2020 Benedikte - NEWS & EVENTS

[PeDe]

September 19
Benedikte visited an exhibition about Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
She visited the exhibition "Vigdis Finnbogadottir, The World's First Elected Female President" at the cultural center Nordatlantens Brygge (The North Atlantic House) in Copenhagen. The exhibition is about Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, who became the first elected female president in the world when she won the Icelandic presidential election on June 29, 1980.

[PeDe]

September 25
Benedikte inaugurated the Gårdslevshallen's training facilities for people with reduced mobility in Børkop.
Benedikte attended the inauguration of the association Gaarslev Hallen's training facilities for people with reduced mobility in the town of Gårslev. In connection with the inauguration, Benedikte was given a tour of the new training facilities. Gaarslev Hallen's new training facilities are one of the three projects in the campaign "Fitness for all", which aims to make fitness accessible to people with reduced mobility.

The Fitness for All campaign focuses on how inclusive fitness centers can be created so that people with mobility impairments can have better opportunities to be physically active.

[PeDe]

September 26
Benedikte attended the opening of "Helen Schou - Monumenternes kvinde" exhibition held at Randers Museum of Art in Randers in northeastern Jutland.
Helen Schou (1905 - 2006) was a Danish sculptor most known for her works of horses. Schou's two major works were the equestrian statue of King Christian IX and Jutland Stallion.

[PeDe]

October 12
Benedikte attended events held for the 75th anniversary of Denmark's liberation
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Denmark's liberation, Benedikte a memorial service at Spentrup Church and a wreath-laying ceremony at Hvidsten Inn.The celebrations of liberation should have actually taken place on May 4, 2020, which is the exact anniversary of the liberation, but due to the corona pandemic, the celebrations were postponed to October 11.

In 1943, Hvidsten Inn became the center for the Hvidsten group, which was part of the Danish resistance movement. Hvidsten group was arrested by the Gestapo, the secret German police, on 11 March 1944. Eight members of the group were sentenced to death and executed on 29 June 1944. In 1945, a memorial stone over the eight executed members of the Hvidsten group was raised near Hvidsten.

[PeDe]

October 16
Benedikte attended the 2020 Dressage World Cup in Vilhelmsborg
October 16-18, Princess Benedikte of Denmark attended the 2020 FEI Dressage at the National Equestrian Center in Vilhelmsborg near Aarhus. The Princess is patron of the Dressage World Cup. The event is organized by World Cup Herning ApS and is usually held in Messecenter Herning, but due to COVID-19, the event was moved to Vilhelmsborg.

[LittleThunder]

That's a while since I last visited this thread, and seeing these picture of Benedikte, I just wish I'll be as elegant and poised as her when I'm her age.

I could try to be elegant now, but well... 2020 hasn't help my fashion sense much. 

[esther angeline]

Wonder what Benedikte thinks of Mary winning that dressage prize against teenagers?

[cordtx]

Yes. I bet she’s so embarrassed for Mary

[PeDe]

October 27
Benedikte attended the Grand Lodge of Denmark's 275th anniversary
She attended the celebration of the 275th anniversary of the Danish Order of Freemasons in Copenhagen. The Danish Order of Freemasons has 90 Lodges all of which are working according to the rituals of the Swedish Rite. All of these lodges require members be christened in the Christian faith. There are about 7,500 members of the Danish Order of Freemasons.

Freemasonry in Denmark was first established in 1743. Today, freemasonry is represented by the Grand Lodges. The oldest and biggest Masonic Grand Lodge in Denmark is the Danish Order of Freemasons (Danish: Den Danske Frimurerorden), in English also known as the Grand Lodge of Denmark. The Danish Order of Freemasons is situated on Blegdamsvej in the Østerbro region in Copenhagen.

[Emac0914]

She is a class act, always so simply but perfectly put together.  Love the color of her dress on her.

[Queen’s Tea]

She is a class act, always so simply but perfectly put together.  Love the color of her dress on her.

If they were only ALL so refined and elegant!  She really is the quintessential royal in my book. 

[PeDe]

November 26
Benedikte host a virtual meeting of the Girl Scouts' Joint Council
Benedikte was chair at the meeting, where, among other things, action plans were discussed with input from the Danish Scout Corps. Upcoming activities of the world scout organization WAGGGS were also discussed.

She took over the chair of the Girl Scouts Council after her mother, Queen Ingrid, who was chair from 1939 to 1965. The Girl Scouts Council is an umbrella organization for girl scouts in Denmark, which embraces representatives of organizations such as the Danish Scout Corps, the Danish Baptist Scout Corps and the Green Girl Scouts.

[PeDe]

December 2
Benedikte visited Hellebro association in Valby
enedikte visited Hellebro in Valby. The association Hellebro works for young homeless and vulnerable people aged 18-29. During the visit, she received information about homelessness among young people in Denmark and Hellebro's work to help improve the living conditions of young people. Benedikte saw, among other things, Hellebro's hostel rooms, the shelter for the homeless and the eviction homes, which are expected to receive the first residents within a few months.

[CathyJane]

Yes. I bet she’s so embarrassed for Mary

She looks like the type of lady that would.