Day 1 - Saudi Arabia

[mls]

Day 1 - Saudi Arabia

Sunday, 28 February

Saudi Arabia
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Visit with the Saudi royal family
​The Crown Prince Couple pay a visit to the Saudi royal family.

[mls]

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=

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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

[commoner]

The controversy of the visit has certainly caught the DK medias interest, even Ekstra Bladet and BT have tagged along this time:-)

[commoner]

Some of the men shake hands others don't.

http://b.bimg.dk/node-images/479/12/12479526-mary_saudi.jpg

[mls]

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.

[commoner]

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:-)

[mls]

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

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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

[mls]

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?

[Riki]

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.

[mls]

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

[cph]

Video from BB:

http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelige/danmark/video-kronprinsesse-mary-og-kronprins-frederik-modtaget-i-saudi-arabien

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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

[Chances]

Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3468497/Crown-Princess-Mary-chooses-not-wear-headscarf-begins-tour-Saudi-Arabia.html

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