The name of Denmark's newest prince was revealed as Henrik during his christening ceremony on Sunday, ending a long wait for royal family watchers.
The baby, almost three months old, was baptised "Henrik Carl Joachim Alain" in a church in the village of Moegeltoender, where his parents were married. The prince, seventh in line to the Danish throne, was born on May 4 and is the third son of Prince Joachim, 40, who is the son of Denmark's Queen Margrethe.
The youngster's mother Princess Marie, 33, is French-born but took Danish nationality when she wed Joachim. The young Henrik takes his name from his grandfather French-born Prince Henrik, who is Queen Margrethe's husband. Joachim is the second son of Margrethe and Henrik.
In April 2005, Joachim divorced Princess Alexandra, originally from Hong Kong, after around 10 years of marriage. The couple had two sons, nine-year-old Nikolai and seven-year-old Felix. Joachim has a residence in Moegeltoender, a small village in southwest Denmark close to the German border.
Danish media also made mention on Sunday of the confusion caused by a German magazine dedicated to royalty, called Freizeit Royal. The publication believed it had come across a major scoop with the revelation the prince would be called "Farvel". This was the word Princess Marie uttered as she left the maternity unit, and the magazine was convinced this was the new prince's name.
But just one minor problem: "Farvel" means "goodbye" in Danish.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Friday, 17 July 2009
Danes to bring home the online poker bacon with launch of a new Danish website
Denmark gave the world Hans Christian Andersen, Scarlett Johansson, and bacon. And now, MansionPoker is giving something back.
Following the successful launch of the brand in Spanish, German, French, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Italian, MansionPoker has just launched their Danish online poker website, giving Danish-speaking poker players the opportunity to enjoy some of the finest quality, functionality, promotions and rewards available in the world of online poker.
And as if international studies hadn’t already shown that Denmark is the happiest country in the world, the site will give the Danes even more reason to smile, with double poker points awarded for any real money online poker games played between the promotional hours.
Following the successful launch of the brand in Spanish, German, French, Swedish, Russian, Dutch and Italian, MansionPoker has just launched their Danish online poker website, giving Danish-speaking poker players the opportunity to enjoy some of the finest quality, functionality, promotions and rewards available in the world of online poker.
And as if international studies hadn’t already shown that Denmark is the happiest country in the world, the site will give the Danes even more reason to smile, with double poker points awarded for any real money online poker games played between the promotional hours.
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Danish Culture
Should Danish culture become more international?
Citing a report by Kristen Bjørnkjær for the Danish daily news website Information.dk, euro|topics presents the arguments for opening up the country that nurtured the talents of Olafur Eliasson, among many other artists. After gaining power, Denmark’s conservative government has gone for the open approach by announcing that Danish culture should show the influences of interacting with foreign cultures beyond the country’s borders.
“The funds that flew into individual communities so far have mainly gone to projects that encompass international cooperation,” writes Bjørnkjær. “This is why the communities are wracking their brains for ideas that integrate foreign artists. . . . Danish painters are moving to Berlin, films are exported, books translated.” But according to Bjørnkjær, the state could do much more than simply promote this development.
Citing Mark Lorentzen of the Copenhagen Business School, Bjørnkjær points to a fundamental problem: “The Danish ministry of culture sees culture as a way of making money.”
Citing a report by Kristen Bjørnkjær for the Danish daily news website Information.dk, euro|topics presents the arguments for opening up the country that nurtured the talents of Olafur Eliasson, among many other artists. After gaining power, Denmark’s conservative government has gone for the open approach by announcing that Danish culture should show the influences of interacting with foreign cultures beyond the country’s borders.
“The funds that flew into individual communities so far have mainly gone to projects that encompass international cooperation,” writes Bjørnkjær. “This is why the communities are wracking their brains for ideas that integrate foreign artists. . . . Danish painters are moving to Berlin, films are exported, books translated.” But according to Bjørnkjær, the state could do much more than simply promote this development.
Citing Mark Lorentzen of the Copenhagen Business School, Bjørnkjær points to a fundamental problem: “The Danish ministry of culture sees culture as a way of making money.”
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