ISLAMABAD: Danish Princess Alexandra, niece of the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II, arrived in Pakistan as part of her work with UNESCO, World Heritage Centre, to view the protection of Pakistan’s cultural heritage.
Her Royal Highness, Princess Alexandra has been working with UNESCO for many years now as part of their team to promote world heritage across the world. This is Princess Alexandra’s third visit to Pakistan, where she has been visiting several cultural places in Pakistan as well as meeting with government officials.
Speaking about her visit to Pakistan, the Princess shared that through her work in UNESCO, World Heritage Centre, she has had the great privilege to be able to visit Pakistan on many occasions
“My first visit was in 2007, and I have been back three times since then. I have always been met with the outmost hospitality and warmth and I am profoundly grateful for all the kindness, and wonderful humour, that I have experienced while visiting and travelling within Pakistan," she said.
In the past years, I have been able to witness an immense determination and great efforts to make changes and improvements, which is particularly noteworthy in view of the difficult circumstances in which Pakistani people live.
The main objective of these missions have been to assist the authorities in identifying the measures they need to take to be able to adequately protect and conserve their cultural heritage.
Danish Ambassador, Uffe Wolffhechel speaking on the visit expressed great enthusiasm about the visit of the Danish Princess.
“We are indeed excited to having a member of the Danish royal family visit Pakistan. This doesn’t happen every day,” he said.
The ambassador shared that Denmark has one of the oldest monarchies in the world and is also one of the most firmly established and popular institutions in Denmark.
Although Denmark had kings during the Viking period, absolute monarchy was introduced in 1660.
Peaceful changes may explain why Denmark is still a Monarchy.
The Royal Family never interferes with politics and performs their duties in the most popular way. Many of the members of the royal family also hold normal civil jobs, shared the Danish ambassador.