DAY 1. OFFICIAL VISIT TO PARIS

23rd June

The previous day Crown Princess Mary participated the Free of Bullying-Race - a project part of the Mary Foundation, here. A wonderful day. She kept the great spirit the following day when arriving to Paris.

Not much has been announced about this trip other than she was going to visit Paris; open an exhibition and inaugurate a new altarpiece in Frederik's Church in Paris. That is exactly what happened. Sunday noon she arrived to Danmarkshuset to open the exhibition Ombre Flore created by artist, Jesper Christensen. He was also the one to welcome the Crown Princess along with Torben Nielsen, Director of Danmarkshuset. The artist himself guided her around the exhibition. Few every gets that experience. To be guided around the exhibition by the artist him-/herself.

What a mood. Crown Princess Mary was one big smile at the opening and later when she attended the inauguration of the new altarpiece the Frederik's Church. The new altarpiece is made by Jesper Christensen. Apparently he was inspired by the Danish poet, B.S. Ingeman such as musician and artist, David Bowie. The royal house inform that the center piece represent the Garden of Getsemane in Jerusalem. Four years. That is how long it took Jesper Christensen to make this beautiful new altarpiece for the church in Paris.

THE FREE OF BULLYING-RACE 2019

22nd June

A couple of days before the race took place in Fælledparken the Mary Foundation posted a few pictures of Crown Princess Mary getting ready to participate, here. The Free of Bullying-race has been an annual event for years. It is part of one of the Mary Foundation's projects again bullying. The event gathered hundreds of people every year.

For many years the Crown Princess has participated warm up and greeting the children when hit the finish line with cheerful words and a medalion for having finished the run. 2019 was a bit different because Crown Princess Mary actually participated four races of 1 km. each. It was a wonderful sight. All the time she was surrounded by children, who all wanted her attention. And they got it. She dances, smiled, laughed, held hands. Everthing the photographers are dreaming of at such an event.

The weather was perfect. Everyone were in a great mood. I think we can conclude that this years Free of Bullying-race was a success.

A BRIEFING ABOUT THE HEART

20th June

On Thursday Crown Princess Mary payed a visit to the Heart Association's head office in Copenhagen. For many years the Crown Princess has been patron for the Heart Association and on June 20th, she was given a briefing about what developments there have been on the area. The Heart Association and the Children's Heart Association also talked with her about their current work.

The royal house also mentions that Crown Princess Mary was introduced to a project called 'Noget på hjertet' (in English it'll be translated to something like 'Something on my mind'). It is a book that gives children and families tools on how to use words to talk about challenges. Other projects were also introduced to her, as for instance emergency preparedness.

THE NEW BULDINGS & TRYGFONDENS FAMILY HOUSE

17th June

About half a year ago in November the Crown Princess was going to inaugurate new buildings at Skejby Hospital. Later that same day she was about to inaugurate a new TrygFonden Family House. But shortly before she should have arrived, she canceled because her flight was canceled.

Crown Princess Mary keeps her words. So on Monday she arrived to Skejby Hospitel to see the new buildings. They include playsgrunds, courtyards, places for different activities and facilities for psychiatry. There are rooms for more than 250 patients.

The Crown Princess was warmly welcomed at her arrival. She was one big smile and a happy spirit. During the visit at the new buildings at Skejby, she met both patients and workers. With great patience and commitment Crown Princess Mary sat down on a chair and listned. She was also given a guided tour around the facilities. Often she's described warmhearted and must important, she is in the moment. Even though the Crown Princess often speaks with people who have a hard time in life, she manages to get them to talk; to tell their story to her. That's my guess why she's admired wordwide.

800 YEARS WITH DANNEBROG

15th June

Legend says that a red and white flag fell down from the sky 800 years ago. That was the red and white Danish national flag. To celebrate that Dannebrog came to be with us 800 year ago Queen Margrethe went to Estonia, here, where to flag supposedly fell from the sky during a battle. It then became symbol of Danish victory. Prince Joachim and Princess Marie also attended an event, a church service in Vor Frue Church in Copenhagen, on occasion of the celebration, here.

On Saturday Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary visited the old Danish town Vordingborg to celebrate Danneborg's 800th anniversary. At the arrival they were warmly welcomed by Mikael Smed, Mayor of Vordingborg. It was really all about Dannebrog. Crown Prince Frederik even revealed what is believed to be the original design of Dannebrog. This "new" flag was created in collaboration of archaeologists from the Danish City Center and Estonia's historic museum in Tallinn. It has great resemblance to the flag we know today.

While the Crown Prince visited Gåsetårnet (last part of what is left of Vordingborg Castle), his wife was accompanied by Nanna Holm, Museum Inspector from Museum Southeast Denmark. Nanna Holm showed Crown Princess Mary the old stronghold and gave her a quick history lesson about the castle.

ROYAL RUN 2019

10th June

Royal Run was invented on occasion of Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday last year. It was a huge success. Thousands of Danes participated running in five different cities across the country. This year the Danes were one more time invited to run in Copenhagen, Aalborg, Aarhus and Rønne (on Bornholm). More than 80,000 participated. It was all broadcasted live on Danish televison.

At the first event in 2018 Crown Princess had some problems with his back. Nevertheless, he participated a 10 km. run in Copenhagen. This year he was also troubled with his back due to a herniated disc. For that reason he was not able to participated. Instead he arrived to Aarhus with Dannebrog. Here the Crown Prince walked the famous One Mile. Later, he took his bike and followed the race in Copenhagen.

Crown Princess Mary arrived to Aarhus along with her husband in the morning. She then drove to Aalborg where she participated the 5 km race. She made it in about 26 minutes. The Crown Princess later participated in another race with the Christmas Seal Foundation and project Lykkeliga. It was a wonderful sight. She ran back several times support and motive the participating children to complete the race.

In the afternoon both Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were headed back to Copenhagen. The Crown Prince arrived first. In Copenhagen the four royal children also participated in the family race. A proud father welcomed his children at the finish line right next to Amalienborg Castle. On several occasions the Crown Prince couple were seen along with their children, cheering for all the participants in Copenhagen. It was clear that all of them really enjoyed the day.

PRINCE JOACHIM'S 50TH BIRTHDAY

7th June

Last year Crown Prince Frederik celebrated his 50th birthday. This year his younger brother Prince Joachim celebrates his. On that occasion new photos have been published, he has been interviewed in several papers and guests from near and far were invited to celebrate him on June 7th.

Queen Margrethe hosted the celebration dinner taking place at Amalienborg Castle on Friday. Both friends and family were invited to attend the dinner. Among others, Prince Nikolaos and his wife Princess Tatiana showed up, such as Princess Alexandra and Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille. Also Countess Alexandra attended to celebrate Prince Joachim.

From closer family did the Crown Prince Couple attend accompanied by all four children - Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. All of them were in a great mood, just as the birthday-boy himself. He arrived with wife Princess Marie and his four children - Prince Nikolai, Prince Felix, Prince Henrik and Princess Athena.

Congratulations to Prince Joachim on behalf of his 50th birthday!

WOMEN DELIVER 2019

This year the international conference Women Deliver takes place in Vancouver, Canada from June 3-5th. It was announced a month ago who would host the next conference. Like previous years, the Crown Princess is attending the conference which is world-leading on equality, girls and women's health, rights and well-being. This years conference focus on "Power. Progress. Change".

During the three days conference, more than 8,500 people are attending from over 150 different countries. Both experts, NGO's, politicians, organizations, etc. are gathered in Vancouver to discuss and share ideas about new strategies on how to make the world a better place for girls and women. Crown Princess Mary is one of them.

The Crown Princess acted patron for the event five years ago in 2016 when Copenhagen hosted the conference. Also in 2009 (Washington) and 2012 (Kuala Lumpur) was the Crown Princess invited to attend Women Deliver. She is also influencer for the Deliver for Good campagne launched three years ago.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROSKILDE AGRICULTURAL FAIR

Friday, May 31st

It was a very special day when the Crown Princess arrived to attend the 50th anniversary of Roskilde Agricultural Fair. For the last fifty the fair has been the largest of its kind with almost 100,000 visitors  every year. Roskilde Agricultural Fair gathers all the best of Danish agriculture. Both produceres and consumers enjoy the fair with it that comes with the annual even.

This year Crown Princess Mary also attended on occasion of its 50th anniversary. She was warmly welcomed and at the arrival the Crown Princess was in a splendid mood. One big smile. Before given a guided tour around the fair, she watched the opening speech held by among others Chairman of Agriculture & Food, Martin Merrild and Joy Mogensen, Mayor in Roskilde.

Following she wandered around the fair; meeting participants and their animal. The Crown Princess also payed a visit to the pantry - a place where meals were served made from products from Danish agriculture. Crown Princess Mary herself cooked and served her very own burger.

VISITING 'SORGLINJEN'

Wednesday, May 29th

On Wednesday Crown Princess Mary visited Sorglinjen. They advise people who have lost a related beloved family member. Around a hundred volunteers pick up calls every day to help people who  need someone to talk to about feelings, grief, ways to deal with their loss.

Sorglinjen is a project part of the organization Children, Youth & Grief and is by initiative of The National Grief Center. Crown Princess Mary visited Sorglinjen as patron of Children, Youth & Grief.

She was warmly welcomed at the arrival. The Crown Princess met some of the volunteers who told her about some experiences of theirs and how they use their own loss to help others. The Crown Princess even picked up a few calls herself. With great humility the she listened to everything she was told. Many years ago she lost her own mother. On several occasions she has talked about how it sometimes made her feel lonely. The family also recently lost a dear and beloved family member - Prince Henrik. Hopefully, they all have someone to talk to about the loss but that is not the case for everybody. Luckily we have people as those at Sorglinjen who take time to listen.

DAY 3. OFFICIAL VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA

Wednesday, May 22nd

Two days ago the Crown Prince Couple arrived to Seoul in South Korea. For three days they have attended an official state visit with a business delegation. The visit focuses on Danish technology and quality products. In addition, the couple are also part of the 60th anniversary celebration of diplomatic relations between Denmark and South Korea.

On the third day in Seoul Crown Princess Mary first visited Seoul National University Hospital. She was introduced to The Seoul Sunflower Centre - a project that works to create a safe environment for children in need. She then visited Jongno Children's Theater. The Danish theater group MishMash  made a performance about the Cultural Year 2019 between Denmark and South Korea called 'The Nose'.

After a business lunch with prominent Korean women, Crown Princess Mary attended the opening of a Fritz Hansen Showroom. It is the first flagship store in Seoul with focus on the famous Danish designer Poul Kjærholm. A few hours later she then attended the opening of another exhibition by Royal Copenhagen at K.O.N.G. Gallery. The Danish porcelain company made a brand new collection on occasion of Royal Copenhagen Korea's 25th anniversary. The collection is Flora Danica painted Korean wild flowers.

DAY 2. OFFICIAL VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA

Tuesday, May 21st

The Crown Prince Couple are on official state visit in Seoul, South Korea from May 20-22nd. They arrived a day earlier where they were welcomed by South Korea's Presidential couple.

Tuesday morning Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary attended the grand opening of the business conference 'Connecting futures' taking place at Shilla Hotel. Following the Crown Prince attended the opening of a Design Lounge. Meanwhile his wife attended a food seminar at Shila Hotel. Both of them were in a great mood. All smiles and vivid eyes. Around noon the royal couple had lunch with Danish- and Korean company delegates.

During the rest of the day, the couple attended several different events among others a seminar on healthcare, the opening of an exhibition about Hans-Christian Andersen, and a launch for Leo Pharma Innovation Platform. Crown Princess Mary also attended the launch of Steinway Lyngdorf Sound Boutique - the world's first showroom where customers can experience the result of a new combination of sound and image made in collaboration between Steinway Lyngdorf and Samsung.

Day 1. Official visit to South Korea

Monday, May 20th

Quite a while ago it was announced that the Crown Prince Couple were going to Seoul in South Korea on an official state visit in May. That is now. I have really been looking forward to this state visit for a long time. Think we need a good old state visit. The couple are in Seoul from May 20-22nd.

On Monday Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were welcomed by South Korea's Presidential couple at the Presidential Blue House. It was a warm welcoming. To me it seems like both couple's had been looking forward to meet.

Later in the afternoon the Danish royal couple visited the demilitarized zone between North- and South Korea. Back in 2012 the couple also payed a visit to the zone, here. They met with Danish emissaries at the United Nations Command who, among others, talked about the current situation between the two countries. The couple also visited the Dora Observatory to attend the opening of a new art installation created bt SUPERFLEX - a Danish artist group.

The visit in Seoul focuses on Danish technology and quality products. That is why the Crown Prince Couple, the following tree days will visit places, organisations, etc. in South Korea. Visiting Seoul also mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic collaborations between Denmark and South Korea, which of course will be celebrated.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019: celebration dinner

Thursday, May 16th

Earlier that day the Crown Princess attended the conference Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019. She participated as patron for the Global Fashion Agenda along with CEO Eva Kruse, here. In the evening Crown Princess Mary arrived to Langelinje Pavilion in Copenhagen to attend a celebration dinner on occasion of the conference. Once again she was accompanied by Eva Kruse. At the arrival Crown Princess Mary was in a really great mood. She was all smiles. Seems like it has been a couple of wonderful days with lots of new initiatives, innovation and discussing what need to be done to make the fashion industry more sustainable in the future.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit is an international conference gathering different actors, advocates and companies in Copenhagen to focus on a more sustainable fashion industry.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019

Thursday, May 16th

On Wednesday Crown Princess Mary attended the official opening of Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019 taking place in DR Concert House, here. The following day she, once again, arrived to DR Concert House to attend the conference.

Copenhagen Fashion Summit is an international conference with focus on sustainable fashion. The two-day conference was first held in 2009 - now ten years ago. It is a patron of Global Fashion Agenda that the Crown Princess participate the conference each year taking place in Copenhagen.

Once again she was accompanied by Eva Kruse, CEO for the Global Fashion Agenda. The two women has met on several occasions both in Denmark and abroad. This time they met in Copenhagen  for the summit. The Crown Princess was given a guided tour to hear about some of the participating companies sustainable solutions. Among others she visited Innovation Forum. She also attended the Youth Fashion Summit. Here 80 students presented "demands" to the fashion industry.

Opening of Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019

Wednesday, May 15th

The previous day the Crown Princess hosted a dinner at Amalienborg on occasion of Copenhagen Fashion Summit 2019, here. The following day it was time for her to attend the official opening of the two-day conference. Copenhagen Fashion Summit goes ten years back to 2009 and is a international conference held in Copenhagen each year focusing on sustainable fashion.

Crown Princess Mary attended the opening as patron for Global Fashion Agenda. This year the conference took place in DR Concert House in Copenhagen. She arrived in a splendid mood accompanied by Eva Kruse, CEO for Global Fashion Agenda. The two of them also met the previous day on Amalienborg. As part of the opening the Crown Princess entered the stage and gave a speech about among others responsibility and how to make a better future with innovative sustainability.

Dinner about sustainable fashion

Tuesday, May 14th

There was not much time left to celebrate a 15th wedding anniversary, because from early morning Crown Princess Mary was attending Axcel's Company Day, here. In the evening she hosted a dinner for actors working for more sustainable fashion, here. The dinner took place on occasion of Copenhagen Fashion Summit. The Crown Princess hosted the event as patron of the Global Fashion Agenda with Eva Kruse as CEO. She also attended the dinner with among others hostess of Copenhagen Fashion Summit, Gemma Cairney. Guests from both national and international fashion companies were invited to Amalienborg that evening.

Before the dinner was to take place Crown Princess Mary was photographed along with Eva Kruse (CEO for the Global Fashion Agenda) and Niels Eskildsen (Chairman of the Global Fashion Agenda).

Axcel's Company Day 2019

Tuesday, May 14th

In many ways it was a special day on Tuesday when the Crown Princess attended Axcel's Company Day 2019. She celebrated her 15th wedding anniversary doing what she does best: being an advocate and representative for the Danish royal house. Congratulations to the lovely couple.

Around noon the Crown Princess arrived to Docken to attend the aforementioned arrangement. This year Company Day celebrate its 20th anniversary. Company Day is arranged by the think tank Axcelfuture and is an investment for the benefit of the Danish society.

Right from the beginning Crown Princess Mary was in a splendid mood. She was welcomed with great smiles, flowers and handshakes. Shortly after arrival she entered the stage af gave a speech. She was one big smile giving her speak as part of the conference. This year's conference goes under the theme 'The Business of Al'.

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.