smt Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 At the risk of sounding ignorant, I have to ask about the cheer I've seen/heard the Queen lead from the balcony (including) on many occasions including her recent birthday. It sounds lilke "Wah!" and is repeated a number of times. Can anyone help me ... I'm American and not familiar w/the Danish language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 I believe its "hurra" (hurrah).. We simply yell hurra a number of times and the final cheer is called the long one -- Hurraaaaaaa, which could sound like hu - wahhhhh if one doesnt know what is being yelled.. Often the wueen will say "long live denmark" or something like that - or another man will say "long live the queen" and then it is followed by the cheer.Its normal to yell hurra when somebody has a birthday or at other big occassions.. Dont you say/yell hurra?? I thought it was something done in many countries??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Tater Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 It is common all over England and I've discovered it in Canada and America. Usually someone shouts "three cheers!" and then everyone does "Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!" I do also think that the Danish one initiated by QMII sounds like "wah" though. I remember Mary saying in an interview that Danish children saying her name seemed to say Marwe. Is it a pronunciation thing? Perhaps one of the Danish members could help on this one? :@: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikte Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 It is the "HURRA" for "Long live Denmark" that the queen is yelling and the crowd is answering. Normally she yells it 9 times. But this time I only heard 7 "hurras", but I think that it is due to televisions programme that we only heard it 7 times. Well, CP Frederik yelled "HURRA" 10 times when the queen turned 50 :jumping-smiley-017: :jumping-smiley-017: :jumping-smiley-017: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay Posted April 20, 2006 Report Share Posted April 20, 2006 It may sound like wah to you but we are yelling hurra.. The first - "hu" is not very strong/pronounced very clearly so it is the second "rra" that you would hear most clearly..and when it is yelled it becomes (hu)rraaaaaa, with stress on the latter - the long a-sound which sound a bit like [ahhh].. and raaaa sounds a bit like wah if you are not a native dane.. Does it make sense at all?? http://www.bt.dk/royalt/artikel:aid=435700:fid=100021708/ In the right side it says videoklip Right under this it says.. Regentparret på fredensborg(in red) - press on that and a video will be shown. It was a few days ago when the Queen and the prince consort moved into their summer residence in Fredensborg - right next to F and M´s home..They were welcomed by the locals of Fredensborg carrying torches and a cheer was made for the Queen.. If you listen carefully you can hear a quiet "hu" before the raaaa or wah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudinde Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Queen Margrethe celebrates her 68th birthday today. There will be a balcony appearance at 12 noon at Amalienborg Then the Queen and Prince Henrik will be at Rosenborg Castle at 2:30pm for it's reopening after renovation. It's not yet known which members of the family are able to join the Queen on the balcony. The Crown Prince is participating in the Farr 40 World Championship regatta. It's possible his little family is with him, as the official schedule is clear over those days. Marie Cavallier is likely to be present today with her soon-to-be groom, Prince Joachim, and perhaps his sons. Today we have a new banner on the Golden Wine skin to celebrate. (Drop down menu for changing skins is on the bottom of the page, on the left.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudinde Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Queen Margrethe's birthdays as a grandmother: * Amalienborg 2000 - Frederik was in Greenland * Marselisborg 2001 - Royal guards in red gala, but no royal terrace appearance * Amalienborg 2002 * Marselisborg 2003 * Amalienborg 2004 - Mary's first official attendance at the Queen birthday * Amalienborg 2005 - minus F&M, who were in Thailand for the Tsunami memorial with Dk victims' families * Marselisborg 2006 * Amalienborg 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thank you for the new banner something adout Mary & Christian & Isabella? http://www.bt.dk/article/20080409/royalt/80409029/ hope to watch it live on Tv2 news? http://wwitv.com/portal.htm All the best Mitchell :@: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikte Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I have the luck to be at home today, so I can update here, when the news is on - if you like And thank you for the lovely banner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thank you gudinde for your hard work. And also a big thank you to FrederikIX for all the links. :@: :@: The new banner is lovely with the past and the present -very appropriate for this important event today. Hopefully we have a live video link and some good photos. :@: And a very Happy 68th Birthday to HM Queen Margrethe II!!! :birthday: TV 2 dk BT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikte Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Only Prince Joachim, Marie Cavallier and the boys were present and of course the Queen and Prince Henrik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks Benedikte. So Mary and the children are with Frederik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudinde Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks for the news Benedikte :@: Also thanks to mitchell and FIX for the sssential links, and mayflower, your intuition is as sharp as ever Mitchell, Benedikte and mayflower, Thanks, it was a pleasure Mitchell, The BT article you posted does mention Mary and the children, guessing they will join the Queen today. I don't think the writers know for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 TV2 News http://nyhederne.tv2.dk/kongelig/article.p...d-11224172.html All the best Mitchell :@: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanna Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Only Prince Joachim, Marie Cavallier and the boys were present and of course the Queen and Prince Henrik Are you sure Benedikte? If so, B.T is probably wrong http://www.bt.dk/article/20080416/royalt/80416022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jema Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Wonderful new banner! Thanks a lot gudinde! :ba: TV2.dk News12:00 video clip (1:32) Screen-cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudinde Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 You're very welcome. I'm determined to learn a few of these skills Screen-cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKH Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Article and Photos http://www.bt.dk/article/20080416/royalt/80416022/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riki Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks for posting the screen-caps, I was not able to watch TV2. Felix has grown so much, last year he could not look over the balcony. Is Mary really in Florida? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleanna Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Only Prince Joachim, Marie Cavallier and the boys were present and of course the Queen and Prince Henrik Are you sure Benedikte? If so, B.T is probably wrong http://www.bt.dk/article/20080416/royalt/80416022/ Yes, B.T. was wrong! I think Mary, Christian and isabella will be in Maimi with daddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jema Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks for posting the screen-caps, I was not able to watch TV2. Felix has grown so much, last year he could not look over the balcony. Is Mary really in Florida? Here is the another link to the same video. TV2.dk video clip Hope this helps. :@: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gudinde Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks jema :@: Here's an article from Jyllands Posten with a nice big picture: http://jp.dk/indland/article1320682.ece TV2 photo gallery http://galleri.tv2.dk/index.php/category-G...849/page-1.html Se & Hør article http://www.seoghoer.dk/Royalt/Marie%20paa%20balkon.aspx ADDED: Hola gallery http://www.hola.com/galeria-de-imagenes.ht...bseccion=danesa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jema Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 From P.P.E. 21photos : http://www.ppe-agency.com/show.php?zoektyp...8%20Amalienborg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sissi Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 :@: Thanks for all the pictures and videos. I noticed that Felix had grown quite a lot too, I thought it was funny last year when he was just the wrong height! The first balcony scene I saw him in was 2004 ( Mary's first) when he wasn't yet 2 and like Christian last year he was able to look through the laticework. The palace balcony is like the wall that parents write up their children's heights, with the photos of Margrethe's birthday we'll have a pictorial height record of her grandchildren growing up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds Posted April 16, 2008 Report Share Posted April 16, 2008 I really do hate that Mary and the kids did not come today!!!! I wonder why and where they are??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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