Royals to debate climate change
The heirs to Scandinavia's thrones will visit the Danish territory of Greenland later this month to put the spotlight on climate change in the Arctic, the royal palaces announced on Monday.
Prince Haakon of Norway, Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Frederik of Denmark, all heirs to the thrones in their countries, are to take part in a research expedition to Greenland from May 27 to June 1.
"Together with a group of internationally-renowned researchers, the three heirs to the thrones will get a glimpse of how climate change has affected Greenland and its people," the palaces said in a statement.
The trio will also take part in research seminars on climate change on board the ship HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen, as it travels from Kangerlussuaq on the east coast to Disko Bay on the west coast.
They will also visit the Ilulissat glacier, a UN heritage site on the west coast that has shrunk by over 15 kilometers (nine miles) in the space of a few years.
In May 2008, the three heirs to the throne made a similar trip to Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard.
Last Updated (Friday, 22 May 2009 10:43)
