Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will visit Rome

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will visit Italy’s capital, Rome, the days of 6-8 November 2018 with a large Danish business delegation. The business promotional campaign with the Crown Prince Couple will focus on solutions in the areas of healthcare, climate change, water, energy, urbanization and sustainable food production. The headline for the Danish trade campaign is "Italy – We Think Business".

The business promotional campaign takes place in the capital Rome, where Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and The Crown Princess will participate in a number of business activities that have the objective of strengthening the relations between Denmark and Italy and supporting the Danish companies’ position in Italy. Foreign affairs minister Anders Samuelsen and health minister Ellen Trane Nørby will also take part in the visit. PROGRAM 6 November The Crown Prince Couple are received by Italy’s president, HE Sergio Mattarella, as guests at a luncheon at the presidential palace Palazzo del Quirinale. The Crown Prince Couple visit Terme Di Caracalla and take part in a tour. The Crown Prince Couple participate in a welcoming reception. Members of the Danish business delegation are among those who will take part. 7 November The Crown Prince Couple take part in the official opening of the business campaign at Villa Miani. In connection with the opening, The Crown Prince will speak. The Crown Princess attends the seminar “Keynote: The Business of Denmark’s Green Transition”. Crown Princess Mary attend the “Ready for tomorrow’s consumers” and “The Transformation of Healthcare and Business Models of the Future” seminar. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will take part in a business luncheon with the participating Danish companies. The Crown Prince Couple attend the panel debate “Outlook on the EU and the global industry agenda”. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary take part in a gastro event and there attend a cooking show with Danish and Italian chefs. In addition, the Crown Prince Couple will meet Danish companies in the food industry. The Crown Prince Couple participate in an official dinner. 8 November Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary visit the Vatican and are received in an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis. The Crown Prince Couple participate in a visit at the children’s hospital called Hospital Bambino Gesu. During the visit, the Crown Prince Couple will tour the hospital and meet some of the patients.