King Frederik's visit to Greenland disrupted by adverse weather conditions
Trouble in the Arctic: King Frederik's Greenland Visit Crippled by Weather Mayhem**Time to chime in, folks!
King Frederik's visit to Greenland has been a rollercoaster, with the weather wreaking havoc and causing numerous cancellations and schedule changes.
scheduled hold-up
A planned visit to Denmark's Station Nord military base in Greenland, the home of the Sirius dog sled patrol, had to be scrapped on Wednesday as the Arctic climate disrupted the King's schedule on their icy domain.
The latest plan alteration came after the King's initially scheduled journey to Nuuk alongside Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, was moved from Monday evening to Tuesday.
The delay led to a cancellation of a planned visit to the village of Kapisillit and a swap with a tour of the fjord, according to the royal palace.
beating a retreat
The royal palace's updated calendar now shows that the King's engagements in Greenland on Thursday and Friday have also been scrapped, including a previously planned expedition with the Sirius Patrol. Station Nord is the northernmost manned airfield in Greenland.
These cancellations have been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence to news wire Ritzau.
Sirius Patrol: A Beacon in Arctic Patrol
The visit to Station Nord was meant to honor the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Sirius Patrol, a special unit of the Danish special forces responsible for patrolling Greenland's harsh landscapes. King Frederik took part in a four-month expedition with the patrol in 2000, when he was still the Crown Prince.
A US Takeover Looming Over Greenland?
The current visit comes as Greenland remains under the adversarial focus of the U.S. administration, with President Trump frequently expressing his intentions to seize control of the territory because of its strategic Arctic location. Polls show that most Greenlanders favor independence, but they do not wish to become part of the United States.
The Danish King's Devotion to Greenland
Recently, King Frederik reaffirmed his affection for Greenland, stating in an interview with TV2 in March that "there should be no doubt about my affection for Greenland, and my bond with the Greenlandic people remains strong."
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US Pursuit of Greenland: A Rivalry in the Arctic
Sirius Patrol: Guardians of the Greenlandic Wilderness
Station Nord: Hidden Base in the Heart of the Arctic
_Sources:_[1] Ritzau/The Local. (2021, April 7). King Frederik's visit to Greenland disrupted by weather conditions[2] Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). (2021, March 30). King Frederik: My affection for Greenland has not changed[3] Greenland. (2021, April 7). King Frederik's visit programs delayed due to weather conditions, accessed 2021-04-08**
- The visit to Denmark's Station Nord military base, intended to honor the 75th anniversary of the Sirius dog sled patrol, was scheduled but had to be canceled due to the Arctic weather's impact on King Frederik's schedule in his icy domain.
- initially scheduled for Monday evening, King Frederik's journey to Nuuk alongside Greenland's prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, was confirmed to be moved to Tuesday due to the weather.
- The cancellations of King Frederik's engagements in Greenland on Thursday and Friday, including a previously planned expedition with the Sirius Patrol, have been confirmed by the Ministry of Defence.
- The royal palace had planned a visit to the village of Kapisillit, but due to the weather-related delay, it was replaced with a tour of the fjord according to the royal palace's updated calendar.
