Once when Queen Mary was visiting Nuuk, she was told off
Back when Queen Mary was Crown Princess Mary, she was visiting Nuuk to take part in a large conference on the theme “Violence in the home – a shared responsibility”, and quite undeservedly found herself being told off by some very cross people.
The conference was to put the focus on families exposed to violence.
But that is a quite different and more serious matter, which I will not tire you with here.
Now back to why the Queen was told off – because she really was!
In connection with her visit, the tailor and designer Jesper Høvring had sewn a fine new coat, which she was wearing.
Of course a lot of good photos were taken of Mary, and
in one of them she was wearing one of Jesper Høvring’s lovely coats . (You can see the coat in the picture above.)
It is made partly of sealskin and partly of fabric. A really fine and very interesting combination.
Those photos of the coat reached Australia at the speed of light.
Far away – in Australia – some people became as grumpy as cross old men.
Out there were some people from the Australian animal welfare organisation PETA, who were very indignant at seeing Mary in a coat sewn in that handsome mix of sealskin and fabric.
So they immediately sent off an indignant protest to Amalienborg, in which they told Queen Mary off.
Solely because she had chosen to put on a warm coat while she was at work in Greenland.
I cannot help wondering at their reaction,
perhaps you feel the same way?
The coat is after all simply inspired by Greenland and the materials found in nature up there.
The Greenlandic late summer can be chilly, believe me.
So it is a question of dressing warmly, and preferably with good style.
Offhand I think that is something any woman in the whole world should be able to relate to.
When I read the news about the cross Australians, my first thought was that the good story about Greenlandic sealskin has not been explained clearly enough to them.
That must be why they are so grumpy that Mary put on a comfortable and warm sealskin coat.
The poor woman has not done anything illegal!
She went to a conference where the subject was how to bring more compassion into families and thereby also secure a better upbringing for the children.
On top of that she chose to dress warmly in a handsome coat.
Honestly – who does not want to look good and be warm and comfortable at the same time?
Do you know anyone who would rather walk around freezing and looking dull in the meantime?
I certainly do not,
and there is not even any reason to be indignant – not even if your good heart beats for animals
Researchers and officials in the EU have stated many times that you do no harm to nature by choosing to wear sealskin.
They often tell us that:
- Seals are not an endangered species.
- Seal hunting takes place in a sustainable way.
- The Greenlandic hunters are just as keen to protect the seals as all the animal organisations of the world.
The hunters know very well that there have to be seals (read: food and skins) for the next generation.
That is a decent attitude to both nature and the next generation.
I am convinced that Queen Mary holds the same view, otherwise she would not wear sealskin.
That is why she does not deserve to be told off about that coat,
which she chose to wear during her visit to Nuuk.
On the contrary! She deserves praise,
and the Greenlandic people have now given Mary just that
It is given to a person who makes a special effort for Greenland and the Greenlandic people.
One can only hope that this news has also reached Australia at the speed of light.
