Email to the Office of the Lord Chamberlain, Det Gule Palæ, Amaliegade 18, DK – 1256 Copenhagen (Hofmarskallatet@kongehuset.dk):
Dear Sirs
We are travelling to Copenhagen from the UK for the marathon on May 16, 2004.
We are arriving on Friday 14 May, but understand that the royal wedding is on Thursday 13th. We wondered if it might be possible to move the joyful event back 24 hours please? In this way, we would be able to attend the ceremony and pay our respects.
I hope this will not cause too much inconvenience to the happy couple.
Thanking you in advance.
Respectfully yours
Andrew
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That should do the trick. It’s quite heartening to note how many creative diplomatic initiatives one produces after a glass or two of decent port.
