Danish Royal Family, Current Events Part 6: June 2020 -

[polyesco]

Love how they highlight the work of the painter and give more information. very informative

 

[kalnel]

Love the photo of the three! Present, former, and future monarchs of Denmark.
Great to read the information behind the shield

Det var ikke meldt ud: Kronprins Christian på privat museumstur med far og farmor

Kongehuset afslører nu, at kronprins Christian, kong Frederik og dronning Margrethe har været på en privat tur til Hillerød.

www.billedbladet.dk

From the pictures you can spot that "Crown Prince Christian's elephant knight's shield hangs between his parents' and just above Prince Joachim's and Princess Marie's."

Ukorrekt titel springer i øjnene på kronprins Christians skjold: Her er forklaringen

Kronprins Christians elefantridderskjold hænger nu i Ridderkapellet i Slotskirken på Frederiksborg Slot, men titlen på siden af skjoldet stemmer ikke overens med hans nuværende.

www.billedbladet.dk

Also explains why it says Prince of Denmark instead of Crown Prince, that was his title in October 2023 when it was awarded.

Yes, very interesting and wonderful to see the three generations together again. (If only Frederik would find a new tailor. )

 

[polyesco]

Margrethe and Benedikte at Tivoli today

Sikke en dejlig overraskelse! Dronning Margrethe var ikke den eneste kongelige til ballet i Tivoli

Dronning Margrethe var torsdag en tur i Tivoli for at overvære en international ballet, men hun var ikke den eneste kongelige, der var med.

www.billedbladet.dk

På den røde løber: Dronning Margrethe var inviteret på privat tur i Tivoli

Dronning Margrethe var torsdag inviteret i Tivoli til at overvære Danmarkspremieren på Hamburg Ballet – The World of John Neumeier.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[iceflower]

Here are some additional photos provided by the Palace:

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "En festlig balletaften i Tivoli 🩰 I aftes overværede Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Benedikte balletforestillingen ”Hamburg Ballet – The World of John Neumeier” i Tivolis

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[An Ard Ri]

Lovely to see Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte at the Tivoli!

 

[LadyFinn]

On Tuesday, June 4, HM Queen Margrethe of Denmark and HRH Princess Benedikte of Denmark will visit Sofiero in connection with the opening of the newly renovated castle.
After a year of renovation, it is time to open the gates to Sofiero Castle again, celebrated with the "Feast for the Castle" event on June 5-9.
On June 4, Sofiero will be visited by HM Queen Margrethe and HRH Princess Benedikte. They will get an exclusive preview of the newly renovated castle and the current exhibitions "The Story of Sofiero - from the royal castle to the people's garden" and "Astrid Lindgren - the landscape of the imagination". The visit ends with a tour of the beautifully blooming castle park.
Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte have deep ties to Sofiero: their mother, Queen Ingrid, spent her childhood summers here and their grandmother, Crown Princess Margareta, created many of the castle park's famous rhododendron plantings and flower beds .

Kungligt besök på Sofiero den 4 juni

Tisdagen den 4 juni besöker HM drottning Margrethe av Danmark och HKH prinsessan Benedikte av Danmark Sofiero i samband med öppningen av det nyrenoverade...

www.mynewsdesk.com

 

[iceflower]

Princess Benedikte officially attended the Danish Dressage Championships today, May 25.

Queen Mary did so privately:

Familietræf til DM i dressur: Dronning Mary fik godt selskab af prinsesse Benedikte

Dronning Mary og prinsesse Benedikte er begge til DM i dressur lørdag eftermiddag.

www.billedbladet.dk

Publikum jublede over hende - det samme gjorde dronning Mary

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour fik kongelige klapsalver til DM i dressur.

www.billedbladet.dk

Kongelig overraskelse i VIP-teltet: Dronning Mary dukker op til DM i dressur

Pludselig dukkede dronning Mary op til DM i dressur.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[polyesco]

Love that Mary and Benedikte always meet up at these events.
Horse lovers for sure.

 

[iceflower]

Queen Margrethe and Princess Benedikte were present at the reopening of Sofiero Castle in Helsingborg, Sweden, today, June 4:


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På søstertur til Sverige: Dronning Margrethe og prinsesse Benedikte lyser op i sommerlige kjoler

I smukt sommervejr deltager de to royale søstre i en helt særlig begivenhed ”hinsidan”.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se billederne: Astrid Lindgrens barnebarn til fejring med dronning Margrethe

Dronning Margrethe havde selskab af Astrid Lindgrens barnebarn til festlig dag på slottet.

www.billedbladet.dk

Jamen, er det ikke? Forbløffet dronning Margrethe fik pludselig øje på noget sjovt

Dronning Margrethe og prinsesse Benedikte blev af deres fætter, grev Michael Bernadotte, gjort opmærksom på et sjovt billede under deres besøg på Sofiero Slot tirsdag.

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Se det søde klip: Dronning Margrethe og prinsesse Benedikte samlede blomster i mors barndomshave

Dronning Margrethe og prinsesse Benedikte nød tirsdag et dejligt gensyn med Sofiero slotshave, hvor deres mor, dronning Ingrid, tilbragte mange af sine somre som barn.

www.billedbladet.dk

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "Det svenske slot Sofiero i Skåne har en helt særlig familiebetydning for Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Benedikte 🇩🇰🫶🇸🇪 Søstrene opholdt sig nemlig ofte på slottet i der

761 likes, 7 comments - detdanskekongehus on June 4, 2024: "Det svenske slot Sofiero i Skåne har en helt særlig familiebetydning for Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe og Hendes Kongelige Højhed...".

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[LadyFinn]

Margrethe and Benedikte were accompanied by their cousin, count Michael Bernadotte af Wisborg (son of Sigvard).
Gallery

 

[Muhler]

It's good to see the two sisters out and about together and it's clearly a "job" QMII enjoys. Which is also a good things. Let her enjoy life now that she is on senior-apanage.

 

[Muhler]

I just watched the arrivals of of the DRF to the celebratory service at the Naval Church in honor of this being Constitution Day here in DK. (And as such a national holiday.)
It's raining today!
The more important guests were driven to the church door, but apart from Benedikte, QMII and the Regent Couple left their cars outside the gate to the church and walked to the church.
I wonder if that is out of respect for the institution? It being lack of humility to have yourself driven to the door. - After all it is still very common to see people walk to their local parish church if they live in a village, town or city. (There are few parking spaces available anywhere, no matter what church.)
And that as mentioned above applied to QMII as well, even though she is unsteady, is using a walking stick, it was rainy and it's cobble stones.

Of course the Regent Couple arrived as the last. When they greeted QMII and Benedikte (QMII first BTW even though she being more important is seated closer to the alter than Benedikte. King Frederik of course sitting closest to the altar.) it looked to me that Queen Mary was just about to curtsy. Old habits die slow, I suppose.

 

[iceflower]

Here are photos and videos of today's ceremonies to mark the 175th anniversary of the Constitution:


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Folketingets markering af 175-året for Grundloven

Folketingets markering af 175-året for Grundloven

www.kongehuset.dk

DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "“Danmark, mit fædreland!” 🎶🇩🇰 I dag for 175 år siden underskrev Frederik 7. Danmarks Riges Grundlov. Grundloven er blandt verdens ældste forfatninger og er kun blevet ændret få gange. Grundlovsdag markeres fler

27K likes, 239 comments - detdanskekongehus on June 5, 2024: "“Danmark, mit fædreland!” 🎶🇩🇰 I dag for 175 år siden underskrev Frederik 7. Danmarks Riges Grundlov. Grundloven er blandt verdens ældste forfatninger og er kun blevet ændret få gange. Grundlovsdag markeres flere steder i hele...

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Se billederne: Kendte og kongelige ankommer til Holmens Kirke på Grundlovsdag

Grundlovens 175-års jubilæum fejres ved en festgudstjeneste i Holmens Kirke i hjertet af København, hvor både kendte politikere og kongehuset deltager.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se billederne: Kongehuset og Folketinget fejrer 175-året for Grundloven

Der er lagt op til en festlig dag i Holmens Kirke og på Christiansborg, hvor den kongelige familie og inviterede gæster vil fejre 175-året for den første danske grundlov

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Trodsede kulde og regn: Se kong Frederik og dronning Mary ankomme i flot stil på festdag

Kong Frederik og dronning Mary var i forrygende humør, da de onsdag morgen ankom til Holmens Kirke i København til festgudstjeneste i kulde og regn.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se billederne: Kong Frederik, dronning Mary, dronning Margrethe og prinsesse Benedikte skriver i gæstebogen

Da store dele af kongefamilien ankom til Christiansborg gik de straks i gang med at sætte deres signatur i gæstebogen, inden festlighederne kunne begynde.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se billederne: Grundloven fejres på Christiansborg med kendte og kongelige gæster

Grundlovens 175-års jubilæum fejres i Landsstingssalen på Christiansborg, hvor et væld af politikere og repræsentanter for det officielle Danmark samt kongelige markerer den store dag.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se alle billederne: Disse kongelige var med kong Frederik og dronning Mary i kirke

Kong Frederik og dronning Mary var i godt selskab med nære familiemedlemmer onsdag morgen, da de deltog i festgudstjenesten i anledning af grundlovens 175-års fejring.

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Det kom bag på dronning Margrethe: Tog lynhurtig beslutning

Da dronning Margrethe opdagede, at hun havde glemte en vigtig personlig ting under grundlovsfejringen på Christiansborg, fandt hun lynhurtig en løsning på udfordringen.

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Alt om dronning Marys look: Vakte opsigt i koralrød "konfirmationskjole" med ballonærmer og brede manchetter

Dronning Mary var festlig i et flot sommerlook, hun tidligere har båret ved en familiefest, da hun deltog i fejringen af Grundlovens 175-års jubilæum onsdag.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[polyesco]

What a nice outing for the 4 of them.

DRF

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DET DANSKE KONGEHUS 🇩🇰 on Instagram: "I anledning af 175-året for Danmarks Riges Grundlov deltog Kongeparret sammen med Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Benedikte i dag i Folketingets markering af Grundlovsdag 🇩

30K likes, 185 comments - detdanskekongehus on June 5, 2024: "I anledning af 175-året for Danmarks Riges Grundlov deltog Kongeparret sammen med Hendes Majestæt Dronning Margrethe og Hendes Kongelige Højhed Prinsesse Benedikte i dag i Folketingets markering af Grundlovsdag 🇩🇰 Markeringen blev...

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Parliament

https://www.ft.dk/da/aktuelt/nyheder/2024/06/folketinget-fejrede-grundlovens-jubilaeum

TT Nyhetsbyrån

Signature of all 4

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[Sun Lion]

I’m very fond of this church, the carved wood everywhere, a ship hanging from the ceiling, the anchor in the garden, situated right on a canal.
I’ve been in three churches in Copenhagen and this is the one that made the most impression on me.
The so-called Marble Church near the Amalienborg Palace buildings … enormous, ornate, beautiful with swans, cherubs and gold.
Mary and Frederik’s wedding church, quite stark and bare but with a wonderful modern-looking organ recessed into the wall, looks stainless steel, I loved that, that organ.
But this church, perhaps because no-one else was there unlike the other two, perhaps the warmth given by all the dark wood, this is the one I liked the most.
(All three have impressive looking organs, all different in style to each other.)
Anyway, I always like seeing things happening at this church. This is the one I would re-visit if I had the chance, it’s more homely and cosy, though not cosy in the sense of being small, but in it’s nature.
Some of my photos -

 

[Muhler]

And this is the church that former Chief of Court Per Thornit has just been laid to rest from.

LIVE: Blev kaldt kongens 'reservefar': Per Thornit bisættes

Læs mere her.

www.bt.dk

King Frederik, Queen Mary and J&M attended the funeral.
All four of them were very close to Per Thornit.
He was a mix of a mentor, a confidante, a teacher (of life), a friend and certainly in the case of King Frederik an extra father. And at times someone who could give both Frederik and Joachim a piece of his mind!
Queen Mary was also very close to him. I suspect she saw him as a kind of parent, since her own couldn't be there all the time during her first years in DK. (I'm here thinking of Susan Moody as a bonus-mother as we call it in DK).

ADDED: Additional coverage from BB: BILLED-BLADET - Kongelige

 

[Blog Real]

Today, King Frederik X and Queen Mary, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie attended the funeral of the former head of the danish court Per Thornit.

LIVEBLOG: Per Thornit bisættes fra Holmens Kirke

Per Thornit bisættes den 8. august.

www.billedbladet.dk

https://twitter.com/x/status/1821544107271147756

 

[Izzie]

Sweet moment between King Frederik and Prince Joachim

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Some more photos

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[suztav]

Does anyone think it odd that Queen Margrethe didn't attend?

 

[polyesco]

Lovely photo of Frederik with Per's widow

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TT Nyhetsbyrån

sad circumstances but always nice to see Mary and Marie

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Beelden

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BILLED-BLADET on Instagram: "Både kongeparret, prins Joachim og prinsesse Marie var til stede for at sige et sidste farvel til tidligere hofchef Per Thornit, der torsdag blev bisat fra Holmens Kirke. Per Thornit begyndte sine år i kongehuset i 80’e

693 likes, 8 comments - billedbladet on August 8, 2024: "Både kongeparret, prins Joachim og prinsesse Marie var til stede for at sige et sidste farvel til tidligere hofchef Per Thornit, der torsdag blev bisat fra Holmens Kirke. Per Thornit begyndte sine år i kongehuset i 80’erne som kontorchef...

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[polyesco]

At today's funeral Mary had a small bandage on her face. "the royal house's communications department informs that it is a skin abrasion she got in connection with riding. Queen Mary has a great interest in horses and equestrian sports and is an active show rider herself."

Kongehuset forklarer: Derfor bærer dronning Mary plaster på hagen

Dronning Mary bar torsdag eftermiddag ved Per Thornits bisættelse et plaster på hagen. Kongehuset oplyser overfor BILLED-BLADET, hvorfor hun havde det på.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[Hans-Rickard]

Does anyone think it odd that Queen Margrethe didn't attend?

That was my thought as well… Maybe she is at Cayx

 

[tommy100]

I thought the same, he was one of her most trusted aides for decades and he played such a prominent role in helping her sons, bit odd to me but everyone is different when it comes to funerals.

 

[Minister of Court]

Does anyone think it odd that Queen Margrethe didn't attend?

Depends on whether she has attended other such funerals in the past. The late Queen Elizabeth never attended funerals of her courtiers.

 

[Alisa]

I'm glad to see the royal couple and J&M together comforting Per's family.
Hard to believe such a key figure in the DRF life is no more. May he rest in peace!

 

[Izzie]

At today's funeral Mary had a small bandage on her face. "the royal house's communications department informs that it is a skin abrasion she got in connection with riding. Queen Mary has a great interest in horses and equestrian sports and is an active show rider herself."

Kongehuset forklarer: Derfor bærer dronning Mary plaster på hagen

Dronning Mary bar torsdag eftermiddag ved Per Thornits bisættelse et plaster på hagen. Kongehuset oplyser overfor BILLED-BLADET, hvorfor hun havde det på.

www.billedbladet.dk

Mary's been an avid rider since being a kid in Tasmania doing competitions. Even at the Olympics recently she could not resist going into the stables and visiting the horses.

 

[RabbitRabbit]

Her face has a strange look about it, uncomfortable or stiff sometimes. Quite unusual looking. There must be pressure in this new role as she has looked strained ever since she got new title but she would know it would happen.

 

[Izzie]

At today's funeral Mary had a small bandage on her face. "the royal house's communications department informs that it is a skin abrasion she got in connection with riding. Queen Mary has a great interest in horses and equestrian sports and is an active show rider herself."

Kongehuset forklarer: Derfor bærer dronning Mary plaster på hagen

Dronning Mary bar torsdag eftermiddag ved Per Thornits bisættelse et plaster på hagen. Kongehuset oplyser overfor BILLED-BLADET, hvorfor hun havde det på.

www.billedbladet.dk

Queen Mary looks elegant and always. She has seamlessly assumed her role as Queen even with all the added responsibility. The day of Per Thornit's funeral must have been very emotional for her. He was instrumental in guiding her when she first got to Denmark and for many years after as the CPCs chief of court.

 

[Archduchess Zelia]

Her face has a strange look about it, uncomfortable or stiff sometimes. Quite unusual looking. There must be pressure in this new role as she has looked strained ever since she got new title but she would know it would happen.

She was at a funeral for someone who's been integral to her integration into the royal family... I would be concerned if she didn't look uncomfortable.

 

[Muhler]

Her face has a strange look about it, uncomfortable or stiff sometimes. Quite unusual looking. There must be pressure in this new role as she has looked strained ever since she got new title but she would know it would happen.

An interesting observation. I seem to recall her looking very relaxed and smiling her head off during the recent visit to Greenland. She also appeared to look very enthusiastic while at the Olympics and if my mind is not failing me I also remember a moment during an official event where she shared a tender glance with her husband.
Of course Queen Mary will have bad days from time to time. Funerals for example are usually less than cheerful events. Also, I imagine she was aware in advance that Per Thornit would soon pass away, a man she was very fond of indeed. That can spoil anyone's mood.

Queen Mary has prepared for the day she became Queen for twenty years and she is a very well prepared and very experienced royal, let alone confident. I think she would have found the transition less strenuous than she would have say ten years ago.
So IMO you need not be concerned.