A sober and brief ceremony is what tradition marks for the proclamation of a new Danish king. This Sunday Prince Frederick will be proclaimed as Frederick . It is the only building in the world that houses all three branches of a country's government.
It is expected that at two in the afternoon Queen Margaret II, who will continue to retain her title as queen and the treatment of Her Majesty, will sign her abdication during a council of State at the headquarters of the Government, immediately making her son monarch. and after that he is expected to leave the scene for the rest of the day. Just as his roles will change during the signing, Prince Christian, Frederick's eldest son, will leave the Government Headquarters office as the new crown prince.
An hour later, Frederick 52 years ago. At that moment the new king is expected to pronounce his first words as monarch.
The other setting for this historic event will be the Amalienborg palace complex, just two kilometers from Christiansborg, which is the official residence of Queen Margaret and the until now Princes Frederick and Mary. There it is expected that the royal family will give a subsequent greeting from the balcony of their residence when the institutional events in Christiansborg have ended. At the greeting, the new kings are expected with their children, princes Christian (18), Isabel (16) and the twins Vicente (13) and Josefina (13).
As a curious fact, Frederick and Mary of Denmark will begin the day by leaving their residence in the palace of Frederick VIII at 1:35 p.m. in the direction of the Government headquarters. While Queen Margaret will do so at 1:37 p.m. from the palace of Christian IX, both located a few meters away in Amalienborg. After the proclamation, at five o'clock that same afternoon the transfer of the royal standards to the palace of Frederick VIII will take place, coming from the palace of Christian IX, therefore, this movement that will change the official residence of the Danish monarch.
After Sunday's day, in which the majority of official events will be concentrated, on Monday at ten in the morning the Danish royal family will participate in the celebration of the change of throne in the Danish Parliament, known as Folketing, and in which The Prime Minister and the president of the Folketing, Søren Gade, will participate. The following week, on Sunday the 21st at two in the afternoon, a religious ceremony will take place in the cathedral of Aarhus, the second most populated city in Denmark, which will be attended by the royal family and members of the Government.
"Now is the right time and, on January 14, 2024, fifty-two years after succeeding my beloved father, I will step down and hand the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederick," Queen Margaret announced. II on December 31, which put an end to his reign after more than half a century. Despite having stated that her duty was a lifelong duty and her intention to die in office, the Danish queen has decided to step aside, possibly to be able to clear the path in life for the new king when he is going through his darkest hours. casualties since Genoveva Casanova acted as cicerone in Madrid.
