As part of their official program in Greenland, today the royal couple visited both a new school and a new airport in Nuuk. Along with their two youngest children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, they were welcomed by members of the student council at the brand-new school, Atuarfik Inussuk. According to the Greenlandic media outlet Sermitsiaq, the school will be opening for 1200 students in mid-August.
During the visit, the royal couple were guided around by the school principal and teachers, who shared the school’s mission and vision of bringing students together in a modern school with better facilities. “That sounds impressive,” commented King Frederik, according to Sermitsiaq. The student council presidents hosted the royal family, who also had the opportunity to sit in on a class and be presented with new learning materials that will be used in the upcoming fourth grade classes. The official inauguration of the school will take place on August 13, the media outlet reported.
After the school visit, the royal couple then headed to the new airport in Nuuk. There, they were given a tour and briefed on the capital’s new development strategy by the municipality.
The day concluded with a visit to a workshop in Nuuk, where work on a memorial stone for polar explorer Arnarulunnguaq is underway. Both King Frederik and Queen Mary were given the opportunity to contribute to the project. Arnarulunnguaq was the only female participant on the famous 5th Thule Expedition, which took place from 1921 to 1924. The expedition’s goal was to meet and document the Inuit populations living across the North American continent, and gather knowledge about their culture, as described by the National Museum.
The royal couple’s official visit to Greenland spans from Saturday, June 29 to Saturday, July 6.