Tuesday, 17 March

Upon arrival in Danish airspace, the airplane carrying TM King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will be escorted by two F-16 jets from the Danish air force.

Welcoming ceremony at the airport, Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal
10.00
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima arrive at Copenhagen International Airport, Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal. The King and The Queen are received by The Queen and The Prince Consort, the Crown Prince Couple, TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie as well as HRH Princess Benedikte and HH Prince Richard. 

The Royal Life Guard’s Guard of Honour will be inspected.

Official welcome at Fredensborg Palace
11.10
The King and The Queen arrive at Fredensborg Palace escorted by the Hussar Guard Regiment’s horse-mounted squadron. Official photographing with The Queen and The Prince Consort and The King and The Queen in the Harsdorff Room.

Read more about Fredensborg Palace.

Meeting with the Netherlands business delegation in the Prime Minister’s Office
12.40
The King and The Queen are received by prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt at Christiansborg, and they hold a meeting with the Netherlands business delegation. Afterwards, The King and The Queen and the prime minister attend a signing ceremony. 

Luncheon in the Prime Minister’s Office
13.00
The prime minister hosts a luncheon for The King and The Queen of The Netherlands. During the luncheon, the prime minister and King Willem-Alexander will give speeches. 

Visit at Aalborg University, Copenhagen 
14.45
The King and The Queen participate together with the Crown Prince Couple in the seminar “Sustainability of the Quality of Our Societies” at Aalborg University Copenhagen, where there will be round-table discussions afterwards.

Read more about the seminar.

Reception with Netherlands citizens residing in Denmark
15.50
The King and The Queen take part in a reception with Netherlands citizens residing in Denmark at the Glyptotek. 

State Banquet at Christiansborg Slot
20.00
The Queen and The Prince Consort are the hosts at a state dinner at Christiansborg Palace in honour of The King and The Queen of The Netherlands. Participants from the Danish royal family include the Crown Prince Couple, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie, Princess Benedikte, HH Prince Richard and HH Princess Elisabeth.
There will be official speeches by The Queen of Denmark and The King of The Netherlands.

Read more about Christiansborg Palace. 

Wednesday, 18 March

Samsø

Welcome by the mayor
10.25
The King and The Queen of The Netherlands, together with the Crown Prince Couple, visit Samsø, where they are received by the island’s mayor. The mayor will give a speech at the greeting ceremony. 

Visit at Samsø Efterskole
10.50
During the visit at Samsø Efterskole, The King and The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple will get a tour and be introduced to the continuation school’s green development and self-sufficiency. There will be an opportunity to greet the school’s students, who, among other things, will present physics projects and engage in various sports, including diving and golf. In conclusion, one of the school’s students will show the school’s flight simulator and tell about the school’s activities.

Read more about Samsø Efterskole. 

Visit at Ballen Brundby district heating plant
11.20
The King and The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple visit Ballen Brundby district heating plant, where a straw-fired burner supplies 232 users on Samsø with sustainable energy. 
During the visit, King Willem-Alexander will start the firing process by activating the starter button.

Read more about Ballen Brundby district heating plant.

Visit at the Energy Academy
11.40 
At the Energy Academy, The King and The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple will be received by the academy’s staff. Afterwards, The King and The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple take part in a round-table discussion about sustainability and climate change together with representatives from Netherlands ministries and business life as well as local people from Samsø who deal with energy.

Read more about the Energy Academy.

Luncheon 
12.15
The King and The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple participate together with, among others, Netherlands companies in a luncheon at the restaurant Walthers Hvile with food made from local fresh ingredients.