King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are set to embark on their first joint royal trip since taking the throne, touring Scandinavia on the royal yacht Dannebrog.
King Frederick of Denmark’s new memoir, “The King’s World,” is a candid account of his marriage to Queen Mary and his life as monarch. The memoir gives readers a rare glimpse into Frederic’s marriage and alludes to his alleged “infidelity” with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, with whom he was spotted in Madrid last year. . “I love marriage, my wife, my children, and the whole happy foundation that comes with people who manage to stay together and endure,” he wrote. Frederick’s memoirs also mention how Queen Mary was told that his ideas were “not always right” and that he was not “automatically believed” because he was a man. ing. Queen Mary is also said to have criticized the newly appointed king for the outdated lessons she was taught by her late, “very patriarchal” father. In the Conjode, the King called Queen Mary his “partner and winged woman,” and during their meeting, former Queen Margrethe spoke of their compatibility at their 2004 wedding, saying, “My mother, Queen Margrethe. I remember him saying in his wedding speech in 2004 that he had found peace and joy with Mary.”
Danish Palace announced the full itinerary of the visit last week, revealing that the Danneblog will dock in Sweden on May 6th and 7th, before heading to Norway on May 14th and 15th.
“The first state visit will be an opportunity for the new king and queen to meet the monarchs of Sweden and Norway, demonstrating the close ties between the Nordic monarchies,” Danish Palace said in a statement.
Crown Princes Mary and Frederik have close relationships with Crown Prince Victoria and Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden, and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Prince Mette-Marit of Norway.
Mary and Frederick aboard the Danneblog, 2016. Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage
Hobart-born Mary, 51, is a close friend of Victoria, 46, and Mette-Marit, 50, and the three royal couples often meet at official events and are godparents of each other’s children. Serving.
Victoria is the godmother of Mary and Frederick’s successor, Crown Prince Christian, and Mary is also the godmother of Victoria’s successor, Princess Estelle.
The Palace also outlined plans for the King and Queen to visit the Faroe Islands and Greenland via Dannebrog in June and July.
“In June, the Royal Yacht Dannebrog will sail north on a cruise of the Realms. The King and Queen will visit the Faroe Islands in mid-June, followed by Greenland in late June or early July. “This is planned,” the palace announced.
Princess Victoria of Sweden, Queen Mary of Denmark, and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Photo: Getty.
The Faroe Islands and Greenland are part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but both regions are sparsely populated and much of Greenland is covered by ice sheets year-round.
The Royal Yacht Dannebrog has been the cruise ship of the Danish Royal Family since May 1932 and has sailed approximately 1.3 million kilometers.
The Danish monarchy is one of the few royal families to own a yacht after Britain’s royal yacht Britannia was retired in 1997 but was never replaced.
The Danneblog issue rides the royal family on both their private holidays and official engagements abroad.
2020 Royal Yachts, Danne Blog. Photo by Carsten Rehde.
Frederick and his Australian wife, Mary, are both keen sailors, and in December 2017 they took part in a yacht race in Sydney during their annual Christmas visit to Australia.
The visit to Sweden and Norway will be the couple’s first joint state visit, but Mary and Frederick have both completed solo overseas trips since becoming king and queen in January.
Last month, Mary made an impromptu trip to Germany to meet President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and attend the European Men’s Handball Championship.
Meanwhile, Frederic completed a three-day solo tour of Poland earlier this month to lead a delegation of Danish entrepreneurs at conferences on agriculture, climate change and renewable energy.