Introductory/State Visits to Sweden, Norway, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Germany: 2024, 2025

[Izzie]

Video from local news re last couple of days of trip. Report starts around the 6:15 mark.

 

[Somebody]

I really enjoyed following this state visit. Thank you to everyone who updated and shared the photos, links to sites, and gave insight to all things Greenland and Denmark.

It was a great visit but not a state visit. A head of state cannot go on a state visit to his own country.

 

[Blog Real]

In extension of the early summer state visits to Sweden and Norway, The King and The Queen continue the travel to Denmark’s neighbouring countries until October. Thus, the days of 21-22 October, The King and The Queen will make accession-related visits in the German capital Berlin and with the Danish minority in Schleswig-Holstein. Denmark and Germany are closely linked through strong cooperation across the border when it comes to trade, green transformation and security policy.

More information: TM The King and The Queen go on accession-related visits in Germany 21-22 October 2024

 

[polyesco]

A visit to Germany, wow. Frederik and Mary can't be accuse of taking it slow their first year as King and Queen.

Nyt fra kongehuset: Kongeparret på tiltrædelsesbesøg i Tyskland

Kong Frederik og dronning Mary rejser til Tyskland i oktober.

www.billedbladet.dk

part of their visit will be a joint Nordic celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Nordic embassy complex in the German capital. Victoria and Daniel have already annouced they will be attending.

Frederik og Mary på rejse med Victoria og Daniel

Om en måneds tid drager det danske kongepar sydpå med bl.a. kronprinsesse Victoria og prins Daniel.

www.billedbladet.dk

 

[Izzie]

A visit to Germany, wow. Frederik and Mary can't be accuse of taking it slow their first year as King and Queen.

Nyt fra kongehuset: Kongeparret på tiltrædelsesbesøg i Tyskland

Kong Frederik og dronning Mary rejser til Tyskland i oktober.

www.billedbladet.dk

part of their visit will be a joint Nordic celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Nordic embassy complex in the German capital. Victoria and Daniel have already annouced they will be attending.

Frederik og Mary på rejse med Victoria og Daniel

Om en måneds tid drager det danske kongepar sydpå med bl.a. kronprinsesse Victoria og prins Daniel.

www.billedbladet.dk

I agree! Only 9-10 months into their first year as the royal couple and it has been non-stop (..)

So, this is more of an official visit it sounds like which includes the Nordic Embassy anniversary celebration. Looking forward to this trip.

 

[doro]

I hope the German president visit Denmark, something that don't happens since 2002, when Johannes Rau visited the country, or am I wrong, please?

 

[Muhler]

I remember when the embassy complex was opened 25 years ago.
Of course there were a lot of embassies, consulates, ministries and what not moving from Bonn to Berlin after the Reunification. Many former East German ministries and similar buildings simply weren't big enough.
In all that the Scandinavian countries decided: Let's be practical. We'll build a whole complex that would serve as both embassy but also a culture/show-case for Scandinavia - and share the costs.

 

[polyesco]

I remember when the embassy complex was opened 25 years ago.
Of course there were a lot of embassies, consulates, ministries and what not moving from Bonn to Berlin after the Reunification. Many former East German ministries and similar buildings simply weren't big enough.
In all that the Scandinavian countries decided: Let's be practical. We'll build a whole complex that would serve as both embassy but also a culture/show-case for Scandinavia - and share the costs.

It's hard to believe 1999 was 25 years ago wow.
This just makes sense, an embassy for all Scandinavian. Efficient and the collaborations can be great.

"In 1999, King Frederik's mother, Queen Margrethe, inaugurated the same embassy complex.
- Separately and yet together, said the Queen at the inauguration in Berlin."

Kongepar fortsætter besøg til nabolande og rejser til Tyskland

I forlængelse af kongeparrets første statsbesøg til Norge og Sverige rejser parret til Tyskland i oktober.

avisendanmark.dk

More on the visit,
"It is huge news. The Danish minority has always had a close bond with the Royal Family, and we remember with great pleasure when HM Queen Margrethe II visited us in 2019. We are very much looking forward to the fact that we will now have the opportunity to meet the Royal Couple and that we can show them how the Danish-minded in South Schleswig hold fast to and cultivate Danish language, culture and identity here in the region where it has historically always belonged. The visit will undoubtedly strengthen the bond between us and Denmark", says SSF chairman Gitte Hougaard-Werner.

Kongeparret besøger Sydslesvig | Grænseforeningen.dk

graenseforeningen.dk

 

[blooms_rulers]

I remember when the embassy complex was opened 25 years ago.
Of course there were a lot of embassies, consulates, ministries and what not moving from Bonn to Berlin after the Reunification. Many former East German ministries and similar buildings simply weren't big enough.
In all that the Scandinavian countries decided: Let's be practical. We'll build a whole complex that would serve as both embassy but also a culture/show-case for Scandinavia - and share the costs.

I thought it was the Nordic countries who got together, not just the Scandinavian?

 

[ricarda]

I thought it was the Nordic countries who got together, not just the Scandinavian?

Yes, the Nordic countries. Therefore the Presidents of Iceland and Finland will also attend the 25th jubilee of the Nordic embassy complex.

 

[polyesco]

Program for the visit to Germany

Program for D.M. Kongen og Dronningens tiltrædelsesbesøg til Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland

Den 21.-22. oktober 2024 rejser Kongeparret på tiltrædelsesbesøg til den tyske hovedstad Berlin og hos det danske mindretal i Slesvig-Holsten. Den 21. oktober modtages Kongeparret i Berli...

www.kongehuset.dk

Monday, October 21​

Official reception at Schloss Bellevue at 10.30
The royal couple's visit officially begins with a reception by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Fr. Elke Büdenbender in their residence Schloss Bellevue. Schloss Bellevue is centrally located in Berlin's Tiergarten close to the River Spree and has been the official residence of the Federal President of Germany since 1994.

During the reception, the national anthems of the two countries are played, and His Majesty inspects the guard of honor together with the Federal President. As part of the reception, the King and Queen will write in the guestbook, and Their Majesties, together with Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will participate in a short tête-à-tête and accession conversation with the German Presidential couple.

Reception in the Bundestag at 13.00
The royal couple are received by Bundestag President Bärbel Bas and take part in a tour of the German Bundestag with a focus on the building's historical significance. The visit ends on the roof terrace of the Bundestag with a view over Berlin.

Celebration of the Nordic embassy's 25th anniversary at 15.00
Representatives from the five Nordic countries and the host country Germany jointly celebrate the Nordic embassy complex in Berlin's 25th anniversary. The royal couple thus participates in the celebration together with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Fr. Elke Büdenbender, HRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, HRH Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, the President of Finland, HE Alexander Stubb and Fr. Suzanne Innes-Stubb, President of Iceland, HE Halla Tómasdóttir and Mr. Björn Skúlason, foreign ministers from the five Nordic countries and Germany and Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers Karen Ellemann.
The embassy facility was built when Berlin became the capital again after the reunification of East and West Germany, and the embassies moved from Bonn to Berlin.

The anniversary is celebrated in the square between the five embassies with musical performances and speeches, after which the Royal Couple, together with the Swedish Crown Princess Couple, the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple, the President of Finland and the President of Iceland, are shown around the Nordic exhibition that has been developed in connection with the anniversary.

Finally, the Royal Couple participates in a cultural event in the Danish part of the embassy complex.

Official dinner at 19.30
The royal couple participates together with the other Nordic royals and presidents in an official dinner at Schloss Bellevue hosted by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The dinner is an official element in connection with the royal couple's accession visit and the celebration of the joint Nordic embassy facility's 25th anniversary.
At the official dinner, the King and the Federal President will make speeches.

Tuesday 22 October​

Official reception in Schleswig-Holstein at 11.00
On the second day of the accession visit, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, HE Daniel Günther, and Fr., Anke Günther will host an official reception in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein.
The royal couple participates in an accession interview and a lunch reception with the participation of, among others, state ministers, the presidium of the Landdagen, Danish honorary consuls in Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark's plenipotentiary in the state government.

Sailing to the energy conference at GEOMAR at 12.50
The royal couple sail with an electric ferry, which is used in Kiel as part of the public transport in the Kieler Fjord. During the voyage, director of the research institute GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research, Katja Matthes, gives an introduction to GEOMAR's research and work within hydrogen and green energy.

Energy conference at GEOMAR Kl. 13.15
The royal couple participate in the opening of an energy conference at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research. The state of Schleswig-Holstein plays a role in the development of the infrastructure that will bring green hydrogen to Germany and in the establishment of a pipeline that can eventually transport CO2 from Germany to storage in Denmark. The conference is held in collaboration with DI Energi, and 18 Danish companies and institutions are participating.
The King will deliver the opening speech at the conference, as will Prime Minister Daniel Günther and the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Visit at Danevirke Kl. 14.55
The royal couple visit together with Prime Minister Daniel Günther and Fr. Anke Günther Danevirke. Danevirke is the largest historical monument in Northern Europe and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The royal couple's visit to Danevirke focuses on the gathering of minorities and populations across borders, the importance for the Danish minority and the experience of 1,500 years of shared Danish-German history. At the Danevirke Museum, the royal couple will have the opportunity to view the Kampestensmuren and the Valdemarsmuren as well as the Gate to the North.
The royal couple will also have the opportunity to greet archaeologists and receive information about Danish-German museum cooperation in the border region.
Finally, the King will break ground for the new museum.

Visit to Flensburghus and to the Danish minority Kl. 16.15
The royal couple's accession visit is rounded off with a visit to Flensburghus, which is the center of Danish association life in South Schleswig. In the company of the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Daniel Günther and Fr. Anke Günther The Royal Couple participates in talks with representatives of South Schleswig associations and organizations and greets the citizens present.
During the event, the Royal Couple will also participate in group singing led by the Jaruplund Danske Skole choir.
Flensburghus was built in 1725 with permission from Frederik 4. The bricks used originate from the ruins of Duborg Castle, which was built by Margrethe 1 in the 15th century. After the First World War, the building was bought by Grænseforeningen and converted into a Danish community center and library.

 

[Adda]

Very much looking forward to this!

 

[Izzie]

Program for the visit to Germany

Program for D.M. Kongen og Dronningens tiltrædelsesbesøg til Forbundsrepublikken Tyskland

Den 21.-22. oktober 2024 rejser Kongeparret på tiltrædelsesbesøg til den tyske hovedstad Berlin og hos det danske mindretal i Slesvig-Holsten. Den 21. oktober modtages Kongeparret i Berli...

www.kongehuset.dk

Monday, October 21​

Official reception at Schloss Bellevue at 10.30
The royal couple's visit officially begins with a reception by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Fr. Elke Büdenbender in their residence Schloss Bellevue. Schloss Bellevue is centrally located in Berlin's Tiergarten close to the River Spree and has been the official residence of the Federal President of Germany since 1994.

During the reception, the national anthems of the two countries are played, and His Majesty inspects the guard of honor together with the Federal President. As part of the reception, the King and Queen will write in the guestbook, and Their Majesties, together with Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, will participate in a short tête-à-tête and accession conversation with the German Presidential couple.

Reception in the Bundestag at 13.00
The royal couple are received by Bundestag President Bärbel Bas and take part in a tour of the German Bundestag with a focus on the building's historical significance. The visit ends on the roof terrace of the Bundestag with a view over Berlin.

Celebration of the Nordic embassy's 25th anniversary at 15.00
Representatives from the five Nordic countries and the host country Germany jointly celebrate the Nordic embassy complex in Berlin's 25th anniversary. The royal couple thus participates in the celebration together with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Fr. Elke Büdenbender, HRH Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, HRH Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, the President of Finland, HE Alexander Stubb and Fr. Suzanne Innes-Stubb, President of Iceland, HE Halla Tómasdóttir and Mr. Björn Skúlason, foreign ministers from the five Nordic countries and Germany and Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers Karen Ellemann.
The embassy facility was built when Berlin became the capital again after the reunification of East and West Germany, and the embassies moved from Bonn to Berlin.

The anniversary is celebrated in the square between the five embassies with musical performances and speeches, after which the Royal Couple, together with the Swedish Crown Princess Couple, the Norwegian Crown Prince Couple, the President of Finland and the President of Iceland, are shown around the Nordic exhibition that has been developed in connection with the anniversary.

Finally, the Royal Couple participates in a cultural event in the Danish part of the embassy complex.

Official dinner at 19.30
The royal couple participates together with the other Nordic royals and presidents in an official dinner at Schloss Bellevue hosted by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The dinner is an official element in connection with the royal couple's accession visit and the celebration of the joint Nordic embassy facility's 25th anniversary.
At the official dinner, the King and the Federal President will make speeches.

Tuesday 22 October​

Official reception in Schleswig-Holstein at 11.00
On the second day of the accession visit, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, HE Daniel Günther, and Fr., Anke Günther will host an official reception in Kiel, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein.
The royal couple participates in an accession interview and a lunch reception with the participation of, among others, state ministers, the presidium of the Landdagen, Danish honorary consuls in Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark's plenipotentiary in the state government.

Sailing to the energy conference at GEOMAR at 12.50
The royal couple sail with an electric ferry, which is used in Kiel as part of the public transport in the Kieler Fjord. During the voyage, director of the research institute GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research, Katja Matthes, gives an introduction to GEOMAR's research and work within hydrogen and green energy.

Energy conference at GEOMAR Kl. 13.15
The royal couple participate in the opening of an energy conference at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research. The state of Schleswig-Holstein plays a role in the development of the infrastructure that will bring green hydrogen to Germany and in the establishment of a pipeline that can eventually transport CO2 from Germany to storage in Denmark. The conference is held in collaboration with DI Energi, and 18 Danish companies and institutions are participating.
The King will deliver the opening speech at the conference, as will Prime Minister Daniel Günther and the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Visit at Danevirke Kl. 14.55
The royal couple visit together with Prime Minister Daniel Günther and Fr. Anke Günther Danevirke. Danevirke is the largest historical monument in Northern Europe and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The royal couple's visit to Danevirke focuses on the gathering of minorities and populations across borders, the importance for the Danish minority and the experience of 1,500 years of shared Danish-German history. At the Danevirke Museum, the royal couple will have the opportunity to view the Kampestensmuren and the Valdemarsmuren as well as the Gate to the North.
The royal couple will also have the opportunity to greet archaeologists and receive information about Danish-German museum cooperation in the border region.
Finally, the King will break ground for the new museum.

Visit to Flensburghus and to the Danish minority Kl. 16.15
The royal couple's accession visit is rounded off with a visit to Flensburghus, which is the center of Danish association life in South Schleswig. In the company of the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Prime Minister Daniel Günther and Fr. Anke Günther The Royal Couple participates in talks with representatives of South Schleswig associations and organizations and greets the citizens present.
During the event, the Royal Couple will also participate in group singing led by the Jaruplund Danske Skole choir.
Flensburghus was built in 1725 with permission from Frederik 4. The bricks used originate from the ruins of Duborg Castle, which was built by Margrethe 1 in the 15th century. After the First World War, the building was bought by Grænseforeningen and converted into a Danish community center and library.

As usual, jampacked two days of events for their majesties. I know they're calling it an ascension visit
..seems like mostly a quasi official visit. Looking forward to seeing them in Germany again. Wonder if we will see Frederik give parts of any speech in German like he's done before!