Exhibitions par deux Continue Accession Festivities

Two exhibition openings in Denmark today have continued Queen Margrethe II’s fortieth jubilee festivities.

The first exhibition was held at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in Hillerød, and was entitled Regent of 40 Years – Queen Margrethe 1972-2012. The Queen was accompanied by Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Christian for the event. The royals were given a tour of the exhibition, which features objects and film clips from Queen Margrethe’s reign, including a few gala gowns and a streaming of the 2011 New Year’s speech.

The main feature of the exhibition, though, was the unveiling of a new, ‘three generations’ portrait by Queen Margrethe and Prince Christian. Painted by Niels Strøbæk, the painting features the Queen and the two immediate heirs to the throne – Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian. Both Queen Margrethe and Prince Frederik are dressed in full gala outfits, while Prince Christian wears a tie-less suit, which appears somewhat casual when standing next to the gigantic figures of his grandmother and father (honestly, not the best painting this blogger has seen).

It was then back to Copenhagen, for the afternoon opening of the Royal Gala exhibition at the Amalienborg Museum. This exhibition features a number of gala gowns and uniforms which the royal family have worn during the course of Queen Margrethe’s reign. Some of Queen Margrethe’s gowns include the grey-green gown worn to Prince Joachim’s first wedding in 1995, the coral gown worn for Prince Henrik’s sixtieth birthday celebrations and a dark red gown worn on the state visit to Spain in 1983. Crown Princess Mary’s red gown worn at her pre-wedding concert in 2004 is also featured, as is Princess Marie’s second New Year’s Court gown.

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