Visit to Greenland: Day 3

21 June 2009

At 8:30 the queen, prince Henrik and the crown prince couple made a walkabout through Nuuk.

At 9:00 the royals attended a church service at Nuuk's Our Saviour's Church.

At 10:10 the queen and her family arrived at 'Landstinget' - Greenland's Parliament, where the law on the Greenland Home Rule was handed over by queen Margrethe to the National assembly chairman.

Also present: Iceland's president Olafur Ragner Grimsson and his wife, Dorrit Moussaieff.

At 12:30 lunch was served at Hans Egede's House.

At 1:55 the Danish roayls attended the presentation of the Cultural Award.

At 18:50 the visit to Greenland's last activity took place: a gala banquet in Katuaq.

Mary wore a new headband by JEWLSCPH. Her brown gown, which she had previously worn to a new year's court, had been slightly altered at the top, taking of the beading.

Visit to Greenland: Day 2

20 June 2009

At 10:15 Mary visited the Nuuk Crisis Centre.

Crown prince Frederik also arrived in Greenland, to participate with Mary in the activities surrounding the beginning of Greenland's self rule.

Apart from their obvious love for the Greenlandic region, the well loved Danish royal family is politically also an "easy link" between Greenland and the mainland, that doesn't want to miss out on Greenland's economic value.

At 13:20 Frederik & Mary visited Mælkebøtten.

At 18:00 the crown prince couple visited children's homes in Qoornoq.

Mary wore new earrings by Marianne Dulong, and a new jacket by Ralph Lauren.

Visit to Greenland: Day 1

19 June 2009

Crown princess Mary made her first semi solo visit to Greenland on this 4 day official visit which centred around the Mary Foundation and Greenland's transition to self government.

Mary was accompanied by her private secretary and Mary Fonden liaison, Caroline Heering - who's also one of her best friends.

11:20 Arrival in Nuuk.

Mary wore a new coat by Hugo Boss and carried a new Prada handbag.

After a change of costume, Mary and her delegation met with the Department for Families & the Department for Culture, Education, Research and Church in Nuuk.

At night,  Mary and her foundation's staff were offered a dinner at the invitation of Mayor Asii Chemnitz Narup at Hotel Hans Egede.

Færøerne visit

In June 2005 Frederik & Mary -who was expecting Christian- made a 5-day official visit to the Faroe islands. They were accompanied by queen Margrethe II and prince Henrik.

Like Greenland, the Faroe are a self-governing autonomous region of Denmark. They are situated halfway between Norway and Iceland.

Unlike the love Frederik and Mary cherish for Greenland - they have often visited the country, both on official, charitable, sportive and private occasions, posed in Greenlandic traditional costume for their christmas cards and have given their twins Inuit names - they have so far never returned to the Faroe islands.

The Faroe have about the same population as Greenland (around 50.000) and hold a great natural beauty. The country however doesn't have the same economic interests as Greenland, think: gas and oil reserves.

Christmas card 2004

December 2004

For their private christmas card, Fred & Mary used a photo of them that was shot during Mary's first official visit to Greenland - earlier in 2004.

wedding gift + donation

25 October 2004

 

Frederik & Mary received a late wedding gift from the town of Tommerup: a massive2,80 meter high vase made by artist Gunhild Rudjord. Everyone who donated financially to make the gift possible has their name inscribed on the inside of the vase.

 

 

The sculpture was placed in the park of Fredensborg with the crown prince couple present.

The same day Frederik & Mary made an official donation to Red Barnet, represented by chairwoman Mimi Jakobsen who received the profits of the prewedding Rock 'n Royal concert: 135.000 euro that went to a project in Greenland. This took place at Amalienborg in Copenhagen.

First visit to Greenland: the end

4 July 2004

Frederik & Mary concluded Mary's first visit to Greenland with a visit to Illoqqoortoormiut.

This video shows a round up of the entire visit and an interview with the royals:

When Mary first crossed the arctic circle she was 'baptized' on board the Dannebrog.

During one of their visits:

First visit to Greenland: day 10

1 July 2004

Visit to Qaanaaq.

First visit to Greenland: day 9

30 June 2004

A visit to Thule air base, a US owned air base near Qaanaaq.

First visit to Greenland: days 6-7-8

27 June 2004

At a church service in Qegertarsuaq (Godhavn).

28 June 2004

Mary boarded the ship Vædderen to visit the Icebergs at Disco Bay.

She wore a new bonnet by Susanne Juul.

29 June 2004

Visit to the communities Uummannaq and Spragel Bay.

Mary wore a new Ralph Lauren jacket.

 

Mary wore a new shirt by Prada. In 2014 it was sold at Haberdash, a high end vintage store in Copenhagen.