Princess Marie Gives Out Lego Toys in Morocco

Hours after her pregnancy was announced, Princess Marie of Denmark flew to Rabat, Morocco to give children Lego toys as a way of tightening diplomacy between the two countries. marie-morocco

The trip was originally planned for late October, but was rescheduled for this month.

Last night, Marie stepped off the plane and was greeted by Morocco’s Princess Lalla Meryem, who congratulated Marie on her pregnancy.

The next day, Lalla Meryem took Marie to a local orphanage, where the Danish princess gave out the globally popular Lego toy bricks to the children. The Lego toys are Danish made, and was a perfect way to strengthen ties between Denmark and the North African nation.

This was the first time Princess Marie represented Denmark, and she did this alone!

Denmark and Morocco have been working on diplomacy since a new Danish embassy open in Rabat in 2007. Denmark is not held in high esteem in many Muslim countries, ever since Danish newspapers published political cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.