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Danish royals appear at U.S. festivities for fairy tale icon Hans Christian Andersen
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20050201
Author:VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer
VERENA DOBNIK, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
02-01-2005
Dateline: NEW YORK
The United States component of a worldwide celebration of Hans Christian Andersen's birth in Denmark 200 years ago was launched Tuesday by Danish Crown Prince Frederik and his Australian-born wife, Princess Mary.
The yearlong bicentennial, honoring the man who has been called the father of the fairy tale, is to be marked with about 300 events in more than 40 nations.
The festivities in New York began with a news conference at the main public library in midtown Manhattan, where Prince Frederik honored American ...
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