The King of Denmark Frederik X and Queen Mary will visit Latvia on a state visit on October 28 and 29, as reported to LETA by the advisor to the President of Latvia, Mārtiņš Drēgeris.
The official ceremony for the meeting of the monarchs and a joint photo session with the President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, is scheduled at the Riga Castle for 10 a.m. on October 28. After this, negotiations will take place between the delegations of Latvia and Denmark.
At 11:35 a.m., King Frederik X and Queen Mary, along with Rinkēvičs, will lay flowers at the Freedom Monument and then meet with the Speaker of the Saeima, Daiga Mieriņa, and Prime Minister Evika Siliņa.
In the afternoon, the King and Queen will visit the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia, the Latvian Academy of Culture, and the Art Nouveau district on Alberta Street. In the evening, a state dinner will be held at the Riga Castle in honor of the visit of the King and Queen of Denmark, organized by the President of Latvia.
On October 29, the monarchs and the President of Latvia will visit the Adazi Secondary School, where they will participate in a national defense lesson, and the Adazi military base, where they will meet with Latvian and Danish soldiers and defense ministers. At the end of the visit, at 3:30 p.m., a reception organized by Denmark will take place at the Latvian National Museum of Art in honor of the state visit to Latvia.
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