Wednesday, 13 April

Welcoming ceremony at airport, Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal
13.00
H.E. Enrique Peña Nieto and First Lady Angélica Rivera arrive at Copenhagen International Airport, Vilhelm Lautitzen Terminal. The president and first lady are received by The Queen and The Prince Consort and the royal family.

The Honour Guard of the Royal Life Guard is inspected.

​Official welcome at Fredensborg Palace
14.15
The president and first lady arrive at Fredensborg Palace, escorted by the Guard Hussar Regiment’s mounted squadron. Official photographing of The Queen and The Prince Consort and the President and First Lady takes place in the Harsdorff Room.

Read more about Fredensborg Palace.

Visit at Kronborg Castle
15.35
The president and first lady together with the Crown Prince Couple visit Kronborg Castle, where there will be a presentation of, among other things, the Kronborg tapestries and the great hall. 

Read about Kronborg Castle.

Visit at M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark
16.10
The president and first lady together with the Crown Prince Couple visit M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark, which the architectural design firm Bjarke Ingels Group stands behind. The museum’s director, Ulla Tofte, will conduct a tour, which will display different sections of the museum’s exhibitions as well as the museum’s architecture. 

Read about M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark.

Gala banquet at Fredensborg Palace
20.00
The Queen hosts a gala banquet at Fredensborg Palace in honour of the Mexican president and first lady, with the royal family participating.

There will be speeches by The Queen of Denmark and the President of Mexico. 

Thursday, 14 April

​Visit at the kindergarten Ådalen
10.15
The first lady and The Crown Princess visit the kindergarten Ådalen, which uses The Mary Foundation’s anti-bullying programme “Free of Bullying”.

Conference at Confederation of Danish Industry
10.45
The president and The Crown Prince participate together in a business conference at the Confederation of Danish Industry, where Danish companies will tell about their engagement in Mexico. The president and The Crown Prince attended a signing ceremony.

Meeting with the Speaker of the Danish Parliament
11.20
The president meets with the Danish Parliament’s speaker, Pia Kjærsgaard. 

Meeting with the Prime Minister
11.50
The president meets with Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen. MoUs will be signed in The Queen’s Reference Library, and there will be a government luncheon with participation by the Danish and Mexican sides.

Read more about The Queen’s Reference Library.

Visit at Tjørnegaardsskolen
16.00
The president and first lady together with the Crown Prince Couple visit Tjørnegårdsskolen in Gentofte, where the school’s use of LEGO in the teaching will be displayed. The president and first lady and the Crown Prince Couple are greeted by school leader Jakob Lynge and Gentofte’s mayor Hans Toft as well as Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen and Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, who are, respectively, the former and current CEOs of LEGO. 

Mexican return arrangement at D'Angleterre
19.00
The president and first lady hold a return arrangement at D'Angleterre to conclude the state visit, with the royal family participating.