A Long Hot Summer Holiday

22 June 2009 - August 2009

After getting back from Greenland, the summer holidays started for Mary, Frederik & their children, Christian (3,5) & Isabella (2,5).
In the course of the next 6 weeks, the family would be holidaying around Sardinia, in the South of France, at the Cayx estate and at the Graasten estate.

24 June 2009

First, paparazzi spotted Fred, Mary & the kids at Porto Cervo, Sardinia aboard the Parsifal III, a luxury yacht owned by Scanomat-boss Kim Vibe-Petersen and his wife Nina. The millionaire couple and their grown up sons Frederik and Sebastian had invited the crown prince couple, Julie Mølsgaard and Birgitte & Jeppe Handwerk with their daughters, Palma & India. They stayed in the area for about 2 weeks.

The Danish set was helped by staff and nannies.

25th June 2009

28th June 2009

Other photos from the Sardinian holidays:

Then the party cruised on to the French Côte d'Azur.

4 July 2009

Shopping in Saint-Tropez.

A spot of tourism on land.

5 July 2009

Mary & co were spotted at Pamplonne beach in Ramatuelle, on the French Côte d'Azur. After having lunch at the famous Club 55, they jetted back to the yacht.

6 July 2009

Jet skiing in Saint-Tropez.

7 July 2009

Mary, Fred & the children were seen at Cannes train station with Julie Mølsgaard and the Handwerks. They left the Côte d'Azur to continue their summer holidays at the Cayx estate in Cahors.

13 July 2009

Paparazzi shots of Frederik, Mary and Isabella at the château de Cayx.

With one of Fred's French cousins.

Other paparazzi shots of Cayx castle.

15 July 2009

The family was seen at the Cahors market.

16 July 2009

Mary, Julie Mølsgaard and Birgitte Handwerk went shopping in Cahors.

Mary wore a new blouse by Heartmade.

Then the royals left for Denmark, where they continued their holiday season.

24 July 2009

Frederik, Mary and the kids arrive at Graasten Slot where queen Margrethe and prince Henrik are spending their holidays. 

Visit to Greenland: Day 3 - Extra Labels

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.