The royal couple’s eight-day visit to Greenland concludes on Saturday with a traditional kaffemik in Narsaq. On Saturday, King Frederik and Queen Mary arrived in the southern Greenlandic town to start the last day of their eight-day stay. During the visit to Narsaq, King Frederik planted a tree outside the town’s administrative building, and photos from the event show that several of the attendees had to resort to umbrellas and raincoats. Later, the royal couple visited the town’s sports hall, where the king had the opportunity to play table tennis.
The final stop on the royal couple’s Greenlandic journey is Qassiarsuk, a settlement in South Greenland. There, they are scheduled to be shown around and participate in a kaffemik with the town’s residents. A kaffemik is a traditional Greenlandic gathering where coffee and pastries are served.
The visit to Greenland began on June 29 and marks the first time King Frederik and Queen Mary have visited the country since becoming king and queen in January. The royal couple’s two youngest children, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, have also participated in parts of the visit. For example, the twins were present when King Frederik kicked off the Qeqertarsuaq Race on Sunday. Queen Mary expressed her joy at the twins being able to participate in the visit: “It is a great joy to travel with our children and see how they have experienced Greenland,” she told the press on Saturday. The twins, who are now 13 years old, last visited Greenland when they were three years old.
The trip has also included a visit to a museum in Sisimiut, Greenland’s second-largest city, as well as an official dinner in Nuuk on Thursday.