Crown Princess Mary at Christmas Seal 2012 Launch

Crown Princess Mary launched the 2012 Christmas Seal (Julemærke) at the Copenhagen City Hall. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark attended the launch of this years christmas stamp 2012 which is designed by Carl Quist Møller. She's the patron of the Christmas Seal Homes (Julemærkehjem). This is also the 100 year of anniversary for the stamps.

In Denmark we have four of these homes for children who struggles with social isolation and bullying. Each year over 750 children, in the age of 7-14 years old, get help from the Christmas Sea Homes. The children stays there for 10 weeks and does also learn about eating health food and what excise is good for. The money from the selling of the stamps goes to these homes.