Prince Harry’s First Official Visit to Denmark

Prince Harry has recently visited Copenhagen on his first official visit to Denmark.

The royal, 33, spent two days in the Danish capital, carrying out seven engagements across the city.

The trip was made at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is seen as a way to drum up some good feeling towards the UK amid the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

The day started with an audience with Queen Margrethe, 77, at the Palace of Amlingborg, before visiting a number of social projects.

The day finished with a glittering drinks reception hosted by the British ambassador at the famous Tivoli Gardens in central Copenhagen, where Harry impressed the crowd by adding a few words in Danish to his speech.

After arriving by private jet, the royal met Queen Margrethe II, 77, at the city's Amlingborg Palace where the monarch spends the winter months.

The pair met privately before arriving together in the Knights Hall, a grand room used for greeting guests.

Harry is related to the monarch through his grandfather, the Duke of Edinburgh.

It is not known what the pair discussed but it is likely that Britain's decision to leave the EU may have been among topics on the table.

Dressed in a green woolen blazer and blue trousers, Harry then went to a gathering of young people who run their own start-ups before heading on to a community sports charity.

As he crossed a courtyard to the second event in a wet and windy Copenhagen, the prince, who has never hidden his broody side, met a six-month-old baby and posed for pictures with her.

The little girl was the daughter of Syrian refugee Nura Bitar Soborg, 28, who set up a social enterprise with the help of the KPH Project, the charity visited by the prince.

Mrs. Bitar Soborg, who fled the war-torn country in 2012, said, she had just woken up and she saw the prince.

It was like a fairy tale, she was reaching out for him to pick her up, he was super nice to her and I think she liked him too.

The mother of one told Harry how her family's home was bombed and she was forced to leave.

Although she has now married a Danish man, she told the prince she hopes to one day return home.

Harry told her, your resilience is just amazing, to come through what you have experienced and make something so positive is brilliant, well done.

During a speech at a drinks reception at the Tivoli Gardens, which had been decked out with pumpkins for Halloween, Prince Harry said, this trip is a clear reminder of the shared values and strong alliance the UK has with Denmark.

Our two countries have an unbreakable bond which is as strong now as it ever has been.

Prince Harry was last night reunited with Nelson Mandela's youngest daughter, Zainzi Mandela, 56, and Harry, 33, have met twice before.

Mrs Mandela, South Africa's ambassador to Denmark, said of her meeting with the royal, he said it was nice to see me again, we talked about the special relationship between my father and his grandmother, he used to call her Lizzie.

Harry does a lot of work with communities and that is a legacy of his mother, she would be very proud.

The prince's visit to Denmark is part of what has been dubbed the Brexit tour, which has seen members of the royal family visit European countries in a bid to strengthen ties ahead of the UK's departure from the bloc.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited France in March, Kate made a solo trip to Luxembourg in May, and in July the couple toured Germany and Poland, the Prince of Wales travelled around Romania in the spring and, with the Duchess of Cornwall, visited Italy and Austria.

Next month, Prince William will visit Finland as part of the project, and early next year, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are scheduled to go to Norway and Sweden.

Overall, Prince Harry's visit to Denmark was a success, with the royal impressing both the Danish people and the British ambassador.

The trip was seen as an opportunity to improve relations between the two countries, and Harry's speeches reflected this sentiment.

The prince's work with communities continues to be a legacy of his mother, and his meeting with Nura Bitar Soborg is a testament to this.