Tuesday, February 22, 2022

The Duchess of Cambridge in Denmark

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The Duchess of Cambridge is in Denmark for a series of official engagements.  She will also meet with Queen Margrethe II and Crown Princess Mary, who is the Australian-born wife of Crown Prince Frederik, the heir to the Danish throne.

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The Duchess will spend 2 days in Denmark to "highlight her Early Years Foundation and honor Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee year," according to People magazine.

After she was met by British Ambassador Emma Hopkins, the Duchess was driven to the University of Copenhagen where she met "world-leading researchers running the Copenhagen Infant Mental Health Project (CIMHP).

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 According to the CIMHP website, the project "seeks to promote the mental well-being of infants and their parents."

The Duke and Duchess of  Cambridge's Twitter account noted: "Nationwide family programmes in Denmark give all parents information and support for their infant’s social and emotional needs."

 The Copenhagen Infant Mental Health Project aims to promote the mental wellbeing of parents and their children - and the relationship between them.

This is the Duchess of Cambridge's first overseas solo visit since 2017 when she visited Luxembourg.  This is her second visit to Denmark. In 2011, she and the Duke of Cambridge were in Denmark for official events with the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

The Duchess of Cambridge is in Denmark to promote the  Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.  

The second stop on this tour was to the  LEGO Foundation PlayLab, where the Duchess had a bit of fun as she declined to take the stairs to the first floor.  She chose instead to go down the slide, giggling all the way down and landing right in front of the cameras.  

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The Danish and British Royal families descend from King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Christian IX - Alexandra  - George V - George VI - Elizabeth II - Charles - William

Christian IX - George I - Andrew - Philip - Charles -William

Victoria - Edward VII - George V -George VI - Elizabeth II - Charles  - William

Victoria - Alice - Victoria - Alice - Philip - Charles - William

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