The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship 2019

Monday, May 13th

For more than fifteen years the Crown Princess has handed over The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship to two Australian exchange students studying in Denmark. The Scholarship was a gift from University of Copenhagen to the Crown Prince Couple on behalf of their weeding back in 2004.

Around noon Crown Princess Mary arrived to the university in Copenhagen. She was warmly welcomed with flowers, smiles and handshakes. Rector Henrik C. Wegener welcomed the Crown Princess along with a 5-year old flower girl.

She gave a wonderful speech before presenting this years receivers of the scholarship. It made everyone laugh also the receivers Lloyd John Peacock Duncan from Monash University and She Pui Ng from University of Queensland. Congratulations to both of them with the scholarship and DKK 10,000.

Inauguration of Hospice Vangen and a visit to...

Thursday, May 9th

It was a big day for residences of the old KamilinaerGaardens Hospice in Aalborg. Crown Princess Mary was about to arrive to officially open the new Hospice Vangen with room for fifteen terminal patientens. One of them is Lily Jensen, whom the Crown Princess visited in her room in the new hospice later on.

The Crown Princess Mary warmly welcomed with lots of smiles, flowers and a little chat. She then cut the red ribbon as part of the official opening. Afterwards the Crown Princes was given a guided tour around the new facilities to see it for herself. This is when Lily Hansen had a talk with her about the new place in Aalborg.

Later on she arrived to the Christmas Seal Home in Hobro to celebrate its 80th anniversary. All the home's children welcomed her with smiles, flags and flowers. I imagine it being a wonderful experience for the children to meet the Crown Princess in person. They celebrate the anniversary with sining, speeches and of course a game of tennis. She was also given a tour around the facilities, where some of children has the chance to meet the Crown Princess and tell their story about their stay. 

Annual meeting with the Mary Foundation

Wednesday, May 8th

Crown Princess Mary hosted an annual meeting with all collaborators and partners of the Mary Foundation on Wednesday taking place at Frederik VIIIs Palace at Amalienborg. The meeting made room for discussing results and future plans for the foundation and its partners, here.

Among others the Crown Princess thanked the presidum for their support to combat social isolation. She pointed out that it all starts with a good conversations. Problems aren't solved within a moment; it takes time, but results shows that is matters. 

A Women Deliver event

Tuesday, May 7th

Crown Princess Mary arrived to Eigtved Pakhus in Copenhagen to attend a Danish-Canadian event on occasion of the Women Deliver Conference 2019. She was in a splendid mood at the arrival. One big smile. With handshakes and warm words the Crown Princess was welcomed.

Women Deliver is an international conference with focus on girls and women's rights and health. Crown Princess Mary has been patron for Women Deliver for four years now. She even hosted the conference when it took place in Copenhagen a few years back.

At the Danish-Canadian event in Copenhagen the Crown Princess quickly entered the stage in front of all the others attendances and gave a serious, but also funny speech. Among others she announced that the Women Deliver Conference 2019 is about to take place in Vancouver, Canada about a month from now. I am excited to follow and cover the conference with all of you.