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| Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: November 17, 2018, 5:29 am | |
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| Crown Prince couple visiting Latvia on 6th-7th. December to | |
| participate in the celebration of the country's 100th | |
| independence. | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 5, 2018, 8:57 am | |
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| The Crown Prince Couple visit Latvia the days of 6-7 December | |
| 2018 to participate in the celebration of the country�s | |
| independence. | |
| Denmark takes part in celebrating Latvia�s declaration as an | |
| independent state 100 years ago, and, as a part of this | |
| celebration, the Crown Prince Couple will visit Latvia by | |
| invitation of Latvia�s president, HE Raimonds Vējonis. The | |
| royal participation in Latvia�s 100th anniversary celebration | |
| underscores the strong ties between Denmark and Latvia. | |
| In addition to the official celebration, the visit in Latvia | |
| will focus on art, design and history, and, over two days, Their | |
| Royal Highnesses will take part in a number of arrangements in | |
| the capital, Riga. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple | |
| will be accompanied by culture minister Mette Bock. | |
| PROGRAM | |
| Thursday, 6 December | |
| Official welcoming ceremony at Riga Castle | |
| 11.30 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple participate in an official welcoming | |
| ceremony on the Castle Square at Riga Castle and are received by | |
| the Latvian President and First Lady, Raimonds Vējonis and | |
| Iveta Vējone. | |
| Official photographing and inscription in guest book | |
| 11.50 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple and the President and First Lady pose | |
| for photographing, after which the Crown Prince Couple sign the | |
| guest book. | |
| Conversation with Latvia�s President and First Lady | |
| 11.55 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple participate in a conversation with the | |
| Latvian President and First Lady. | |
| Laying of flowers at Freedom Monument | |
| 12.40 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple take part in the placement of flowers at | |
| the Freedom Monument in Riga together with the Latvian President | |
| and First Lady and the Danish and Latvian culture ministers. | |
| The Freedom Monument was unveiled on 18 November 1935 in honor | |
| of those who died in Latvia�s fight for independence | |
| (1918-1920). It was constructed with the help of donations from | |
| the Latvian people and was designed by sculptor Kārlis | |
| Zāle. The three stars at the top of the statue represent | |
| Latvia�s three historical regions, Kurzeme, Vidzeme and Latgale. | |
| Book donation ceremony at the National Library of Latvia | |
| 13.00 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple participate in a book donation ceremony | |
| at the National Library of Latvia with the Latvian President and | |
| First Lady as well as the Danish and Latvian culture ministers. | |
| At the ceremony, Their Royal Highnesses hand over a book of | |
| particular importance to the National Library of Latvia in | |
| connection with Latvia�s 100 years of independence. | |
| Official luncheon | |
| 13.40 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple take part in an official luncheon hosted | |
| by the speaker of the Latvian parliament, Ināra | |
| Mūrniece. In addition to the Crown Prince Couple, the | |
| President and First Lady and the Danish and Latvian culture | |
| ministers participate. | |
| The parliament building was built in the years 1863-1867, at | |
| that time to house the Livonian Order. In 1920, the | |
| constitutional convention became the owner of the building and | |
| later the parliament, which in Latvian is called Saeima. | |
| Reception in Great Guild concert hall | |
| 17.15 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple take part in a reception at the Great | |
| Guild concert hall arranged by the Danish embassy in Latvia, | |
| DCCL and the Danish cultural institute. In addition to the Crown | |
| Prince Couple, the Danish culture minister takes part. | |
| Concert by Concerto Copenhagen | |
| 18.00 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple attend a concert by the professional | |
| symphony orchestra Concerto Copenhagen in the Great Guild | |
| concert hall. The President and First Lady and the Danish | |
| culture minister also attend. | |
| The symphony orchestra Concerto Copenhagen was established in | |
| 1991 and is based in Copenhagen. | |
| Official dinner | |
| 19.45 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple participate in an official dinner at | |
| Riga Castle hosted by the Latvian President and First Lady. The | |
| Danish culture minister takes part. | |
| Friday, 7 December | |
| Presentation of architectural drawings for �Tabakas fabrika� | |
| 09.00 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple preside over the presentation of | |
| architectural drawings for �Tabakas fabrika� at Art Museum Riga. | |
| The drawings are the culmination of an architectural competition | |
| that is Denmark�s special contribution to the 100th anniversary | |
| celebration. The winning proposal will be the basis for how the | |
| former Scandinavian tobacco factory in Riga will be converted | |
| into a new cultural center and incubator for the creative | |
| industry. In addition to the Crown Prince Couple, the Danish | |
| culture minister takes part. | |
| Opening of conference on creative industries | |
| 09.30 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple take part in the opening of a conference | |
| on creative industries at Art Museum Riga. The conference is | |
| organized by the Danish cultural institute, the Danish embassy | |
| in Latvia, LIIA and the Latvian cultural ministry. The objective | |
| of the conference is to further develop Danish creative | |
| industries via cooperation with Latvian partners. | |
| HRH The Crown Prince will give a speech in connection with the | |
| opening. | |
| Visit at exhibition of Danish design and fashion with Danish | |
| companies | |
| 11.00 | |
| The Crown Prince visits an exhibition of Danish design and | |
| fashion and meets with Danish companies at Art Museum Riga. His | |
| Royal Highness is introduced to the companies and is shown | |
| around the exhibition. | |
| Visit at the NGO Center Dardedze | |
| 11.10 | |
| HRH The Crown Princess visits the NGO Center Dardedze, which | |
| works for childhood without abuse. This is done by, among other | |
| things, helping children who have been victims of abuse and | |
| generating attention to the protection of children�s rights. | |
| Visit at the exhibition �A Century of Latvia� at the National | |
| History Museum | |
| 13.45 | |
| The Crown Prince Couple visit the exhibition �A Century of | |
| Latvia� at the National History Museum. The exhibition | |
| illustrates Latvia�s 100 years of independence with biographies, | |
| portraits from the period, 1500 unique objects, photos, sound | |
| recordings, film and video. In addition to the Crown Prince | |
| Couple, the Danish culture minister takes part | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 7:45 pm | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 7:47 pm | |
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| #Post#: 6376-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 7:50 pm | |
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| Video | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=jXFGgVuHShY | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 7:55 pm | |
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| #Post#: 6378-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 7:59 pm | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 8:01 pm | |
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| #Post#: 6380-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: fragrance78 Date: December 8, 2018, 8:05 pm | |
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| Ouch | |
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| Re: Official Visit to Latvia - 6 & 7 Dec 2018 | |
| By: ABS Date: December 10, 2018, 11:34 am | |
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| Yeah, OUCH! | |
| She always has too small shoes. | |
| That said, I really like her HAIR and wardrobe on this trip. | |
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