Valdemar Riise

Valdemar sold the pharmacy in 1913 and returned to Copenhagen because he was suffering from string of disease attacks.

[5] King Haakon of Norway appointed Valdemar Riise as Norwegian consul in the Danish West Indies, and in 1912 Valdemar Riise was honored with the Norwegian St. Olav's Order of 1st class, which is awarded as "reward for excellent merits of the fatherland and humanity".

He built up his career in the Royal Danish Navy, which led to him serving on the vessel, Fregatten Jylland.

The national treasure “Frigate Jylland” – which shares its name with another variation of A.H. Riise NAVY Rum– led the prince to the West Indian Isles.

The friendship began when the then Prince Karl served on the frigates Jutland and Fyen, acting as maritime protection vessels in the Danish West Indies and which frequently moored off Saint Thomas.