Program for the King and Queen's summer tour 2024
The royal couple is on the 19th-22nd.
Kongeparret er den 19.-22. august 2024 på sommertogt med Kongeskibet Dannebrog. D.M. Kongen og Dronningen indleder togtet den 19. august i Bornholms Regionskommune, hvorefter Kongeparret...
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Summer cruise in Bornholm's Regional Municipality on Monday 19 August 2024
Arrival at Rønne Harbor at 10:00 a.m.
The royal couple arrives with the Royal Ship Dannebrog at Honnørkajen in Rønne Harbour. Here, Your Majesties are received by, among others, Mayor Jacob Trøst. A ninefold life is given out, and the Royal Life Guards Band plays "King Christian".
Carriage ride in Rønne at 10.30
The royal couple drives together with Mayor Jacob Trøst in the carriage through Rønne town to Rønne Theater with escort from the Guardhusar Regiment's Horse Squadron.
Official reception at Rønne Theater at 10.50
At Rønne Theater, Mayor Jacob Trøst gives an official welcome speech for the Royal couple and introduces members of the municipal council in Bornholm's Regional Municipality. Rønne Theater is Denmark's oldest operating theater and could celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2023.
Visit to Bornholm's Center for Handicrafts, Grønbechs Gård in Hasle at 11.35.
The royal couple arrive at Bornholm's Center for Handicrafts, Grønbechs Gård and are received by center manager Lene Havtorn Larsen. Bornholm's Center for Handicrafts, Grønbechs Gård is an exhibition place for Bornholm handicrafts made of ceramics, glass, textiles, wood and metal. During the visit, the King and Queen get an introduction to "Bornholm as World Craft Region" and take part in a tour of Grønbechs Gård. Along the way, Your Majesties will be told about selected works of art in the "Marguerit" exhibition.
Hike from Ekkodalen to Hareløkkerne at 12.35
The royal couple take part in a hike through Ekkodalen to Hareløkkerne. On arrival at Ekkodalen, Your Majesties are received by forest rider Søren Friese. Ekkodalen is Bornholm's largest rift valley, stretching approx. 2 km through Almindingen.
Visit to Food Bornholm and lunch in Hareløkkerne at 13.15
The royal couple arrive at the campfire at Hareløkkerne and receive an introduction to the company Food Bornholm, which produces leguminous products. In Food Bornholm, 15 local farmers have come together to grow and process quinoa, lentils, amaranth and chickpeas with the aim of creating a plant production unit that can supply the green foods of the future. Along the way, chairman of the board of Food Bornholm Christian Møller Holm and board member Kristen Harild will talk about the idea behind the company and showcase selected products. Subsequently, Bornholm's Regional Municipality will host a lunch in the fire hut at Hareløkkerne.
Visit to Østerlars Church at 14.40
The royal couple arrive at Østerlars Church in Gudhjem and are received by parish council chairman Erling Aabye Dam and parish priest Tina Ravnsbjerg Damholt, after which the church's children's choir will perform a song. Østerlars Kirke is the largest and oldest of Bornholm's four round churches. During the visit, the Royal Couple will take part in a tour of the church and will, among other things, be told about the church's frescoes and will have the opportunity to see the church's stavework.
Visit to the Old Power Plant - Baltic Energy Island 15.35
The Old Power Station in Rønne was built in 1911 and today forms the framework for the project "Energiø Bornholm" and the Baltic Energy Island Foundation's exhibition and activities with a focus on wind energy and the green transition.
On arrival at Det Gamle Elværk, the Royal Couple will be received by director of Baltic Energy Island Søren Møller Christensen, rector of DTU Anders Overgaard Bjarklev and chairman of the board of Baltic Energy Island and director of Bornholms Energy and Supply Claus M. Andersen. During the visit, the King and Queen will get an insight into the "Energiø Bornholm" project, which aims to develop Bornholm into Europe's leading hub for testing and implementing energy technologies and energy systems. The Baltic Energy Island Foundation works to ensure that "Energiø Bornholm" can create local growth and be a starting point for education and innovation in collaboration with DTU, which will establish an international education and innovation environment The Old Power Plant in Rønne.
Reception at Kongeskibet Dannebrog at 18.30
The royal couple holds a reception for invited guests on the Royal Ship Dannebrog in Rønne Havn.
Summer cruise in Ærø Municipality Tuesday 20 August 2024
Arrival at Marstal Harbor on Ærø At 13.00
The royal ship Dannebrog arrives off Marstal Harbor on Ærø. The royal couple will be sailed in a chalup to Paketkajen in Marstal Harbour, where, among others, Mayor Peter Hansted will welcome Their Majesties. At the reception, a ninefold life is given out, and the Swedish Navy's Tambour Corps plays "King Christian". The royal couple are then accompanied along the harbor via Honnørkajen, Pakhusvej and Havnegade to the Marstal Motor Factory at Eriksens Plads.
Official reception at Motorfabrikken Marstal at 13.25
On arrival at Motorfabrikken Marstal, the King and Queen are welcomed by owners Nina Rydahl Andersen, Julie Skaar and Lone Søndergaard. The royal couple gets a brief introduction to the 120-year-old factory, which from 1934-1995 produced petrol engines for fishing dinghies across the Commonwealth of Nations. In 2007, the three returning Marstaller women bought the dilapidated factory and have created a cultural powerhouse, immigration magnet and most recently FabLab Ærø.
Then Mayor Peter Hansted gives an official welcome speech in the machine hall for the King and Queen and introduces the municipal council members in Ærø Municipality.
Visit to the electric ferry "Ellen" in Søby Harbor at 14.50
The royal couple are received in Søby Harbor by the electric ferry "Ellen" by acting director of transport Thomas Johannes Norrild, chief captain Kim Søgaard and associate professor at Marstal Navigationsskole Henrik Hagbarth Mikkelsen. Your Majesties will then be given a tour of the electric ferry. "Ellen" was put into operation in 2019 on the route between Søby on Ærø and Fynshav on Als. It is the world's longest-reaching electric ferry, with a range that in 2019 was seven times longer than any other fully electric car ferry.
Visit to Søbygaard at 15.30
At the old manor house Søbygaard from 1580, leader Stine Spøring welcomes the Royal Family together with chairman of Søbygaard Karen Margrethe Fabricius and chairman of Søbygaard's Friends Elsebeth Knudsen. The place was built as a hunting lodge by Duke Hans the Younger. Today, the site is the Ærøs visitor center for Geopark Det Sydfynske Øhav, which is part of the UNESCO Global Geopark. After the welcome, the Royal Couple are given a tour of Søbygaard, where there are activities in the courtyard.
Hike in Voderup Klint at 16.15
The royal couple will be received at Voderup Klint by geologist at Geopark Det Sydfynske Øhav Line Bruun Nicolaisen and forest ranger at the Nature Agency Jakob Harrekilde Jensen. Voderup Klint is located on the south coast of Ærø and is part of the UNESCO-designated South Funen Archipelago Geopark. Their Majesties will be given a guided walking tour around the area.
Stroll from Ærøskøbing Square to Ærøskøbing Harbor at 17.00
The royal couple stroll from Ærøskøbing Torv to Ærøskøbing Harbor accompanied by Mayor Peter Hansted and 1st Deputy Mayor Hans Peter Rønn Bolding. The city is one of Denmark's best-preserved 18th-century cities, and in 2002 Ærøskøbing was awarded a Europa Nostra Award for the preservation of European cultural heritage. Along the way, Your Majesties make a short stop at the local whiskey distillery Ærø Whisky.
Reception at Kongeskibet Dannebrog at 18.30
The royal couple holds a reception for invited guests on the Royal Ship Dannebrog in Ærøskøbing Harbour.
Summer cruise in Assens Municipality on Wednesday 21 August 2024
Arrival at Assens Harbor at 10.00
The royal couple arrives with the royal ship Dannebrog at Midtermolen in Assens Harbour. Here the Royal Couple are received by, among others, Mayor Søren Steen Andersen. A ninefold life is brought out, and the Schleswig Musikkorps plays "King Christian".
Carriage ride in Assens Kl. 10.30
The royal couple drive together with Mayor Søren Steen Andersen and spouse in the carriage through Assens town's main street to Assens Town Hall, escorted by the Guardhusar Regiment's Horse Squadron.
Official reception at Assens Town Hall at 10.55
At Assens Town Hall, mayor Søren Steen Andersen gives an official welcome speech for the King and Queen and introduces city council members and the executive board of Assens Municipality to the King and Queen. In 2011, Assen's new Town Hall was inaugurated in the former Sugar Factory. Assens Sugar Factory and its four juice stations were built in 1883-1884. The sugar factory's oldest buildings were designed by architect Ove Petersen. The large chimney at a height of 60 meters is the focal point and landmark for the building and for the city - and can be seen from a long distance.
Visit to the Peter Willemoesskolen at 11.50
At the Peter Willemoes School, the King and Queen are received by headmaster Thomas Lykkegaard Pedersen and a student from the Rights Council. 200 students from 13 different nations attend the school. The school is certified as a Unicef Rights School. Pupils from the Rights Council tell Your Majesties about how the school works with the rights and conditions of children and young people, so that it is felt in everyday life.
Her Majesty also visits the school's homework café, which Red Cross Assens has run for several years. At the same time, the King gets the opportunity to meet the football team Assens FC Optimus, which consists of 28 students with special needs who attend Pilehaveskolen in Assens on a daily basis.
Visit to Lundagerskov at 12.45
Skovrider from the Danish Nature Agency, Jakob Harrekilde, and head of the Department of Environment and Nature in Assens Municipality, Kim Walsted Knudsen, receive the Royal Couple at Lundager Forest. The royal couple hears about the afforestation project and the partnership between the Nature Agency, Assens Forsyning A/S and Assens Municipality. The afforestation has contributed to increased groundwater protection at the same time that the area can be used for recreational purposes for the public. In addition, the King and Queen will be told the story of Assens Municipality's work with the extraction of low-lying soils called the "Assens Model". Assens Municipality has just received KL's Climate Prize '24 for the model. The royal couple plants a tree in Lundager Forest.
Visit and lunch at the Forest Pavilion at 13.15
Assens Municipality hosts an official lunch at the Forest Pavilion. On arrival, the Assens Harmonic Orchestra plays, and the royal couple are welcomed by Stig Nør Larsen and Hanne Plechinger from Helnæs Mølle Outdoor & Holiday Homes. The forest pavilion dates from 1881 and is an iconic building in Assens. At lunch, Assens' Singing Boys will sing.
Visit to Assens Forsyning - Forsyningsparken Kl. 14.30
During the visit to Assens Forsyning - Forsyningsparken, the King and Queen are received by chairman of the board John Buur Christiansen and director Henrik Gregers Boesen. Here, Your Majesties are given a tour and introduced to how Assens Forsyning's new high-tech, climate-friendly and environmentally and energy-efficient sewage treatment plant works and contributes to a better environment. In addition to waste water management, the new plant also produces biogas.
The royal couple will also get an insight into the school service Kredslab, which is the utility's new learning and dissemination forum. Through concrete and practical experiments and teaching, Kredslab aims to increase children's and young people's understanding of how critical infrastructure contributes to greener development for the benefit of people, wildlife and the environment.
Visit to WaterCare at 15.15
The royal couple are welcomed at the company WaterCare by founder and director Henrik Rønnest and director Nick Rønsner. WaterCare is Denmark's leading company within products that clean waste water and rainwater. The company also has a special focus on social responsibility.
During the visit, Your Majesties will be given a tour of the production hall and hear about how WaterCare's specialized products contribute to improving the environment in the Danish fjords, streams and other recipients.
City walk in Assens Kl. 15.50
The royal couple are received in Plums Gård by museum manager Johan Møhlenfeldt Jensen and museum inspector Ingrid Vatne from Museum Vestfyn. On the market town tour, Your Majesties will be told a story about the history of the town of Assens, which goes all the way back to Frederik 1st, who confirmed the town's market town privileges in 1524 until today, when Assens is celebrating the market town's 500th anniversary. The tour starts in Plums Gård - one of Assen's most well-preserved merchant farms and past Museum Willemoesgaarden from the 17th century. The building is named after the local naval hero Peter Willemoes (1783-1808), who was born in the building.
The city walk ends at Kulturkajen, which is Assens' former Town Hall, but today houses several different functions, including Assens Library. Here, the King and Queen get a final story about the transformation that the city of Assen is currently undergoing.
Reception at Kongeskibet Dannebrog at 19.30
The royal couple hold a reception for invited guests on the Royal Ship Dannebrog in Assens Harbour.
Summer cruise in Vejle Municipality Thursday 22 August 2024
Arrival at Vejle Harbor at 10.00
The royal couple arrives with the Royal Ship Dannebrog at Vejle Harbour. Here the King and Queen are received by, among others, Mayor Jens Ejner Christensen. A ninefold life is brought out, and the Prince's Music Corps plays "King Christian".
Official reception at Vejle Town Hall at 10.40
At Vejle Town Hall, Mayor Jens Ejner Christensen gives an official welcome speech for the Royal Couple and introduces the members of the city council in Vejle Municipality. At the festive arrival, there will be bridesmaids dressed in traditional costumes in front of the town hall. Vejle Town Hall is a neo-Gothic building built in 1878-1879 by architect Carl Lendorf. The town hall underwent a restoration in 1919-1920 by architect Martin Nyrop.
Visit to Kong Gauer's Gård at 11.40
At Kong Gauers Gård, the Royal Couple are received by welfare director in Vejle Municipality Anne Mette Lund and day care manager Mette-Lise Larsen. Kong Gauers Gård is a daycare center and nursing home in one and the same building with common areas and activities for children and the elderly. The royal couple get a tour and experience, among other things, how children and the elderly are together for activities in the beauty room, the communal kitchen and for singing and playing in the Royal Palace.
Visit and lunch at Fjordenhus at 12.50
Fjordenhus is Vejle's iconic building on the harbor designed by the Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson. The royal couple is received by mayor Jens Ejner Christensen and walks across the bridge to Fjordenhus, where Vejle Municipality hosts an official lunch.
Visit to Welcon at 15.00
On arrival at the company Welcon in Give, the royal couple will be received by managing director Jens Pedersen. Their Majesties are being introduced to the company, which primarily manufactures large-scale turnkey steel tower structures for the international renewable energy sector based on wind turbines. In Welcon's 60,000 m2 large production halls, the Royal Couple will see how the very large steel structures are produced in the Welding Hall, while Their Majesties will subsequently see the assembly of technical installations in the large tower structures in the Assembly Hall.
Visit to Vejle Climate Park and the Floating Kayak Club at 16.10
The royal couple will be received at Vejle Klimapark by municipal manager Niels Ågesen. The area around the climate park contains many different functions and forms of housing. Here are, among other things, Rødkilde Gymnasium, general housing construction and private housing. The park is an important part of the city's climate protection. The royal couple meets city architect in Vejle Municipality Lisbeth Wolters, who talks about the Art work HavObservatoriet, which is the first of a series of art works in Vejle Ådal and Fjord under the project "City, Water and Art".
The King and Queen are then introduced to two high school students and principal of Rødkilde High School Kristine Kortnum, who during a short walk to the Floating Kayak Club talks about the high school's active use of the town and the fjord. At Den Flydende Jajakklub, high school students talk about teaching marine biology. Their Majesties sail from the Floating Kayak Club in a chalup along the marina to the Royal Ship Dannebrog.
Reception at Kongeskibet Dannebrog at 19.30
The royal couple holds a reception for invited guests on the Royal Ship Dannebrog in Vejle Harbour.
Happy Posting! 
️In the coming months, the King and Queen will visit Sweden, Norway, the Faroe Islands and Greenland with the Royal Ship Dannebrog.In August, the royal couple goes on a summer tour to Bornholm's Regional Municipality, Ærø Municipality, Assens Municipality and Vejle Municipality.
