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Third New Year's Court of 2010

6 January 2010

Queen Margrethe II hosted the third or grand new year's court for the armed forces and emergency agencies officers, the representatives of the royal patronages and national organisations, at Christiansborg Slot.

As usual, the queen and prince were driven in Christian VIII's gilded coach from 1840 to Christiansborg accompanied by the Guard Hussars.

It was the first time Mary was invited to attend this third new year's court.

She carried a new clutch by Bottege Veneta and wore a new gala skirt by Jayson Brunsdon.

Second New Year's Court of 2010

5 January 2010

At 9:50 queen Margrethe held her annual new year's court at Christiansborg Slot for the members for the corps diplomatique and the members of the Royal Life Guard.

She was asisted by prince Henrik, crown prince Frederik and crown princess Mary.

Hofmarskal Ove Ullerup.

Communications Chef Lene Balleby.

The ceremony started with a speech by the most senior ambassador, to which the queen responded with a few words of her own.

Once the court was over, in the afternoon, Mary changed into her fur coat and went out for a spot of shopping in the streets of Copenhagen.

After getting a coffee to go at Joe & The Juice (owned by their friend Johan Wedell-Wedellsborg), Mary left Frederik to take a look inside the high end interior shop Rue Verte on the Grønnegade.

She came across Morten Fabricius, night club owner and friend of Fred & Mary's.

Later that day Mary was spotted shopping at Birger Christensen on Strøget in the company of her stylists, Anja Alajdi and Søren Heedegaard.

COP15: Dinner for Heads of State

From 7 to 18 of December 2009 the United Nation's Climate Change Conference (COP15) took place in Copenhagen. As patron of the Climate Consortium Denmark, crown prince Frederik was involved in many of the activities. Crown princess Mary also attended a number of activities.

17 December 2009

Queen Margrethe II hosted an official dinner at Christiansborg Slot for the heads of state and government leaders taking part in the UN's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.

Because negotiations took longer than planned, the dinner was shortened by 40 mintes - soup was skipped. Also some participants left earlier to continue their work. Leader of the negotiations, Connie Hedegaard cancelled her attendance.

Greenpeace activists managed to come into Borgen to protest with the slogan "politician talk, leaders act".

Crown princess Mary was seated in between British PM Gordon Brown and Australian president Kevin Rudd.

Opening of Parliament 2009

6 October 2009

At 12:00 the royal family arrived at Christiansborg Slot for the annual solemn opening of Folketinget, Danish Parliament.