Word: frederik
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...been destined to become a King, Frederik IX of Denmark might well have earned a measure of fame as an orchestra conductor. Trained as a pianist in his early years, he studied under the Danish Royal Opera's Conductor Georg Hoeberg. As Crown Prince, Frederik used to sit night after night in the Royal Theater, ready to take over the baton if his aging mentor should be taken ill. Later, he was frequently an incognito guest conductor of the state radio orchestra, without the knowledge of critics or radio audiences...
Looking at its vulnerability, the Europeans seemed confident that Japan would make trade and monetary concessions. Said Frederik J. Philips, of The Netherlands' Philips company, Europe's largest electronics concern: "The Japanese do not like to make enemies. They come to terms when they feel it is absolutely essential. Until then, they postpone decisions...
...they have been traced back 4,000 years to the Egyptians. They appear in the culture of the Polynesians, the Maoris of New Zealand, the Mayas and the Incas. King George V, Czar Nicholas II and King Frederik IX of Denmark wore them. For years they have adorned the arms and chests of sailors, roustabouts and construction workers. Now, after a decade or two of decline, tattoos are enjoying a renaissance. They have become the vogue of the counterculture...
Denmark's heiress apparent, Princess Margrethe, carefully curbs any tendencies toward royal posturing in her two-year-old son, Prince Frederik. During his afternoon strolls, he likes to slosh in puddles like any other toddler. Even so, passers-by cannot help but note that whoever that kid is in the gutter near the Amalienborg Palace, he sits there as if he owned the place...
...Greece's exiled King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie. The christening in Rome's tiny Greek Orthodox Church, described by the King as a "mini-royal affair," was attended by a small clutch of relatives including Queen Mother Frederika and Anne-Marie's parents, King Frederik and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Like any little commoner, the prince squalled lustily but settled down when the King pinned the gold and diamond Order of the Savior to his christening gown. "Then I take it away until he's 18," the King remarked. "You see-there...