TM are getting through a series of quick visits so they have been presented to our neighbours and they will also visit Denmark. That might very well be in order to allow for a Danish State or Official Visit to the Netherlands. State Visits will continue because they are effective for international relations and trade. Yes they may no longer be just about gala events, but it seems we're actually having a lot more of those than we had in the 80's or 90's. Big parties for weddings, birthdays or aniversaries are now often celebrated with other Royals and those events will keep their glamour aspect and give us jewels and gowns to admire.
--Previous Message-- : I think of these visits as courtesy calls : --like when you're new in a neighborhood and : you knock on your neighbors' doors to : introduce yourself. Very civilized! : : I'm sure we'll still have full-on state : visits in the future. After all, they seem : to be relatively recent creations, with the : advent of easy transportation. It's not : like they're a five-hundred-year-old : tradition. :