King Frederik X and Queen Mary
New royal couple seals change of throne with kiss on balcony
King Frederik X and Queen Mary seal the change of throne with a kiss.
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The new Danish royal couple appeared to the people for the first time on the palace balcony. They sealed the change of throne with a kiss.
It’s done: Denmark officially has a new king. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen officially proclaimed Frederik X (55) king on Sunday afternoon (January 14th) on the palace balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. He was visibly touched and even wiped a tear from his eye.
The whole family showed up on the balcony
The new monarch then addressed his people personally for the first time in a speech. Afterwards, the new Queen of the Danes, Mary (51), also entered the balcony and waved to the cheering crowd. The native Australian was dressed entirely in white.
Finally, the new one’s four children also arrived The royal couple – Crown Prince Christian (18), Princess Isabella (16), Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine (both 13) – went onto the balcony and waved diligently.
Queen Margrethe II (83), however, did not appear on the balcony. After her abdication, she left Christiansborg Palace in a car towards Amalienborg.
A kiss on the balcony
The new royal couple then showed their fans again as a couple – and sent an important signal. With a kiss on the palace balcony, Frederik and Mary not only sealed the change of throne, but also defied the rumors of the past few weeks.
First official portrait as king and new monogram
The official Instagram account of the Danish royal family already has the first official portrait published by King Frederik X. The photo shows Frederik shortly before departure from Amalienborg Palace to Christiansborg Palace, where Queen Margrethe II signed her abdication at 2 p.m. and the change of throne was completed.
The royal family also published Frederik’s official monogram. It consists of two mirrored Fs, between which is the Roman numeral X (ten) and the royal crown. The palace announced that the emblem will replace Queen Margrethe’s monogram in several places in the future and will appear on royal writings, among other things.