists a number of blooming flowers in a garden. But the very most beautiful flower in the garden was the girl. - That girl being QMII.
Both the poem and PH's speech conjures up an image like a painting by Alexander Averin:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pSXYmRCBn0zxU_ZmX5gHMutd1RZiySAlCGgSYuJETMHb9BjTxXPtU6RxWy06ZYyeNt-hef6nhxG0qjwed6W2dxir1B2w3jVf9UOxHtemdeCHDFiIkBDUvujo81wzI5yX7WXudFnOGKs/s1600/Alexander-Averin-Two-Young-Girls-On-A-Field-With-Wild-Flowers.jpg

 

[meeralakshmi]

Perhaps, it was certainly a poetic reference to H C Andersen. Using the archaic, but quite beautiful word "allersomskønneste" = the very most beautiful (flower.)
The poem lists a number of blooming flowers in a garden. But the very most beautiful flower in the garden was the girl. - That girl being QMII.
Both the poem and PH's speech conjures up an image like a painting by Alexander Averin:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1pSXYmRCBn0zxU_ZmX5gHMutd1RZiySAlCGgSYuJETMHb9BjTxXPtU6RxWy06ZYyeNt-hef6nhxG0qjwed6W2dxir1B2w3jVf9UOxHtemdeCHDFiIkBDUvujo81wzI5yX7WXudFnOGKs/s1600/Alexander-Averin-Two-Young-Girls-On-A-Field-With-Wild-Flowers.jpg

Do you have a link to the poem?

 

[Muhler]

Do you have a link to the poem?

Alas, I don't know the name of poem/s. H C Andersen wrote a heck of lot flowery descriptions of flowers in his poems and stories.

 

[meeralakshmi]

According to this article he was referencing the poem "Henrik og Else" by Christian Winther: Prins Henrik var helt sin egen: Afsked med et renæssancemenneske

 

[maria-olivia]

He was so imature when as third Secretary of the Embassy he married the Crown Princess of Denmark. I am sure his parents knew his future would be difficult.

 

[Blog Real]

On the occasion of Prince Henrik's 80th birthday, here is a clip from the TV 2 documentary "Prince Henrik 80 years - when fate obliges" by Jacob Jørgensen.

 

[meeralakshmi]

He would have turned 91 tomorrow.

According to this article he was referencing the poem "Henrik og Else" by Christian Winther: Prins Henrik var helt sin egen: Afsked med et renæssancemenneske

It’s clear from the article that he lived a very impressive life and had a huge impact. He was a man of many talents, any country would be lucky to have him as their first gentleman.