From left: Greek President Dr. Karolos Papoulias, Mrs. May Panou Papoulias and Prince Joachim of Denmark.

It’s been a busy day for the Danish Crown Couple, Prince Frederik and Princess Mary. After accompanying their Greek visitors to the Lousiana Museum of Modern Art and the Windmill Park Middelgrunden, the Crown Prince and Princess met Dr. Karolos Papoulias and his wife Mrs. May Panou Papoulias at the Danish Museum of Art in Copenhagen.

This time, Prince Frederik’s brother Prince Joachim was present as well.

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From left: Greek President Dr. Karolos Papoulias, his wife Mrs. May Panou Papoulia and Crown Prince Frederik viewing the Middelgrunden Windmill Park on May 19, 2009.

Denmark’s Prince Frederik accompanied the visiting Greek President Dr. Karolos Papoulias and his wife Mrs. May Panou Papoulia on a sailing trip today, May 19, 2009. The group’s destination was the Windmill Park Middelgrunden in Copenhagen Harbour.

The Middelgrunden Windmill Farm, located in the Oeresund, is the world’s largest offshore windmill farm. It has 20 state-of-the-art windmills that provide 3% of Copenhagen’s electricity needs. On one of the photos below, you can see some of the windmills in the background. Prince Frederik looks like he was having a really fun time during the trip. As always, click on the images to see the larger versions.

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Here are more photos of the Danish royal family during the welcome ceremony for Greek president Dr. Karolos Papoulias and his wife, Mrs. May Panou Papoulia. After these are a couple during the gala, so click through for the rest of the post.

The welcome ceremony was held outdoors with a traditional parade in review. Queen Margrethe, Prince Consort Henrik, Prince Frederik, Princess Mary and Prince Joachim attended the ceremony.

From left: Queen Margrethe, Dr. Karolos Papoulias, Mrs. May Panou Papoulias and Prince Henrik.

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Queen Margrethe welcomes Greek President Papoulias on May 18, 2009.

The Danish Royal Family, headed by Queen Margrethe, converged in Copenhagen today, May 18, 2009, to welcome the President of the Hellenic Republic Dr. Karolos Papoulias and his wife Mrs. May Panou Papoulias. Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Joachim accompanied the Queen.

The Greek dignitaries are in Denmark for a three day official visit, aimed to continue the strong historic bond between the two countries.

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Princess Mary and Prince Frederik greet well-wishers in Flensburg on May 6, 2009.

Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary visited the border town of Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, today, May 6, 2009. The town is home to a large Danish community.

The Danish royals were welcomed by the first minister of Schleswig-Holstein, Peter Harry Carstensen and the town’s mayor, along with hundreds of schoolchildren waving Danish flags. A school, a gymnasium and a cultural center were among the stops made by the prince and princess.

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Laden with gifts, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary stopped by the Rigshospitalet hospital in Copenhagen yesterday to visit the newborn son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie.

A steady stream of the members of the Danish royal family were seen going in and out of the hospital, among them proud grandparents Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik. The baby is their fifth grandchild. Prince Joachim’s sons from his marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, accompanied the monarch to see their brand new little brother.

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Simon Winchester’s interview of Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary has been posted at Parade Magazine.

It’s a refreshing read, confirming a lot of the things we already know about the lovely royal couple: how they met, their background, their two children. But it also reveals some things that are not state secrets but very interesting all the same.

• Prince Frederik, whom Mr. Winchester described as looking like one of the Backstreet Boys, seems to enjoy a wink every now and then (he did so at least twice during the interview!).

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Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary turned out in stunning fashion for the American-Scandinavian Foundation’s Annual Gala at the Pierre Hotel today, March 27, 2009.

The royal couple is in the U.S. for an official visit to promote Danish industries and good relations with American businesses. Today, they showed their support for the non-profit ASF, which aims to promote cultural and educational links between the U.S. and the Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Prince Frederik continues to cheerfully attend to his royal duties, even as he hobbles along on his crutches. As for Princess Mary, well, today is a day for some exciting royal fashion! After Princess Beatrice’s toned down polka dot dress, we get this unusual sheath gown from Princess Mary. It shows off her elegant figure to stunning effect. She didn’t need too many accessories for this gown. I’m glad she wore her hair down for this, as it added to the soft over-all look.

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The Danish Royal Family has released new official portraits for 2009. The following seven photos are posted on the website of the Danish Monarchy:

• Group portrait of Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie (photographer: Martin Mydtskov Rønne)
• Solo of Crown Prince Frederik, wearing official military dress (photographer: Steen Evald)
• Solo of Crown Princess Mary, seated, in a blue gown (photographer: Steen Evald)
• Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary (photo above; photographer: Steen Evald)
• Solo portrait of Prince Joachim, in official military dress (photographer: Steen Brogaard)
• Solo of Princess Marie, in a dark blue gown (photographer: Steen Brogaard)
• Prince Joachim and Princess Marie (photographer: Steen Brogaard)

Princess Marie, who is pregnant, is already showing her baby bump. The photos were taken in Amalienborg Palace in January 2009.

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Prince Frederik, Princess Mary, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella in Miami on March 6, 2009.

Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary were in Miami, Florida over the weekend for the Acura Miami Grand Prix sailing event. The regatta ran from March 5-8, 2009.

Prince Frederik is a keen sailor and has competed in many events with his boat, the Nanoq. Just last January, he participated in the Acura Key West regatta.

For this trip, Prince Frederik and Princess Mary were accompanied by their children, 3-year-old Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, who will be 2 years old in April.

Prince Frederik and his crew finished 11th place overall in the Farr 40 event. His best finish in 10 races was at 5th place (twice).

via: Premiere-Racing.com; Image: Newscom