On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer camps.
The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds.
Save the Children also organises summer camps for teenagers aged 13-18 and family camps for parents with children aged 7-12.
This year’s visit was the first time the Crown Prince had visited one of their initiatives at sea, although not the first time he visited one of the Save the Children’s summer camps.
This specific group of 12 children will sail the South Fyn Archipelago, situated south of the Funen Island, in Denmark (for reference, Funen is the island where Odense is located).
Since 2019, Save the Children has a collaboration in place with Fylla, a company that organises fishing expeditions in the Archipelago, to organise camps on sailboats. Each camp collaborates with one specific boat crew, and each child is given a specific task, which increases the focus on the idea of everyone having a place in the community and underscoring the importance of safety and cooperation.
In connection with his visit, His Royal Highness released a statement highlighting the importance of offering such experiences to all children in Denmark because they expand their horizons and create stronger community ties.
He also thanked the volunteers for their dedication in giving those children who can’t find it at home an environment of peace and surroundings that allow them to build their self-confidence.
Crown Prince Frederik has long been a patron of Save the Children Denmark and has made several important visits in connection with this patronage – one of the most notable must definitely have been the one to a Syrian refugee camp that was benefitting from a Save the Children Denmark donation.
He is not the only royal with a Save the Children connection, either; in the UK, the home country of Save the Children, the organisation can boast the Princess Royal as its Royal Patron.
