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« Reply #45 on: May 21, 2021, 08:01:09 PM »

Joachim looks 15 yrs older than he is, I know it is the stroke but it is also from smoking. I hope he and Marie have quit that habit.

I don’t know about Marie but Joachim doesn’t smoke anymore.

Good. It really affects every organ in the body, including skin. Odd that it doesn’t really seem to have affected his mother, except for her teeth, but then again a lot of smokers lose teeth early. Marge is a tough cookie.

I think Marge has some kind of dinosaur gene because with the amount she smokes she should have died by now.


She seems so hearty. 

One of those folks who never see negative effects of eating or drinking, etc...
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« Reply #46 on: May 22, 2021, 09:17:56 AM »

Joachim looks 15 yrs older than he is, I know it is the stroke but it is also from smoking. I hope he and Marie have quit that habit.

I don’t know about Marie but Joachim doesn’t smoke anymore.

Good. It really affects every organ in the body, including skin. Odd that it doesn’t really seem to have affected his mother, except for her teeth, but then again a lot of smokers lose teeth early. Marge is a tough cookie.

I think Marge has some kind of dinosaur gene because with the amount she smokes she should have died by now.


My grandfather was born in 1900, started working, and smoking, at age 10. He died at age 83, and had the finest lungs for his age. I guess he had good genes.
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« Reply #47 on: May 25, 2021, 09:36:25 PM »

Joachim looks 15 yrs older than he is, I know it is the stroke but it is also from smoking. I hope he and Marie have quit that habit.

I don’t know about Marie but Joachim doesn’t smoke anymore.

Good. It really affects every organ in the body, including skin. Odd that it doesn’t really seem to have affected his mother, except for her teeth, but then again a lot of smokers lose teeth early. Marge is a tough cookie.

I think Marge has some kind of dinosaur gene because with the amount she smokes she should have died by now.


My grandfather was born in 1900, started working, and smoking, at age 10. He died at age 83, and had the finest lungs for his age. I guess he had good genes.

Well, I read once that, if people were "immortal" or let's say would live longer every smoker would one day die of lung cancer (or something else connected with smoking).

It's just that some die sooner or of something not connected with smoking so people believe it has had no effect. But it does.

Moreover it does effect the dna and therefore your children (even, if you don't smoke during pregnancy)...your grandfather might've been a heavy smoker and you, despite never putting a cigarette in your mouth, might die of lung cancer. I believe it's not the norm, but it does happen.
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« Reply #48 on: May 25, 2021, 10:37:33 PM »

I think smoking is one aspect of health hazard and it kills some people while it does not kill others.

Marge had a lot of privileges as well - she had no (financial) worries in her life, she did not have a 9-5 job, then running home looking after her boys, she had top class healthcare, top class food and a lot of "free time" where she could just relax from her job. She always had a healthy weight. In her case that paid off and might have even levelled out the bad effects of smoking.

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« Reply #49 on: June 09, 2021, 08:52:09 AM »

A belated happy birthday to Prince Joachim, who turned 52 on June 7th.
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« Reply #50 on: June 09, 2021, 10:30:20 PM »

May 12
Joachim and Marie gave an interview to Point de Vue.

After Prince Joachim explains what happened when he had the blood clot, he says that he didn’t necessarily change anything in his lifestyle following the accident:
- "...because this accident was not related to poor hygiene of life but to a simple accident, a dissection of an artery in the neck probably related to a wrong movement or a too violent head butt while playing football with my elders. I have absolutely no recollection of feeling pain. The coagulated blood has loosened and formed a plugin an artery to the brain. Kind of like whiplash."

Marie explained that she might have unexpectedly been more affected than Joachim by what happened and that it changed her outlook on the future:
- "This accident made me change my way of seeing the future. We are much stronger today and sure of what we want to build together. No more doubts: we must appreciate each day lived and above all no longer waste time on futile and unnecessary things. Life is fragile, only family and good health matter. I knew it, but when it comes close to you like that, you really get it.”

About settling in Paris – first for one year and now for at least three years – Joachim said that accepting the job as defense attaché when he was asked was a natural step following his training the year before. Now living in an apartment they rent near the Parc Monceau, the couple thinks it was the perfect environment for Joachim to recover, with Marie explaining that it is also a good thing for their children:
- "They were starting to speak French well and get to know French culture and everything stopped with the confinement.”

Marie points out that it was not planned like this in the beginning.

She explained that the pandemic impacted her work as being in contact with people is the essence of her job, expanding that she was able to travel to Uganda with DanChurchAid back in March 2020 before the first lockdown in France and that she was also able to travel to Denmark in September 2020 to open a new WeFood store but that travels were very limited so she had to adapt:
- "I am constantly in touch with Copenhagen from my office in the dining room, or very often from the kitchen, which is more pleasant and bright for Zoom meetings."


Joachim noted that the lockdown allowed them to spend more time with their children and to take care of them full time:
- "Today we are together all the time and it’s great because Henrik and Athena are adorable. We are a good team, we talk about everything, they have a lot of humor. When Nikolai and Felix come to visit, the little ones are so happy!”

Being in France during the pandemic meant that it was hard to keep in touch with their families. About keeping in touch with Queen Margrethe, Joachim said that it was complicated because she does not have a cell phone:
- "Fortunately, we were able to spend Christmas together after a whole battery of tests. Last year the celebrations around her 80th birthday were called off and the four of us got together, Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and the two of us, for a very small birthday party."

Princess Marie was also isolated from her parents (her mother living in Switzerland and the South of France while her father lives in Normandy) but that they’ll be able to see their families soon when everyone is vaccinated.

When asked if the move to France changed him, Joachim said:
- "I dare say that as soon as I cross the border of France, I become French. Since my childhood, I have never doubted my French roots. This feeling was reinforced forty years ago when I spent a year in boarding school at the Ecole des Roches in Verneuil-sur-Avre. I have become a real chameleon.”

Marie added that she feels like her husband is slowly expressing himself more which he was not doing before out of politeness, to which Joachim added:
- "Keeping quiet is not hypocrisy in any way, but that perhaps explains why Denmark is the happiest country to live in. Probably because we the Danes are not looking for trouble."




While discussing how Henrik and Athena settled in the new school system, Marie was asked if their classmates knew that they were members of a royal family:
- "Obviously, it ends up being known. I don’t worry about Athena. She was born with confidence in life, she is very comfortable with her family history. For Henrik, it’s different. He doesn’t really like being reminded of who he is. Children are not always very nice to each other. He said to me, 'Mom, it’s okay.' As long as we are together, he is reassured. We are here to give them confidence.”

A part of the interview also focused on Joachim’s role as a spare in the royal family:
- "For the Crown Prince, it is enough to follow the course of events. But nothing is defined when the role of the spare and his wife, neither in writing nor orally. My father experienced the same dissatisfaction and never managed to get a clarification of his place in the royal family.”

He added that it wasn’t always easy as they had to find a role while staying in their place. Marie did admit that she felt a little bit freer now:
- "This will perhaps allow us to find our place, always with the mission of representing the family and our country well.”


When asked about Prince Harry’s decision to move from the UK to California:
- "I have enormous respect for Prince Harry. He is very brave. He dared to follow what his heart dictated to him. He’s the only one who knows how he thinks."

The couple also discussed the press in Denmark and how they were freer in France, Marie said:
- "They always need a black sheep in the family. What a pity to soil images like this. We are very careful to protect our children as much as possible.”

Joachim added:
- "It’s simple: their goal is to sell paper. Regardless of the price to pay for the targeted people.”

When asked what they wished for their children
Joachim said
- "We want them to know that it is up to them, with our help, of course, to define their lives. They will be free to do anything. The obligations, if any, will be towards themselves."

Marie added:
- "Moreover, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have decided that – Prince Christian aside – their three other children will lead their lives as they see fit."





Joachim continued:
- "It’s the same with my oldest children, now adults. They are very resourceful. The proof since Nikolai has become a model. Of course, it’s peculiar, but we are in the 21st century, in Denmark, and he exploited this chance well, in a very professional approach. It doesn’t turn his head at all and he takes his studies in economics and business very seriously. Felix is going to graduate from high school. He is very studious so I am not worried. He has already announced that he will embrace a military career."

Both exclaimed how happy the four children adore each other despite the age difference. They said that while they all know that their grandmother is the Queen, they also know that they are free.

When asked if they missed Denmark, Joachim answered:
- "Of course. It is an integral part of our identity. We lived for seven years in Møgeltønder, in South Jutland. I really like the people there, the good air, the sky, the space. Fortunately, we have a lot of family here, but it’s not the same.”

Another place close to his heart is the Chateau de Cayx:
- "It is a place that I adore. My parents bought in 1974 what was only ruin on the banks of the Lot, near Cahors. We lived there for the first time in 1976. I was 7 years old and I grew up spending two or three stays there every year. The memories come back to it all the more since you can feel the presence of my father everywhere. It was his jewel. To the children, I tell them everything he has done to help them understand the development of the property. That it wasn’t just a place to go on vacation. Patience, vision, love. For my mother too, Cayx is essential. It was their common project."

At the end of the interview, Marie talked a little bit about her future projects, one of which is a French version of her cookbook against food waste:
- "In France, as in Denmark, there are many anti-food waste initiatives that are more geared towards companies but less towards individuals, where food waste is the most important. I would like to do another book, adapted to the needs of all French households, in order to give them a tool at home to avoid food waste, save money and participate in the well-being of our environment. It’s going well."


Asked where they see themselves in ten years, Joachim said:
- "If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few months, whether it’s with covid or my stroke, it’s to live in the moment."
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« Reply #51 on: June 10, 2021, 02:46:29 AM »

Thanks for all of these updates, PeDe!  I've seen a few things on Instagram about her outfits recently but it's nice to read more about what she/they have been up to.   Star

Very good interview; you can really sense that his stroke was a transforming moment in their lives and they have emerged cautious but stronger. 

I really do love this couple! 
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« Reply #52 on: June 10, 2021, 03:47:55 AM »

Thanks for all of these updates, PeDe!  I've seen a few things on Instagram about her outfits recently but it's nice to read more about what she/they have been up to.   Star

Very good interview; you can really sense that his stroke was a transforming moment in their lives and they have emerged cautious but stronger. 

I really do love this couple! 

I agree!  Star PeDe, for this and the general thread photos.
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« Reply #53 on: August 08, 2021, 05:29:01 AM »

August 6
Joachim & Marie out and about
Joachim and Marie were spotted with friends in Tivoli, Copenhagen.




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« Reply #54 on: August 08, 2021, 05:34:19 AM »

August 7
The Schack's attend the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix
For Prince Joachim, it is absolutely fantastic to be back in Denmark in a very special context. Joachim was in great company with the family for a race in Copenhagen.

Prince Joachim enjoyed a fantastic day in the company of Princess Marie and their children Prince Henrik and Princess Athena as well as his eldest son Prince Felix when there was the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix at Bellahøj in Copenhagen.

- "Now I'm back", said Prince Joachim, among other things, when after a nice day of racing he posed for a few pictures with his Marie and the children.

After a two-year break from racing with the historic cars, Joachim was happy to be on the track in the ProAm class, and he did really well.

- "What I could immediately feel was perfectly ok", said Prince Joachim as he stood with his Marie and their children.











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« Reply #55 on: August 08, 2021, 08:31:58 AM »

I'm getting a pregnancy vibe from Marie, last two outfits are not really her style
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« Reply #56 on: August 08, 2021, 10:13:03 AM »

I'm getting a pregnancy vibe from Marie, last two outfits are not really her style

That would be fantastic!
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« Reply #57 on: August 08, 2021, 04:17:23 PM »

I'm getting a pregnancy vibe from Marie, last two outfits are not really her style

That would be fantastic!

It would, but I wonder if it isn’t just the box pleat on the shirt?
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« Reply #58 on: August 08, 2021, 05:58:25 PM »

Much as I’d love another beautiful Schack baby (and I really would!), Marie is 45.

Sadly, I fear they’re done with pregnancies.
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« Reply #59 on: August 08, 2021, 06:02:15 PM »

I will admit they’re on my wish list for a surprise blessing.  But as you said unlikely given her age.  Here’s hoping though.
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