Queen Mary’s Patronages and Charities: January 2024 -

[Hans-Rickard]

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Welcome to Part 1 of the thread for the Patronages and Charities of Queen Mary!

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[polyesco]

"Her Majesty the Queen presents the Rarity Award
The umbrella organization Rare Diagnoses will hold a joint event on Rare Day on 29 February 2024 at 17-18 in Industriens Hus. HM Queen Mary presents the Sjældne prize, which is awarded every 4 years.

Rare Day is an international awareness day for rare diseases and disabilities. In Denmark, it is celebrated with a big event every 4 years, when it is a leap year and thus also the real Rare Day on 29 February . In Rare Diagnoser, we are very much looking forward to HM Queen Mary's participation. We are happy and honored by HM The Queen's interest in children and adults living with rare diseases and disabilities."
https://sjaeldnediagnoser.dk/nyheder/hendes-majestaet-dronningen-overraekker-sjaeldne-prisen/

"Mary has been patron of the organization since 2005, where she has continuously participated in their events and focused on the Danes who live with challenges that few know about. And precisely diversity and vulnerability have become a greater and greater focus for Queen Mary in recent years. Not least in the work with the Mary Foundation, which "works for a society where everyone feels they belong."
https://www.billedbladet.dk/kongeli...ser-hun-med-sin-foerste-officielle-opgave-som

 

[iceflower]

Queen Mary attended the presentation of grants from The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship at the University of Copenhagen today, May 2:


** gettyimages: DNK: Queen Mary Of Denmark Attends Presentation Of Grants From The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship **

Dronning Mary lyste op, da hun så blomsterpigen: Billederne siger det hele

Dronningen fik et stort smil på læben, da hun så den lille pige.

www.billedbladet.dk

Se alle billederne: Dronning Mary til stor dag på Københavns Universitet

Torsdag ankom dronning Mary til Københavns Universitet. Se alle billederne her.

www.billedbladet.dk

H.M. Dronningen deltog i overrækkelse af legater fra The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship

H.M. Dronningen deltog i overrækkelse af legater fra The Crown Princess Mary Scholarship

www.kongehuset.dk

https://www.facebook.com/detdanskekongehus/posts/pfbid02PvYbZDTJyMf32g61Ren6BYrhB9EdFw1urZgWcNEmTxtniPNBHGrdhcDGX9bSZyGHl

 

[polyesco]

Love this! Such a great connection between the two countries and the universities. Great help for the students.

 

[iceflower]

An announcement about Queen Mary's patronages has been made today:

The Queen assumes new patronages for the organisations Danish Hospital Clowns and WeShelter, which focuses on particularly disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, and for Independent Research Fund Denmark, which has the objective of developing and strengthening the quality of Danish research. In addition, The Queen continues her involvement in nature conservation as UNEP Patron of Biodiversity and The Danish Nature Fund.


From Queen Margrethe, The Queen assumes the patronages of The Royal Danish Academy of Music, The Danish Cancer Society and of Diakonissestiftelsen, a healthcare organisation established in 1863 by Queen Louise.


In addition, The Queen continues 16 of her previous patronages, including The Danish Mental Health Fund, The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and WWF Denmark.

Changes in the royal patronages

The Royal Family attends to patronages of a large number of organisations and associations, which span a wide range of areas such as education, business, culture, sport, sustainability an...

www.kongehuset.dk

 

[Muhler]

On 20th June Queen Mary will open a new art-event in Aarhus.

https://www.tv2ostjylland.dk/seneste-nyt

It's called: Find the Elephant.
It's a cooperation between Aarhus municipality, the Psychiatry Foundation and Wild in Art.
It's consists of 30 decorated elephants (figures not live ones) placed in various location within the municipality and the purpose is to remind people of those who suffer from all sorts of mental illnesses.

That's a good initiative, I think.
In our village a man suffering from Paranoid Schizophrenia died some weeks ago. He wasn't violent but when he didn't take his medication he was an annoyance for his neighbors. He died, my wife believe, as a result of the medication. Because in severe cases the medication leaves the patient in almost a zombie-like state and combined with many years of inactivity, with the resulting obesity, chain smoking and junk-food... well, few get old that way. It didn't exactly help, I imagine, that he went from 0-500 when he didn't take his medication and had his episodes.
Statistically speaking those who suffer from illnesses like severe Paranoid Schizophrenia don't need a retirement fund, they die many years before the average.
That is the result of many years of political neglect. Savings on places at psychiatric wards, cuts on rooms at protected homes, savings on those who should look after the ill who live, usually alone, in their own homes, to check on them.
You probably know it well from your own countries.