Joachim & Marie step out on a baby walk

Photo © Birger Storm/Billed Bladet

Last week Prince Joachim and Princess Marie stepped out for a walk at Amalienborg with their new little prince travelling incognito in a large pram. They were accompanied by Princess Marie's mother Françoise Grassiot, who did the honours of also playing grandmother to Apple.

Billed Bladet reports today that although there are no confirmed reports yet, a July christening is likely for the new little prince, to be held at Møgeltønder Church and Schackenborg Manor.

Billed Bladet's gallery of the walk 'en plein air'

Frederik & Mary visit Marie & the new little prince

Today Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have visited Princess Marie and the new baby, as have Marie's parents Alain Cavallier and her mother Françoise Grassiot. The general mood of happiness at the birth among members of the Royal Family evidently continues. Friends of the couple have also visited.



Photos © Tariq Mikkel Khan/POLFOTO/Fyens Stifstidende, Martin Høien/Billed Bladet, Nanna Kreutzmann/Polfoto, Lars H. Laursen/Billed Bladet

Se og HØR (from late yesterday) 'Mary: Travl tante' is about Mary beng a busy aunt. It says the Crown Princess is looking forward to seeing the baby prince today after Mary was at several events yesterday. Mary was reluctant to give advice to the new mother, who had no doubt heard lots in recent days.
Se og HØR 'Frederik og Mary: Han er en lille fin fætter' - Frederik and Mary: He is a wonderful little cousin
Frederik and Mary arrived this morning for a visit after both being busy yesterday on official duties. Mary had a big bunch of tulips and they carried a bag from an expensive Copenhagen baby boutique. The journalist asked about their own baby-making efforts (yes they will). After an hour-long visit Frederik and Mary said Marie had given birth to a wonderful little cousin.
Mary also reported that mother and child were fine and that the little one kept his eyes closed during the whole visit.
On the way out of Rigshospitalet Mary and Frederik took their time to chat with a little Greenlandic patient, who sat in a wheelchair and followed the whole menagerie.
Shortly before Mary and Frederik came, Marie and Joachim had visits from Marie's parents Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot, who divorced in 1998.
B.T. 'Mary og Frederik på Riget: Han er bedårende' - There are flash player webTV clips on the page, the first (01:26) after the visit, with a kiss between Frederik and Mary and the second (00:33), is of their quick arrival.
B.T. 'Mary og Frederik på Riget: Han er bedårende' - Mary and Frederik at Riget: He is charming
The Crown Princess and Crown Prince Frederik have visited the small prince for the first time. They had flowers and presents with them.
On the question as to their own plans for a family addition, Frederik answered cryptically: "That we must look see, we are still young."
Both he and Mary looked happy...
Before they disappeared into the lift to meet the family's newest member, Frederik answered that it was lovely to become an uncle.
After the visit the Crown Prince Couple said that the little prince was "charming".
"He is a charming little cousin, and we are very all very happy. He is a distinguished little lad," Frederik said before he and Mary left the hospital.
DR.dk 'Kronprinsen: Den står 3-2' - The Crown Prince: It is now 3-2
The following day Princess Marie's birth of a son, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess arrived at the University Hospital to see the little new prince, Ekstra-Bladet writes.
A convincing Crown Prince Frederik ascertained that it now stands 3-2 in the 'baby accounts' with Prince Joachim - but it's certainly no final result.
"We are young still," Crown Prince Frederik said.
On the question what it's like to become an aunt and an uncle again for the third time, Mary and Frede answered in unison: "Lovely!
Exactly a hour after the arrival Mary and Frede again left the University Hospital in each their car.
TV2
Billed Bladet - Joachim ahead of Frederik at 3-2 children
Billed Bladet - Marie's parents visiting today, with Marie's mother now arrived from Geneva
Added: Marie's father has visited the hospital each day to see his daughter and grandson and was joined by Marie's mother yesterday.
Billed Bladet 'Maries mor er ankommet fra Geneve' - Marie's mother arrives from Geneva
Françoise Grassiot was full of anticipation when she arrived to see her new grandchild for the first time.
Princess Marie's mother hasn't hidden how much she has looked forward to seeing her daughter's first child.
And it was with this anticipation that she went with her ex-husband, Princess Marie's father Alain Cavallier, through Rigshospitalt's foyer and over to the lifts.
Alain Cavallier had a little advantage because he had arrived [the day before] from Paris and so already has seen the little prince which was an experience he gladly shared with the press.
"He resembles me, so that he is very beautiful. I am very happy for my new grandchild," Marie's father reported with French charm and humour.
Billed Bladet - about Marie's parents' adventures with the glass doors at Rigshospitalet as they left in a royal car after visiting Marie and their new grandson.



DR.dk gallery
Fyens Stiftidende gallery
MSN Starlounge gallery
B.T. gallery
Fyens.Stifstidende gallery - Frederik's and Mary's arrival
Berlingske Tidende gallery

JPtv (00:33) Frederik & Mary arriving to visit and also Alain Cavallier

Winston & Apple make their royal debut

Prince Joachim has a new puppy Billed Bladet reported last week, and this week he made his royal debut with Marie Cavallier's dog Apple and the royal daschunds. He is a red-brown cocker spaniel called Winston. The dog is a descendant of Oscar which was the cocker spaniel Alexandra brought with her from Hong Kong. Prince Joachim and Oscar became very attached to each other. Oscar was put to sleep in 2005 at the age of eleven.

Winston was brought into the world with the help of insemination. Sperm from Oscar was frozen, as no suitable mate was found before he died. Nikolai and Felix had been brought up with Oscar and it was very sad for the whole family when it was discovered Oscar was ill two years ago.

Apparently the now 14 week-old Winston is dog to both Joachim and Marie and Joachim has been seen running and jumping around in the park around Schackenborg with the new puppy. Last weekend Winston and Apple travelled together on a visit to Sweden with Joachim and Marie and Billed Bladet says the dogs have a good relationship.


4 October 2007. Prince Joachim and fiancee Marie Cavallier watch the changing of the guards with family members at Fredensborg Palace the day after the announcement of their engagement. Prince Henrik, Queen Margrethe, Marie's father Alain Cavallier, her mother Françoise Grassiot, step-father Christian Grassiot and the family dogs were also present.


Photos: Kaspar Wenstrup/Her og Nu/Sipa

Lots of doggy business, from Billed Bladet:



(part Trine Larsen, Billed Bladet nos. 39 & 40 2007 and thanks Muhler!)

Also, see Søren Steffen's photo gallery from the press conference at Amalienborg

Added: Her&Nu web TV of the the changing of the guard at Fredensborg (this can take a while to load, let it run through with sound down and do something in another window!)

The Sydney Morning Herald 'Denmark's divorced Prince to marry again'