Denmark’s Royal Family attended the opening of the “Folketingets” parliament at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen on October 7, 2008. Although Queen Margrethe, unlike Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, doesn’t address the assembly during the opening session, it is traditional for the Danish royals to be in attendance.

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark talks with Sudanese refugee children at the Lama Refugee Camp in Uganda.
Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary is in Uganda this week to carry out engagements related to the Danish Refugee Council, of which she is patron.
Princess Mary arrived in Uganda on September 28, 2008 and will stay until October 4. Among the places that she has already visited are:

Mulago Hospital in Kampala, which provides HIV/AIDS health services to refugees. The Princess talked and played with the children in the hospital’s Child Care Room.
Redeemer Childrens Orphanage, the home of 79 orphans from both Sudan and Uganda. …read more

 
Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik visited Rodvig Stevns in southern Denmark, to officially open the Stevns Fortress Cold War Museum.
Stevns Fortress is a once-secret underground facility that is considered Denmark’s most significant contribution to NATO security. Located 18 meters below the ground, it was built in 1953 during the Cold War to guard against a Soviet naval invasion coming from the Baltic Sea. It was in operation until 2000, when it was converted into an Air Force training facility.
Prince Frederik was joined at the opening ceremony by Denmark’s Minister of Justice Brian Mikkelsen, Stevns Mayor Poul Arne Nielsen, Vice-Mayor Lars …read more

Here’s a fan video showing Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary enjoying a piano concert in a small hall:

This is just one of the many functions that the royals attend. Some of these get a lot of press. Others, like this performance, we’re lucky to be able to witness. The royals were clearly appreciative of the music being played.

Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, and their children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, attended a photo shoot during their vacation in Australia. These photos show the lovely family in a casual setting, enjoying the gardens around Government House in Sydney.

Here’s a video of Princess Mary’s arrival for the opening ceremony of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building.
The Danish princess looked absolutely lovely and poised, despite having to deal with the wind almost blowing everyone away.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark at a dinner after the opening of the Victor Chang Lowy Packer building of the St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical Rearch in Sydney on September 3, 2008.
Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have returned to the city where they first met.
The royal couple, who were introduced to each other during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, visited the new Victor Chang Lowy Packer Building at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. The multi-million dollar center includes a cardiac research institute.

Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are not just taking a vacation in Australia. They have also been attending official functions such as the gala dinner for The Alannah and Madeline Foundation in Melbourne on August 29, 2008.

More photos after the jump…

Danish Crown Prince Frederik has joined his wife Crown Princess Mary in her native Australia for a bit of a break. The Crown couple attended Olympic events in Beijing, meeting with both Danish and Australian athletes. Princess Mary eventually left for Denmark to fetch their two children, Christian and Isabella, for the trip to Australia.
Prince Frederik remained in Beijing for a few more days. He was reported to have enjoyed a raunchy party or two, in his wife’s absence.

Danish Crown Princess Mary shops for diapers in Hobart

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary will root for Australia’s athletes at the Beijing Olympics …  unless they’re competing against the Danes.
The Australian-born princess and her husband Crown Prince Frederik are in Beijing, having arrived earlier this week. The royal couple attended a reception for the Australian Olympic team at the Sofitel Wanda today, August 7, 2008.