It is the Republic of Lithuania’s President, HE Gitanas Nausėda, who has invited The Crown Princess to take part in the official celebration, and Minister for Development Cooperation and Minister for Nordic Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen will also be there during the visit.

Denmark officially recognized Lithuania on 28 September 1921, and the recognition and establishment of diplomatic relations with the Baltic countries occurred a couple of years after the countries became independent in 1918. This year, it is also the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic ties after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania broke away from the Soviet Union in 1991. Both in 1921 and in 1991, Denmark was one of the first countries to establish and reestablish diplomatic relations with the Baltic countries.

In recent years, HM The Queen and The Crown Prince Couple have participated in several celebrations of the Baltic countries’ independence in 1918. Thus, The Crown Prince Couple visited Latvia in 2018, The Queen visited Estonia in 2019, and now The Crown Princess visits Lithuania. In addition to that, earlier in the year, The Crown Prince Couple hosted a dinner at Frederik VIII’s Palace at Amalienborg in connection with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Denmark and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.  
 

Program

Thursday, 30 September

Reception at the Presidential Palace
11:45
The Republic of Lithuania’s President, HE Gitanas Nausėda, and his wife, Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė, welcome HRH The Crown Princess to the country at the Presidential Palace in the capital, Vilnius. Afterwards, the President and First Lady will host a luncheon in connection with The Crown Princess’s visit in which Minister for Development Cooperation and Minister for Nordic Cooperation Flemming Møller Mortensen and official representatives from Denmark and Lithuania will participate. After the luncheon, The Crown Princess and the President and First Lady will observe a flyover of Danish F-16 jets.  

Meeting with Speaker of Lithuania's national parliament 
13:40
The Crown Princess participates in a meeting with the Speaker of Lithuania's national parliament, HE Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen.

Meeting with the Republic of Lithuania’s prime minister, HE Ingrida Šimonytė
14:20
At the Government Building in Vilnius, the Republic of Lithuania’s prime minister, HE Ingrida Šimonytė, receives The Crown Princess in connection with Her Royal Highness’s visit in the country.

Opening of Golden Age exhibition
15:00
At Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum in Vilnius, The Crown Princess and Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė together open the exhibition “Awakening of Nations”, in which more than 40 Danish Golden Age works can be seen until 7 November 2021. The exhibition marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Lithuania, and the exhibition was organized by Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum, the National Gallery of Denmark, the Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and the Danish Embassy in Lithuania.

Opening of art seminar at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art
15:30
The Crown Princess and Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė open a Danish-Lithuanian art seminar at the Lithuanian National Museum of Art.

Visit at Signatarų namai (House of Signatories)
15:55
Signatarų namai (in English, the House of Signatories) is an important and symbolic place in Lithuania, as it was in this building that the country’s declaration of independence was signed on 16 February 1918. Before this, Lithuania had been part of Russia for 123 years. The Crown Princess will visit the building together with Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė and hear about the country’s history.

Wreath laying ceremony at Antakalnis Cemetery
16:20
To honor the victims of the Lithuanian fight for independence, The Crown Princess takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius. Her Royal Highness will be accompanied at the ceremony by the Republic of Lithuania’s foreign affairs minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis.

Gala concert in connection with the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Denmark and the Baltic countries
18:30
Musicians from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will perform when The Crown Princess, Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė and a number of official guests participate in a gala concert arranged by the Danish Cultural Institute. The gala concert takes place in connection with the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Crown Princess is the patron of the Danish Cultural Institute.

Dinner at the Danish Embassy in Vilnius
19:30
HE Ambassador Hans Brask hosts a dinner in honor of The Crown Princess at the Danish Embassy in Vilnius.

Friday, 1 October

Opening of seminar in connection with the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Denmark and Lithuania
09:00
The Crown Princess opens a Danish-Lithuanian conference held in connection with publication of a book that marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Lithuania. The conference takes place at Vilnius University, where The Crown Princess will participate in a tour of the historic buildings afterwards. The university was founded in 1579 and is one of northern Europe’s oldest universities.

Visit at the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee and visit at the kindergarten Ruta
10:20
The Crown Princess and Mrs. Diana Nausėdienė together visit the kindergarten Ruta, which works with educational tools from the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee. Afterwards, The Crown Princess will receive a presentation about a number of activities the committee works with to disseminate to the country’s kindergartens and schools.

Official opening af Senators’ Passage
12:00
The Crown Princess will officially open Senators’ Passage in Vilnius, which is a market corridor in the heart of the capital. The corridor contains delicatessen shops and restaurants as well as offices and flats. After the official opening, Her Royal Highness will take part in a cooking event arranged by the Danish Embassy and the Danish Cultural Institute, with a focus on waste reduction and circular production in the food products sector.

Meeting with Danish soldiers stationed in Lithuania
14:00
To conclude the visit in Vilnius, Lithuania, The Crown Princess will greet a number of Danish soldiers stationed in the country.