Greenland provides gold for royal rings

Jørgen Wæver Johansen, Greenland’s minister for self-government and mineral resources, declared it was “truly a historic moment for Greenland,” as he picked up royal wedding rings made from Greenland gold in Rio Narcea, Spain, this week.

The rings, made from the first gold mined in Greenland since the introduction of home rule in 1979, will be the wedding bands for the Crown Prince of Denmark and his wife, Mary Donaldson, when they are married in May.