Programme for official visit in Greenland
Photo: Klavs Bo Christensen, POLFOTO
The Crown Prince Couple, together with their four children, pay an official visit in Greenland the days of 1-8 August 2014 aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.
The cruise includes visits in Southern and Western Greenland.
The tour begins in Southern Greenland with visits in Igaliko, Narsaq, Alluitsup Paa, Nanortalik, Qaqortoq and Upernaviarsuk. In Western Greenland, there will be visits in Paamiut, Qeqertarsuatsiaat and Nuuk.
See map of the places to be visited in Greenland.
Changes in the programme may occur because of changing weather conditions.
Friday, 1 August
Official welcome in Igaliku
09.20
The Crown Prince Couple are welcomed by village board chairman Mouritz Karlsen. During the official welcome, there will be a performance by a choir.
Inspection of the Nordbo ruins
09.40
The Crown Prince Couple are shown around in the Nordbo ruins by former Greenland Parliament chairman Josef Tuusi Motzfeldt.
Village coffee get-together
10.15
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a village coffee get-together at Café Igaliko.
Visit at church
10.55
The Crown Prince Couple visit the church in Igaliku and are shown a photo exhibition about the village’s history.
Departure from village
11.30
The Crown Prince Couple depart the village.
Arrival in Narsaq
14.00
The Crown Prince Couple arrive in Narsaq and are greeted on the quay by municipality board member, 2nd Vice Mayor Avaaraq Olsen. During the welcome, there will be a performance by a choir.
Visit at the slaughterhouse Neqi A/S
14.35
HRH The Crown Prince visits the slaughterhouse Neqi A/S. During the visit, The Crown Prince will be greeted and briefed by the factory manager, Kunuk Albrechtsen.
Visit at culture centre A21
14.35
HRH The Crown Princess visits the culture centre A21. At the arrival, The Crown Princess will be greeted by Marianne Nielsen, leader of the after-school centre Narsarmiutaq.
Visit at the art workshop of Marie Kronvold
15.10
During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will view the workshops and work tables.
Visit at INUILI, the College of Food Sciences and Knowledge Centre
15.40
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by director Poul Christensen.
Visit at the home for the elderly
16.40
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by director Vivi K. Egede. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple get the opportunity to greet the residents.
Visit at the museum
17.20
The Crown Prince Couple will be shown around the museum by director Jesper Stormby Enevoldsen.
Departure
18.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart from the harbour in Narsaq. In connection with the departure, the Crown Prince Couple greet a group of Danish rowers.
Saturday, 2 August
Arrival in Aalluitsup Paa
09.00
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted on the quay by village board chairman Henriethe Josefsen. During the welcome, there will be a performance by a choir.
Visit at a new church
09.20
The Crown Prince Couple inspect the new church and, following, there will be a devotional service conducted by catechist Johannes Kleist Konrad Ananiassen.
Visit at the kindergarten Muku
10.15
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by kindergarten director Jan Buch. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will be shown around the kindergarten and greet the staff and children.
Coffee get-together in the village hall
11.00
The Crown Prince Couple participate along with the village board in a coffee get-together in the village hall.
Tour around the village
11.30
The Crown Prince Couple will be shown around the village. During the tour, the Crown Prince Couple will, among other things, see Udsigtposten.
Departure
12.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart the village.
Arrival in Nanortalik
16.00
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted on the quay by municipality board member Debora Kleist. During the welcome, there will be a performance by a choir.
Coffee get-together in the community hall
16.25
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a coffee get-together in the community hall.
Visit at Frilandsmuseet (open-air museum)
17.00
The Crown Prince Couple visit Frilandsmuseet. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will be shown around the museum by director Klaus Jakobsen.
Visit at day centre Pilutaq
17.40
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by board chairman Sofie Poulsen.
Visit at Sekskanten
18.00
The Crown Prince Couple visit the new school Sekskanten. The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by Vice Principal Maria Abelsen and are shown around the school.
Tour around the town
18.35
The Crown Prince Couple will be shown around the town.
Departure
19.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart the town.
Sunday, 3 August
Arrival in Qaqortoq
09.45
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted on the quay by mayor Jørgen Wæver Johansen.
Tree planting and joint photographing of those born in 1968 and 1972 at Høeghs Plads
10.05
Tree planting.
Tree planting.
10.20
The Crown Prince takes part in joint photographing of the town’s citizens born in 1968.
10.30
The Crown Princess takes part in joint photographing of the town’s citizens born in 1972.
Visit at Campus Kujalleq
11.05
The Crown Prince Couple visit Southern Greenland’s education centre with upper secondary school and business school. Greeting by director Steffen Lund.
Visit at fish factory Avataq
11.30
The Crown Prince visits the fish factory Avataq. Greeting by the factory’s owner, Gudmundur Kristjánsson.
Visit at the day-care centre Neriusaaq / Nanu Børn
11.30
The Crown Princess visits the day-care centre Neriusaaq / Nanu Børn. Greeting by Margrethe Nielsen.
Visit at Sulisartut Højskoliat
11.55
The Crown Prince visits the Greenlandic workers’ folk high school, Sulisartut Højskoliat. During the visit, The Crown Prince will be briefed about the school’s current and future use.
Visit at the kindergarten Inneriilat
11.55
The Crown Princess visits the kindergarten Inneriilat. During the visit, The Crown Princess will be shown around the kindergarten. Greeting by the day-care centre’s leader, Sofie Rosa Jakobsen.
Luncheon with Kujalleq Municipality
12.30
Kujalleq Municipality hosts a luncheon at Hotel Qaqortoq.
Visit at the institution for the handicapped, Ivaaraq
13.30
The Crown Prince Couple visit the institution for the handicapped, Ivaaraq. Greeting by director Agnethe Hegelund.
Visit at Great Greenland
14.00
The Crown Prince Couple visit Great Greenland. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will get a tour around. Greeting by director Lars Berg.
Visit at children’s football event
14.45
The Crown Prince Couple are present at a children’s football event.
Reception on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog
16.00
The Crown Prince Couple hold a reception on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.
Departure
18.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart the town.
Monday, 4 August
Arrival in Paamuit
12.00
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted on the quay by 1st Vice Mayor Andreas Uldum.
The kayak association bids welcome from the water.
Visit at the Family Centre and prevention office Tiloq
12.30
The Crown Prince Couple visits the Family Centre and the prevention office Tiloq. During the visit, the children’s group will sing “Perulerama” and the Crown Prince Couple will be briefed on The Mary Foundation’s “Bamseven” (“Teddy Bear Friend”) and other prevention projects.
Visit at the airport lake
13.15
The Crown Prince Couple are shown watercycles in the airport lake.
Children’s relay race
13.45
The Crown Prince Couple run in the children’s relay race with the town’s kids and The Mary Foundation’s "Teddy Bear Friend".
Joint aerial photo
14.30
In cooperation with the day-care centres, an aerial photo is taken – in it, children and the Crown Prince Couple form a heart shape and wave at the camera.
Coffee get-together
15.00
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a coffee get-together in the culture centre Taqqissuut. During it, there will be musical entertainment.
Tour to the harbour
15.45
The Crown Prince Couple are taken on a tour through the town. There will be a song sung by a choir outside the church when they pass by.
Departure
16.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart the town. The kayak association departs with the Crown Prince Couple from the water. The fishing and subsistence hunting association gives a farewell salute from the bay.
Tuesday, 5 August
Arrival in Qeqertarsuatsiaat
09.00
The Crown Prince Couple is greeted on the quay by the chairman of the village board, Jonathan Jacobsen. At the greeting, there will be songs sung by Qeqertarsuatsiaat nipaat.
Walking tour to Telehuset
09.30
The Crown Prince Couple walk up to Telehuset.
Visit at the children’s institution Amauligaq
10.00
The Crown Prince Couple visits the children’s institution Amauligaq. During the visit, the institution’s children will sing The Mary Foundation’s “Teddy Bear Friend” song, which they themselves have composed.
Visit in youth club
10.20
The Crown Prince Couple visit a youth club. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will be told the narrative of the Gertrud Rask Minde Børnehjem, which was Greenland’s first children’s home.
Refreshments with townspeople
10.40
The Crown Prince Couple and the town’s citizen are offered refreshments and get the opportunity to take part in competitions and community singing.
Visit at the sewing workshop Amitsialak
11.45
The Crown Prince Couple visit the sewing workshop where “Fiskenæsset-tasken” (the “Fiskenæsset bag”) is produced.
Departure
12.00
The Crown Prince Couple depart the town. During the departure, there will be signing by the choir Qeqertarsuatsiaat nipaat.
Thursday, 7 August
Official dinner in Nuuk
19.00
The premier of the Government of Greenland hosts a dinner at Hotel Hans Egede.
Friday, 8 August
Official welcome in Nuuk
09.30
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by mayor Asii Chemnitz Narup.
Visit at the City Council chamber
10.00
The Crown Prince Couple visit the City Council chamber, where there will be entertainment by the former culture ambassador, Arnannguaq Gerstrøm. Greeting by the mayor.
Walking tour to Inatsisartut / the Parliament of Greenland
10.45
The Crown Prince Couple walk to Inatsisartut / the Parliament.
Visit at Inatsisartutsalen
11.00
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by the chairman of Inatsisartut, Lars Emil Johansen.
Visit at Naalakkersuisut /Government of Greenland
11.30
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by the Premier of the Government of Greenland, Aleqa Hammond.
Visit at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
12.00
The Crown Prince Couple are greeted by director Klaus Nygård.
Visit at the Volunteer Centre
13.30
The Crown Prince Couple will, during the visit, be briefed about the association and recreation work as well as the prevention work, including The Mary Foundation’s Free of Bullying initiative.
Presentation of the Arctic Winter Games
14.00
The Crown Prince will receive a presentation about the Arctic Winter Games by director Maliina Abelsen.
Visit at the children’s rights institution MIO
14.10
The Crown Princess is greeted by children’s advocate Aaja Chemnitz Larsen.
Coffee get-together
14.45
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a coffee get-together in the culture centre Katuaq. During it, there will be musical entertainment as well as exhibitions of art, children’s books and Greenlandic design.
Visit at the Arctic Commando
16.00
The Crown Prince Couple visit the Arctic Commando.
Reception at the Ivalo and Minik Foundation
17.00
The Crown Prince Couple participate in a reception at the Ivalo and Minik Foundation.
Reception on the Royal Yacht
19.00
The Crown Prince Couple hold a reception on the Royal Yacht Dannebrog.
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