Summary of article in Billed Bladet #8, 2015.
Written by Henrik Salling, who has followed Marie since the very beginning.
J&M along with their combined children went on skiing holiday in Villars-sur-Ollons, where our Marie incidently went to boarding school, so she knows the area very well.
And it was indeed a talkative and very proud mother and bonus-mother who showed off her children.
Athena, having her face almost obscured by goggles and a helmet, really couldn't be bother about some photographers. She was completely absorbed by this ski thing and having big brother dragging you was pretty cool!
However, learning to ski takes some balance so Athena, in the tradition of the DRF girls stuck her tongue out. (You know, gravity works better that way...
)
But having mother push you worked as well. Athena stood there and quietly slid away (and through the pack of journalists as well). Steering and braking wasn't quite there yet though.
Marie, the proud mother, explained: "... But she's ready for it (learning to ski). It's the third day she's skiing. But she want's to do it herself. It's just so funny and she isn't afraid at all. After all Athena has only started this year. She has a good sense of balance, even though she's a bit nervous. She has been skiing three times already and I think she's enjoying it. - Athena will not be left behind by her brothers. She just has to learn to stop. But that is secondary. She has thrown herself into skiing and she's crazy about it".
But bette Henrik was skiing too, and while Nikolai cared for Athene it was Felix who looked after Henrik. That included hugging Henrik when that was needed. But Henrik is developing a will of his own! First he wanted mother to remove his goggles, and then changed his mind, so mom had to put them back on. But he isn't quite proficient yet, because when the group photo was taken, Henrik fell on his skis, causing a lot of laughter. Except from Athena, he was still busy just standing on them skis.
Marie explained: "They are doing really well. Especially Henrik who has become really good. The two little ones attend ski-school every day and Henrik can already ski with us. It's really fun to ski all of us together and we really enjoy it".
Henrik was pretty undaunted by obstacles. Marie said: "I don't think you can go that way, honey (*)... Oh, you can do everything, sorry".
And we also got an explanation for bette Henrik's injury on his nose. Henrik told our reporters: "I walked into the door to my room" (at Amalienborg). Marie added that he hadn't exactly
walked into the door...!
Apparently bette Henrik and Athena had plagued their parents about getting a ride in a horse drawn sleigh and now that the photographers were there, they got their wish. While Joachim and Marie looked on, holding hands and whispering sweet nothings. (Henrik Salling speaks French).
Nikolai said about his younger siblings: "We can teach our little siblings a few tricks. We do have that gene about liking speed. It runs in the family".
(*) Actually she said "skat" = treasure (It's pronounced exactly like scat) and as you may know by now that is the most common name of endearment in DK. And also used by Mary.