December 2007 Calender

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

December 1: NED – Máxima will attend the Women Inc. Festival
December 1: NOR – Sonja will open the Bridge which will connect Lofoten to the Mainland
December 2-9: DEN – Frederik is Regent
December 3: NOR – 2nd Birthday of Sverre Magnus
December 3: NOR – Harald grants an audience to the Chief of the Naval Staff and the sculptor Skule Walsvik (appointed Officer of the Order of St Olav)
December 3: NOR – Harald hosts a Luncheon for the Council Members of The Order of St Olav
December 3-4: NED – Willem-Alexander will attend the Asia Pacific Water Summit in Japan
December 4: NED – Máxima, together with Princess Mathilde of Belgium, will receive the Overview of the Art of Painting
December 4: NOR – Harald, Sonja, Haakon and Mette-Marit host a Dinner for the County Governors
December 6: NOR – Harald grants an audience to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
December 6: NOR – Harald, Sonja, Haakon and Mette-Marit host a Dinner for the Members of the Supreme Court
December 7: NED – 4th Birthday of Catharina-Amalia
December 7: NOR – Harald attends the Council of State
December 7: NOR – Haakon grants an audience to representatives of the Wergeland Year 2008
December 7: NOR – Harald grants an audience to Marie Aakre (appointed Officer of the Order of St Olav)
December 8: DEN – Mary attends a Christmas Concert by the Royal Danish Children’s Choir
December 10: NED – Catharina-Amalia will attend her first day of kindergarten
December 10: DEN – Mary visits the Rådmandsgades School
December 10: DEN – Mary attends a celebration of the 60th year of the United Nations’ World Declaration for Human Rights
December 11: DEN – Frederik opens the exhibition Danmark-ekspedition
December 12: DEN – Frederik visits the Korshærs Church's Christmas Distribution
December 12: DEN – Frederik participates in arrangement at the Royal Danish Geographic Society
December 12: NED – Beatrix, Willem-Alexander, Máxima, Constantijn and Laurentien will attend the Prince Claus Awards Ceremony
December 24-25: DEN – Margrethe, Henrik, Frederik, Mary, Christian, Isabella and Joachim will celebrate Christmas at Marselisborg Palace
December 25: NED – 38th Birthday of Bernhard Jr

Frederik wins last race of Farr40 Champs, Mary brings kids to watch

On Saturday September 1st, Crown Prince Frederik and his team aboard the Nanoq won the final race of the Farr40 World Championships. Crown Princess Mary was there to cheer on her husband, and brough Prince Christian, 23 months, and Princess Isabella, 4 months; along to cheer for Daddy.

Photo Gallery from Søren Steffen

Added: Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Isabella and Christian help royal dad celebrate sailing win"

September 2007 Calender

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

September 1: NED - 40th Birthday Celebrations of Willem-Alexander
September 3: NED - Máxima will open "De Kamers"
September 4: NED - Beatrix will open the new campus of Wageningen University
September 4: DEN - Joachim will visit the Moesgaard Museum
September 5: NED - Máxima will open the art exhibition "Me and the Other & the Other and Me"
September 5: NOR - Sonja will attend the opening of the 2007-2008 season of the Oslo Filharmonic Orchestra
September 6: NOR - Harald and Märtha Louise host a Luncheon for the Princess Märtha Louise Fund
September 6: NOR - Harald will attend the Anders Jahre Award Ceremony
September 6: NOR - Mette-Marit will attend the Grieg Gala with the Bergen Filharmonic Orchestra
September 8: NED - Beatrix will attend a concert by the World Orchestra for Peace
September 8: NOR - Harald will attend the opening of the 120th Autumn Exhibition
September 8: DEN - Mary will attend the Circus Benneweis Gala Performance for the Mental Health Fund
September 9: DEN - Mary will attend a golf tournament in Helsingør
September 10: NOR - Märtha Louise will attend the event marking the dissolution of The Norwegian Sports Organization for the Disabled
September 11: NED - Beatrix & Máxima will attend the premiere of the Hans van Manen Festival
September 12-13: DEN - State Visit from Brazil
September 12: NED - Beatrix will open the new venue for the Amsterdam Archives
September 12: NED - Laurentien will make a speech at the World Illiteracy Day
September 13-14: NOR - State Visit from Brazil
September 14: NED - Beatrix will open the new venue of the Rijksdienst Art-Historical Documentation
September 15: NOR - Mette-Marit will attend the feast and gala performance of the OsloHimmel Festival
September 17-21: DEN - Frederik & Mary (with Isabella) will visit New York
September 18: NED - Prinsjesdag
September 18: NOR - Haakon attends the event marking the 10th anniversary of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
September 20: NOR - Mette-Marit will visit Svalbard
September 22: NOR - 36th Birthday of Märtha-Louise
September 22: NED - Willem-Alexander will attend the opening of the exhibition "P. Struycken, the Digital Paradise"
September 23: DEN - Frederik & Mary will award the Kronprinsparrets Kulturpris
September 25: NED - 39th Birthday of Friso
September 26: NED - Willem-Alexander will attend the opening of the "Mosae Forum"
September 30: NOR - 35th Birthday of Ari

Christian's First Flirt!

Se og Hør reports this week on Prince Christian's first flirt! Apparently this occured during the christening of Dagmar Louise Foss, the daughter of one of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary's friends, on August 18th. Princess Isabella also attended with her parents.Copyright: Se og Hør

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

Danish Royals at Legoland

Various members of the Danish Royal Family are today having fun at Legoland, while they enjoy their summer vacation at Graasten Palace. Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Christian were there - while Princess Isabella slept not to far away in her pram closely watched by a nanny; and from photos, we can gather that Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the daughter of Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard, joined them with her two children, Count Richard and Countess Ingrid von Pfeil and Klein-Ellguth.And the photo session at Graasten Palace has been moved forward, from August 4th to August 3rd, which is tomorrow!

Added: More pictures from TV2

Picture Gallery from Polfoto

Video Clip from TV2

Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Day of high-flying summer holiday fun for Danish royals"

Copyright: Polfoto, TV2

Frederik, Mary & kids leave Croatia

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have finished their holidays in Croatia and have headed home to Denmark with their two children, Prince Christian (21 months) and Princess Isabella (3 months).

Picture Gallery from Isifa

New Picture of Danish Royal Children

On the occassion of Prince Felix's 5th birthday yesterday, Kongehuset.dk released a "new" picture of the birthday boy with his older brother, Prince Nikolai, and his two cousins, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella. I say "new" because the picture was taken the same day as the pictures released for Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik's 40th wedding anniversary pictures were taken, but not released until now.Copyright: Kongehuset.dk/PPE

Frederik & Mary with their kids in Croatia

Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary are currently on holidays in Dubrovnik, Croatia; with their two children - Prince Christian and Princess Isabella.

Picture Gallery from Rex Features

Added: Article from HELLO! Magazine - "Mary and Frederik set sail for a holiday on the Dubrovnik Riviera"

Mary & Christian out at the Beach

Crown Princess Mary and her 21-month-old son Prince Christian recently went for a visit to the beach, with Mary's friend (and Princess Isabella's godmother) Marie-Louise Skeel.Copyright: Rene Schütze/Se og Hor

Official Christening Portraits of Isabella

Kongehuset.dk has just released the official christening portraits of Princess Isabella. The set of five images includes a shot of Frederik, Mary, Christian and Isabella with both sets of grandparents (Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, John Donaldson and Susan Moody) and a shot with all six godparents. There is also a lovely shot of Christian about to give his little sister a kiss! Copyright: Kongehuset.dk/Steen Brogaard

Princess Isabella's Christening

Some pictures from Isabella's christening:

Picture Gallery from Polfoto

Picture Gallery from Madeleine Glindorf

Picture Gallery from Soren Steffan

Picture Gallery from PPE

Picture Gallery from ANP

Picture Gallery from JP.dk

Added:Picture Gallery from Hello! Magazine

Picture Gallery from IBL
Copyright: Polfoto

Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe

The name of the Crown Princely Couple's daughter is:

Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe