Graasten Palace Photo Session

The annual photo session at Graasten Palace took place yesterday, with various family members turning up for the event. Those that took part included Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Princess Benedikte, Prince Gustav of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and girlfriend Carina Axelsson, Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and her two children, Count Richard and Countess Ingrid von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth.The family also watched the changing of the guards, and little Christian decided to march along with them! Another highlight was Christian's first-ever public tantrum (yes, it's true!).

Photo Gallery from PPE Agency

Photo Gallery from TV2

Photo Gallery from Seeger Press

Video Clip from TV2

Added: Article from the Sydney Morning Herald - "Royal kids refuse to stand on ceremony"

Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Mary and Frederik in informal mood for holiday photo session"

Photo Gallery from Getty Images

Photo Gallery from Madeleine Glindorf

Copyright: TV2

August 2007 Calender

August 2007 Calender for the Danish, Dutch and Norwegian Royal Families

August 2: DEN - Margrethe will attend a concert at the Gråsten Palace Chapel
August 3: DEN - Photo Session at Gråsten Palace
August 3: NOR - Haakon will attend the funeral of Major General Egge
August 4: DEN - Frederik attends the final of the Homeless World Cup
August 4-5: DEN - Joachim participates in the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
August 6-31: DEN - Frederik is Regent
August 7: DEN - Margrethe and Henrik hold a press conference at their French Chateau
August 8: DEN - Frederik has a working visit to the Save the Children Fund
August 10: NOR - Harald presides over the Council of State
August 10: DEN - Mary attends the Baum and Pferdgarten Fashion Show at CIFF
August 11: NOR - Märtha-Louise attends the Bislett Summer Games
August 11: DEN - Benedikte will participate in the opening of Denmark's Norse Active Women's Conference
August 11: NED - Constantijn and Laurentien will attend the opening of the 10th Canal Festival
August 13-16: NED - Willem-Alexander is present at the World Water Week Conference in Stockholm
August 16: NOR - Mette-Marit attends the "Designerspirene" Fashion Show
August 18: NOR - Wedding of Marianne Solberg Behn & Olav Bjørshol
August 19: NED - Beatrix attends a Concert by the European Union Youth Orchestra
August 19: NOR - 34th Birthday of Mette-Marit
August 21: NOR - Märtha-Louise visits Norwegian Blindeforbundets Forerhundskole
August 21: NED - Willem-Alexander had a working visit to Grave and Maasbommel
August 23: NOR - Ari presents his new designs at the Norwegian Gift
August 24: NOR - Harald & Sonja attend the opening of Bygdø Royal Farm
August 25: NOR - Haakon and Mette-Marit will hand out grants from the Crown Princely Couple's Humanitarian Fund
August 25: NOR - Haakon and Mette-Marit will attend the lecture "Can the Ocean Solve the AIDS Riddle?" at the Univeristy of Tromsø
August 25: DEN - Benedikte, Richard, Gustav & Carina will attend the 150th Anniversary of the Haderslev Skydeforenings
August 25: NOR - 6th Wedding Anniversary of Haakon & Mette-Marit
August 25: NED - Christening of Emma van Vollenhoven
August 26-28: NOR - Haakon and Mette-Marit hold a County Visit to Nord-Troms
August 27: NOR - Harald and Sonja attend a drill exercise by The King's Guard
August 27: NED - 2nd Wedding Anniversary of Pieter-Christiaan & Anita
August 28: NED - Beatrix attends the Concours Hippique "'t Peerdespul"
August 28: DEN - 8th Birthday of Nikolai
August 29: DEN - Joachim attends the opening of the "By Voyage to 1000 years Maritime Cultural Festival"
August 29: NOR - 39th Wedding Anniversary of Harald & Sonja
August 30: NOR - Harald attends the inaguration of the Armed Forces' new management building
August 30: NOR - Sonja attends the 30th Anniversary of the Sonjatun Health Centre

Danish Royals at Christening of Josephine Fleming

Various members of the Danish Royal Family were in attendance on Saturday June 16th at the christening of Josephine Margaretha Victoria Fleming, the daughter of Rory David & Caroline Fleming. Those in attendance were Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Christian, Prince Joachim with Marie Cavallier, Prince Gustav with Carina Axelsson, Countess Alexandra and Martin Jørgensen. Crown Princess Mary was the baby's godmother.

Copyright: Kaspar Wenstrup