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Chilean novelist named Hans Christian Andersen goodwill ambassador
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20040930
Author:JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
09-30-2004
Dateline: COPENHAGEN, Denmark
In fairy-tale-like scene, Crown Prince Frederik made Chilean novelist Isabel Allende a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Hans Christian Andersen bicentennial, giving her a gold pin and plate in a ceremony Thursday at a picturesque Dutch Renaissance castle.
"A prince, a real prince, has awarded me with a prize in a real fairy tale castle," Allende said, prompting laughter from the 200 guests who gathered inside the ornate Knights' Hall in the castle, which dates back to 1606.
"What else could I ...
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