The Queen Mary Foundation: 2024 -

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Queen Mary participated in the Mary Foundation's AFTRYK event in Copenhagen this morning, November 29:


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Se billederne: Dronning Mary overraskede, da hun dukkede op før tid

Dronning Mary deltager fredag formiddag i Mary Fondens AFTRYK-event på Vandværket i København. Her tog hun fusen på de fleste ved at ankomme for tidligt.

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Hov, hvor blev de af? Dronning Marys øreringe var pludselig væk

Der ligger muligvis en meget lavpraktisk årsag bag, at dronning Mary måtte tage sine øreringe af.

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Det sker meget sjældent: Sådan plejer man ikke at se dronning Mary

Dronning Mary havde en helt anderledes rolle end normalt, da hun deltog i "AFTRYK unge sætter".

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Dronning Mary til AFTRYK-event: Den særlige bygning er flere gange blevet brugt til tv-optagelser

Når dronning Mary sammen med Mary Fonden afholder AFTRYK-event fredag formiddag, sker det i helt særlige rammer.

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Se billederne: Hun fik varmt kram af dronning Mary

Dronning Mary skyndte sig at kramme en helt speciel kvinde.

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The royal house also shared photos from this event:

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "“Vi hører tit, hvor vigtigt det er, at vi rækker ud. Og det er også et budskab, som vi ofte har delt i Mary Fonden.” “Der er brug for fællesskaber, hvor alle ved, at et nej ikke nødvendigvis betyder, at man ikke

1,538 likes, 8 comments - detdanskekongehus on November 29, 2024: "“Vi hører tit, hvor vigtigt det er, at vi rækker ud. Og det er også et budskab, som vi ofte har delt i Mary Fonden.” “Der er brug for fællesskaber, hvor alle ved, at et nej ikke nødvendigvis betyder, at man ikke vil, men også...

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[polyesco]

A great initiative. Mary looks great.

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The Queen hosts Christmas reception for Mary Foundation partners

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Some wonderful pictures

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "Hvert år ser jeg frem til den årlige julereception for vores samarbejdspartnere i Mary Fonden. Jeg glæder mig altid til at møde og takke alle dem, der i det forgangne år har bidraget til vores arbejde, og som kæm

4,104 likes, 32 comments - detdanskekongehus on December 5, 2024: "Hvert år ser jeg frem til den årlige julereception for vores samarbejdspartnere i Mary Fonden. Jeg glæder mig altid til at møde og takke alle dem, der i det forgangne år har bidraget til vores arbejde, og som kæmper for det...

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love the doggie taking part!

 

[Izzie]

Wonderful photos form the reception! The Mary Foundation was set up in 2007 and has been going strong ever since! Wonderful initiatives and programs continue to be created and/or promoted. Queen Mary is very hands on it seems! To think she worked on the starting this foundation during a time that she had Christian and Isabella (Isabella was literally only about 5 months old when the Foundation launched in 2007!), in a country that she was still getting accustomed to, while still fulfilling her duties and engagements as the Crown Princess and in a whole different language! I recall she did her first humanitarian trip abroad with the foundation in 2008. And over 17 years later, the foundation continues with wonderful initiatives and programs and going strong! Looking forward to what they have in store for 2025!

 

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Together with a beautiful photo (probably taken during the Christmas reception for Mary Foundation partners on December 5, see above) Queen Mary sent her Christmas message today:

Mary Fonden on Instagram: "H.M. Dronningen ser tilbage på året, der er gået i Mary Fonden. ”Alle år er særlige. De indeholder deres egne nedslag, begivenheder og minder. Men 2024 vil i særdeleshed sætte et tydeligt aftryk i min erindring. I år ski

53 likes, 3 comments - mary_fonden on December 20, 2024: "H.M. Dronningen ser tilbage på året, der er gået i Mary Fonden. ”Alle år er særlige. De indeholder deres egne nedslag, begivenheder og minder. Men 2024 vil i særdeleshed sætte et tydeligt aftryk i min erindring. I år skiftede Mary...

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H.M. The Queen looks back on the year that has passed at the Mary Foundation.“All years are special. They contain their own impacts, events and memories. But 2024 in particular will leave a clear mark on my memory.This year, the Mary Foundation changed its name to the Mary Foundation - H.M. Queen Mary's Foundation. But our work continued unchanged, and we are still fighting for the same purpose through our three areas of focus: Bullying & Well-being, Loneliness and Violence in the Family.At the Mary Foundation, we always strive for more knowledge, effective efforts and new ways to make a difference for those who are outside the community.I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who works with us to ensure that more people have a place in the community and experience belonging. It is precisely in partnerships and collaboration that we use each other best and can make the biggest difference for all those who deserve it.Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a hopeful New Year!” H.M. The Queen.

Long version:

Året, der gik i Mary Fonden 2024 - MaryFonden.dk

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All years are special. They contain their own impacts, events and memories. But 2024 in particular will leave a clear mark on my memory. This year, the Mary Foundation changed its name to the Mary Foundation – H.M. Queen Mary’s Foundation. But our work continued unchanged, and we are still fighting for the same purpose through our three areas of focus: Bullying & Well-being, Loneliness and Violence in the Family.At the Mary Foundation, we always strive for more knowledge, effective efforts and new ways to make a difference for those who are outside the community. In 2024, this has meant, among other things, that we have practiced even more at involving young people in our work. Every time we do so, it has given us invaluable value and perspective.Our youth panel, which we established in 2022, has gained new members, and we have already benefited greatly from their insights and points. In the autumn, we launched AFTRYK, our newest initiative. Here we let young people come up with concrete suggestions for how the framework that adults set for young people's lives can be improved. We presented the young people's ideas for how to create a better transition from school to upper secondary education at an event where young people's voices filled both the stage and the audience. An exciting follow-up awaits us to see whether adults around the young people have taken up the suggestions, so that more young people find room for diversity in open, safe communities when they start upper secondary education.The fact that AFTRYK was specifically about transitions is, among other things, because we could see in our population survey 'Loneliness in Denmark' that around three times as many young people experience severe loneliness compared to 2013. And that over half of 16-19-year-olds who experience loneliness associate it with a change of school or education. We wanted to disseminate this and many more nuances about loneliness to both professionals working with young people and the general population. For this, we - for the Mary Foundation - have used both new and traditional formats. Among other things, we have supported the publication of the book ‘Lonely Youth’ about the many faces of loneliness among young people. And to unfold the book’s content about the complexity of loneliness in a more accessible way and for a wider target group, we have launched a small podcast series. Unfortunately, we do not have any easy answers when it comes to loneliness, but greater insight into loneliness is an important step. Podcasts are new to us at the Mary Foundation, and we look forward to exploring this format more in our work.At the Mary Foundation, we work to ensure that everyone feels like they belong. But if family life is characterized by violent relationships, it can be difficult to give children the safe start in life that they deserve, and victims of violence can feel alone and cut off from both their loved ones and the outside world. That is why the fight against violence in the family is a high priority area at the Mary Foundation. And now we have results that show that we have found a way to detect more prospective and new parents with partner violence in their lives, so that they can get help. Through the Together Without Violence initiative, we have allied ourselves with skilled professionals – midwives and health visitors – who are already close to expectant and new parents. Together, we have developed a model so that their professionalism and trust-inspiring relationship can help ensure that fewer children grow up with violence in the family. I am really proud of that. And I look forward to more results in the new year, when the spread of the model is also expected, so that even more children will hopefully avoid growing up in a family with violence.Several of our other projects are also experiencing growing pains and are being expanded to new age groups and arenas. This applies to projects that are intended to strengthen young people's social skills, build inclusive communities and prevent bullying. And this is necessary. Too many children and young people are still exposed to bullying. Bullying is not only limited to physical spaces, but also takes up space in digital ones. We are also constantly trying to become smarter in this field, even though the rapid development makes it difficult to keep up. Our ambition is to better equip the adults around children and young people, so that their understanding of and insight into digital bullying gives them a better opportunity to help children and young people.Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go before healthy and trusting communities are a natural part of everyone's everyday life. So we continue to fight. But fortunately, we are not fighting alone.Because we could not have acquired the knowledge, achieved the results or developed the models without our many partners. Therefore, I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who works with us to ensure that more people have a place in the community and experience belonging. It is precisely in partnerships and cooperation that we use each other best and can make the biggest difference for all those who deserve it.With wishes for a Merry Christmas and a hopeful New Year!H.M. The Queen

 

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Together with the Mary Foundation Queen Mary was sheduled to participate in the Opening of the National Knowledge Center for Early Intervention and Family Research at the University of Copenhagen and SDU this afternoon, but she had to cancel due to her illness, that had already kept her from attending an event two days ago.

AFLYST: H.M. Dronningen deltager med Mary Fonden i ”Åbning af Nationalt Videnscenter for Tidlig Indsats og Familieforskning ved KU og SDU”

AFLYST: H.M. Dronningen deltager med Mary Fonden i ”Åbning af Nationalt Videnscenter for Tidlig Indsats og Familieforskning ved KU og SDU”. Københavns Universitet, Bartholinsgade 4A, Købe...

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Queen Mary together with the Mary Foundation participated in School Force visit in Vallensbæk, March 17 - good to see her back and better again:


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Mary Fonden on Instagram: "“Det har været en fornøjelse at opleve Pilehaveskolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Skolens erfaringer og elevrådets forslag understreger endnu engang for mig, hvor centralt det er at inddrage børn og unge i spørgsmål om deres

9,240 likes, 27 comments - mary_fonden on March 17, 2025: "“Det har været en fornøjelse at opleve Pilehaveskolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Skolens erfaringer og elevrådets forslag understreger endnu engang for mig, hvor centralt det er at inddrage børn og unge i spørgsmål om deres hverdag. Det...

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Dronning Mary ankommer til Pilehaveskolen i Vallensbæk (video) | BILLED-BLADET

Video: Ulrik Ulriksen (Video)

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Det fik alle til at smile: Dronning Mary opfyldte de unge elevers ønske

Der var god stemning på Pilehaveskolen i Vallensbæk, da dronning Mary kom forbi på et officielt besøg.

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H.M. Dronningen deltog i Skolestyrken-besøg

H.M. Dronningen deltog i Skolestyrken-besøg

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Mary Fonden on Instagram: "“Det har været en fornøjelse at opleve Pilehaveskolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Skolens erfaringer og elevrådets forslag understreger endnu engang for mig, hvor centralt det er at inddrage børn og unge i spørgsmål om deres

9,240 likes, 27 comments - mary_fonden on March 17, 2025: "“Det har været en fornøjelse at opleve Pilehaveskolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Skolens erfaringer og elevrådets forslag understreger endnu engang for mig, hvor centralt det er at inddrage børn og unge i spørgsmål om deres hverdag. Det...

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Queen Mary of Denmark returns to work after illness

The Australian-born royal, 53, looked back to health as she was welcomed by students at Pilehaveskolen school in Vallensbæk, a western suburb of Copenhagen.

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Ramt lige i hjertet af den sødeste hilsen: Dronning Mary blæst bagover af kærlighed

Det blev en rar og varm oplevelse for dronning Mary at gøre sin entré på en stor skole i Vallensbæk. Efter et par dage med sygdom og et par afbud til officielle opgaver, var dronning Mary glad for at være tilbage på job mandag eftermiddag.

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More photos:

Dronning Mary melder klar igen: De er med på officiel opgave

Efter flere dages sygemelding kunne dronning Mary endelig gennemføre mandagens officielle opgave i Vallensbæk.

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Småhostende dronning Mary er tilbage og 'særdeles veloplagt' efter sygemelding

Dronning Mary har måtte aflyse alle sine royale forpligtelser siden onsdag på grund af sygdom, men nu er den 53-årige dronning igen på benene.

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BT reports that Queen was coughing a bot and voice was a little hoarse.
But apart from that she was in high spirit.

The flu season has been unusually long this year and a lot of people are still down with flu. Many are hit pretty hard. Many get what we call "cold pneumonia" on top of their flu with a bad cough that can last weeks, often a couple of months.

 

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Some more photos and videos. Lots of excitement

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Pilehaveskolen - Vallensbæk on Instagram: "Kongeligt besøg! Pilehaveskolen har i dag fået fornemt besøg af Hendes Majestæt Dronning Mary og Mattias Tesfaye, Børne- og Undervisningsminister i forbindelse med skolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Netop nu

192 likes, 0 comments - pilehaveskolen on March 17, 2025: "Kongeligt besøg! Pilehaveskolen har i dag fået fornemt besøg af Hendes Majestæt Dronning Mary og Mattias Tesfaye, Børne- og Undervisningsminister i forbindelse med skolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Netop nu er skolens store elevråd ved...

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Some more photos and videos. Lots of excitement

https://www.facebook.com/pilehaveskolen/posts/pfbid0KKbes3RtGfS1SmjCoLNcspkpwDAW7p69XbnVQJBUCe87aZ5FiGAgpt29XhKv69tUl

Pilehaveskolen - Vallensbæk on Instagram: "Kongeligt besøg! Pilehaveskolen har i dag fået fornemt besøg af Hendes Majestæt Dronning Mary og Mattias Tesfaye, Børne- og Undervisningsminister i forbindelse med skolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Netop nu

192 likes, 0 comments - pilehaveskolen on March 17, 2025: "Kongeligt besøg! Pilehaveskolen har i dag fået fornemt besøg af Hendes Majestæt Dronning Mary og Mattias Tesfaye, Børne- og Undervisningsminister i forbindelse med skolens arbejde med Skolestyrken. Netop nu er skolens store elevråd ved...

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Wonderful! Looks like a great event and glad she is feeling better!

 

[polyesco]

Wonderful! Looks like a great event and glad she is feeling better!

Yes, after missing two events glad she feels better!
another great gallery

Dronning Mary på benene igen efter sygdom

Dronningen har genoptaget sine royale forpligtelser, efter hun i sidste uge var ramt af sygdom

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Queen Mary had a meeting with the Queen Mary Foundation today, March 28.

One of the topics was the upcoming visit to the Ecole Maternelle Dussoubs as part of the state visit to France.

Mary Fonden on Instagram: "Fri for Mobberi var omdrejningspunktet, da vi holdt møde med vores formand H.M. Dronningen 🧸 Sammen med Dronningen skal vi nemlig besøge skolen Ecole maternelle Dussoubs i Paris, som for nylig er blevet en del af. De sidst

40 likes, 1 comments - mary_fonden on March 28, 2025: "Fri for Mobberi var omdrejningspunktet, da vi holdt møde med vores formand H.M. Dronningen 🧸 Sammen med Dronningen skal vi nemlig besøge skolen Ecole maternelle Dussoubs i Paris, som for nylig er blevet en del af. De sidste detaljer er ved...

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Free from Bullying was the focal point when we met with our chairman H.M. The Queen Together with the Queen, we will visit the school Ecole maternelle Dussoubs in Paris, which has recently become a part of. The final details are being finalized in the planning. The Queen and I are very much looking forward to hearing about the school's work and experiences with the program. And see how it unfolds in a French context.In France, Free from Bullying has been adapted under the name Vivre Ensemble. The program has been tested at 18 Parisian schools, and the visit on Tuesday, April 1st marks the fact that the program will now be rolled out throughout France. The school visit is part of the Royal Couple's state visit to France.The Mary Foundation and @redbarnetdk are behind @friformobberi, which is a preventive anti-bullying program with a focus on strengthening children's communities.Internationally, it goes by the name Free of Bullying and has been translated to Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Estonia and Romania. In 2022, France also joined.

 

[polyesco]

Lovely photos of the work "behind the scenes". Lovely to read that her program with the Mary Foundation also takes part in France.

 

[Izzie]

Lovely photos of the work "behind the scenes". Lovely to read that her program with the Mary Foundation also takes part in France.

Great to see that Free From Bullying is expanding into yet another country! Such an important initiative and one of the first ones launched by The Mary Foundation after the foundation began! A great program affecting those first years for kids! Very important!!

 

[polyesco]

A personal note from Mary about the expansion of the Free from Bullying program to France.
"It was touching to hear about the staff's positive experiences with the French version of Free from Bullying, Vivre Ensemble, at the school in Paris that I visited with First Lady Brigitte Macron.
After pilot testing in 18 Parisian schools and successful adaptation to France, the program is now to be rolled out throughout the country.
Although adaptation to the individual country is important, it is also clear to me after this visit that the values in Free from Bullying are so fundamental that they are relevant across borders. I am happy and proud of that.
At the Mary Foundation, we are passionate about contributing to safe children's communities where there is no place for bullying.
H.M. The Queen."

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "Det var rørende at høre om personalets gode erfaringer med den franske version af Fri for Mobberi, Vivre Ensemble, på den skole i Paris, som jeg besøgte med Præsidentfrue Brigitte Macron. Efter en pilottestning

4,317 likes, 19 comments - detdanskekongehus on April 4, 2025: "Det var rørende at høre om personalets gode erfaringer med den franske version af Fri for Mobberi, Vivre Ensemble, på den skole i Paris, som jeg besøgte med Præsidentfrue Brigitte Macron. Efter en pilottestning på 18 parisiske...

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[Izzie]

It is so wonderful to see this program expand to yet another country. This is one of the first programs launched by the Mary Foundation and has steadily increased its presence in Denmark and internationally. It is such an important issue to tackle. And, the Mary Foundation has expanded anti-bullying programs from schools to sports. And the school focus has been on Pre-school and the early years. Kudos to Queen Mary and the Mary Foundation! This is such important work and it should get much more international attention as the initiatives/programs her foundation has worked on have actually been tested, implemented and expanded.

 

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The Queen Mary Foundation released its annual report 2024 today, April 11:

Årsberetning 2024 - MaryFonden.dk

Læs mere Mary Fondens årsberetning for 2024 her.

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Forord - MaryFonden.dk

Læs H.M. Dronningen og direktør i Mary Fonden Helle Østergaards forord til årsberetningen for 2024 lige her.

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Mary Fonden on Instagram: "Hvad skete der i Mary Fonden i 2024? 🦋 I løbet af 2024 har vi skabt forandring med nye initiativer og brugt vores stemme til at sætte fokus på de svære problemstillinger inden for vores indsatsområder Mobning og Trivsel,

68 likes, 4 comments - mary_fonden on April 11, 2025: "Hvad skete der i Mary Fonden i 2024? 🦋 I løbet af 2024 har vi skabt forandring med nye initiativer og brugt vores stemme til at sætte fokus på de svære problemstillinger inden for vores indsatsområder Mobning og Trivsel, Vold i Familien og...

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What happened at the Mary Foundation in 2024?

During 2024, we have created change with new initiatives and used our voice to focus on the difficult issues within our focus areas Bullying and Well-being, Family Violence and Loneliness.

Our chairman H.M. The Queen begins the Mary Foundation's 2024 annual report with:

"For me, 2024 is a year in which we at the Mary Foundation have found a new, effective way to involve those whom much of our work is about, namely young people. Over the years, we have greatly benefited from the insights and perspectives from our Youth Panel. With our latest initiative, AFTRYK, we have taken the involvement of young people to new heights. Through the initiative, young people were given the opportunity to make concrete suggestions for how the framework that adults set for young people's lives can be improved. (...)"

Our director, Helle Østergaard, continues:

"Changes are rarely something that just happens. (...) 2024 has brought many changes that we have worked for. A changed and effective approach to detecting violent conflicts and violence that makes a difference for the family that is screened by a health visitor in Together without violence – Parents of young children. A changed method that shows that just half an hour of reading a week with LæseLeg's tools can strengthen the language of 1-2-year-old children and thus their ability to participate in communities. And a changed and more nuanced knowledge base about loneliness with our population survey, which helps break taboos and initiate relevant discussions about how we can better combat loneliness among young people.”