Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post Day 1 - Saudi Arabia Sunday, 28 February Saudi ArabiaVisit with the Saudi royal familyThe Crown Prince Couple pay a visit to the Saudi royal family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CcToWr5UkAAWBgB.jpg:large http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/479/12/620x411-c/12479526-mary_saudi.jpg Article BT: Mary is to dine with King Salman's sisters instead of dinner at the embassy "According to BT's man on the spot, Andreas Karker, the plan was that both Mary and Frederik should have attended the official dinner at the Danish Embassy. "But after the royal couple have eaten lunch with King Salman earlier today, we have now been informed by the Foreign Ministry that Mary instead eats dinner with the sisters. So it is obviously an idea that has arisen during lunch, "he said." https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bt.dk%2Fudland%2Fhar-gjort-stort-indtryk-i-oerkenstaten-nu-skal-mary-til-middag-med-de-saudiske-prin&edit-text= Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post With King Salman http://asset.dr.dk/imagescaler/?file=/images/crop/2016/02/28/1456667530_net_kongeligt_besoeg_saudi_still_00000213.jpeg http://ekstrabladet.dk/incoming/jca459/5971168/IMAGE_ALTERNATES/p600/Kronprinsparret%20bes%C3%B8ger%20Saudi-Arabien Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post The controversy of the visit has certainly caught the DK medias interest, even Ekstra Bladet and BT have tagged along this time:-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post Some of the men shake hands others don't. http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/479/12/12479526-mary_saudi.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post Some of the men shake hands others don't. http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/479/12/12479526-mary_saudi.jpg Seems there was someone who didn't take Mary's outstreched hand. I'm glad Mary is standing next to Frederik and not somewhere behind, like Michelle Obama did in a pic I saw. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 · Report post Some of the men shake hands others don't. http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/479/12/12479526-mary_saudi.jpg Seems there was someone who didn't take Mary's outstreched hand. I'm glad Mary is standing next to Frederik and not somewhere behind, like Michelle Obama did in a pic I saw. Yes, and no covered head:-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) · Report post This morning after breakfast Denmark Crown Prince Visits Historical Al-Dir'iyyah and Mary was there too, even if she's not mentioned http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-124905641456656288784.jpg http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-9565345861456656295390.jpg Added: https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/10154085_953053441410865_2069464869849261252_n.jpg?oh=6e5516bed3fca081c312252c67114a28&oe=576F0D3A Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques holds a session of official talks with Crown Prince of Kingdom of Denmark http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-5244611961456670300733.jpg http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-8733107341456670282798.jpg http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-1347133801456670295520.jpg Edited February 29, 2016 by mls Added photo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 29, 2016 · Report post Does anyone else think Mary's smile has been brighter and warmer...? http://www.billedbladet.dk/sites/billedbladet.dk/files/styles/landscape_16-9_8grid/public/media-qbrick/BF0139637485F4B1.jpg?itok=NCV40fk0 This must really be a "grind your teeth and do your duty" trip BT: Embarrassing Saudi situation: men refused to shake hands with Mary https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=da&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bt.dk%2Fpolitik%2Fpinlig-saudi-situation-maend-naegtede-at-give-haand-til-mary&edit-text= "Only one in four of the many men who passed by to greet the royal couple, shook hands with the Crown Princess, and all shook hands with the Crown Prince." Some of the men who didn't shake her hand did greet/acknowledge her in some way but there were those who didn't even look at her. That I find incredibly rude. She is a member of the official delegation, the Crown Princess of the Kingdom of Denmark and to not even do a slight nod is very unfortunate.What if it had been Queen Margrethe? Would she also have been ignored? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 29, 2016 · Report post How do you know they didn't even look at her? We can only see the back of their heads. We cannot see whether they look or even smile at her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 29, 2016 · Report post How do you know they didn't even look at her? We can only see the back of their heads. We cannot see whether they look or even smile at her. I haven't made an assumption based on these few photos. I read posts by Danes who have watched a report/video from TV2 news yesterday. Mary chatting with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef. http://ekstrabladet.dk/incoming/lbt9l1/5971339/IMAGE_ALTERNATES/p600/Kronprinsparret%20bes%C3%B8ger%20Saudi-Arabien http://herognu.dk/Upload/her-og-nu/2016/8/Onsdag/Mary1.jpg http://herognu.dk/Upload/her-og-nu/2016/8/Onsdag/Mary4.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 29, 2016 · Report post Video from BB: http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/video-kronprinsesse-mary-og-kronprins-frederik-modtaget-i-saudi-arabien Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted February 29, 2016 · Report post This morning after breakfast Denmark Crown Prince Visits Historical Al-Dir'iyyah and Mary was there too, even if she's not mentioned http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-124905641456656288784.jpg http://www.spa.gov.sa/galupload/normal/000-9565345861456656295390.jpg A few more from this visit https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpl1/v/t1.0-9/10154085_953053441410865_2069464869849261252_n.jpg?oh=6e5516bed3fca081c312252c67114a28&oe=576F0D3A http://was.sa/1472328 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted March 1, 2016 · Report post Daily Mail http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3468497/Crown-Princess-Mary-chooses-not-wear-headscarf-begins-tour-Saudi-Arabia.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
