In the New Year’s speech, the Danish head of state announced his abdication. And today it happens. It is the first time in almost 900 years that a Danish monarch abdicates voluntarily. Here are five questions and answers about the change of throne in Denmark. Will the new king, King Frederik, be crowned? No, Denmark – like Norway – no longer crowns its monarchs, unlike Great Britain. Until 1648, the kings were also crowned in Denmark. After that there was a period where the new kings were anointed but not crowned, but after Denmark got its constitution in 1849 and went from being an autocracy to a constitutional monarchy, the monarchs have neither been crowned nor anointed. Now the new monarch is proclaimed by the sitting prime minister. Nor is any later signing ceremony planned for the new Danish king, as both King Harald and his father King Olav have done in Norway. Queen Margrethe will retain the title of queen, will Denmark now have two queens? There will be two with the title of queen, but not two reigning queens. Queen Margrethe will continue to have the title Her Majesty Queen Margrethe even after she has abdicated. At the same time, Denmark has a new queen, Her Majesty Queen Mary. But there is only one reigning queen at any given time, and that will now be Mary. It will therefore be she who has the title in a specific form, Her Majesty the Queen, not Margrethe. Children have dressed up as soldiers in the Royal Life Guard on the occasion of the day. Photo: Marius Christensen / news Will Queen Margrethe now retire completely, or what will her role be in the future? When Queen Margrethe now steps down as Queen of Denmark, she becomes less visible, but she does not necessarily disappear completely from the public eye. She can be a royal guardian – someone who takes care of the monarch’s duties if both the new king, King Frederik, and the new crown prince, Crown Prince Christian, are on a private stay abroad or are on sick leave. The court also states that she will continue to represent the Danish royal house “in her own way”. Exactly what she will do will now be decided by her new court. The men on the bikes are a cycling club from Dragør in North Zealand. They have cycled to Amalienborg and they like to vote in “Long live King Frederik HURRY HURRY HURRY”. Photo: Marius Christensen / news What will the new crown prince’s role be when 18-year-old Prince Christian now becomes crown prince? Christian’s formal role will be different from Sunday, when he will “move up” and go from being prince to crown prince, but he will not immediately work visibly much more for the royal house. He is still only 18 years old and will primarily be a school student. He wants to be sheltered to give him room to be young and shape his own identity. What consequences does the change of throne have? Besides the fact that Denmark has a new royal couple and a new crown prince, there are also other changes with the change of throne. The Danish National Bank will print new coins with the image of the new king, and the Danish crown jewels will now only be used by Queen Mary and not Queen Margrethe. In addition, the change of throne has consequences for over 100 companies, from Lego and Carlsberg to Rhanders Hanskefabrikk. There have been 104 Danish businesses, as well as five foreign businesses, that have been able to call themselves royal court suppliers, a “stamp” that the businesses themselves say has been of great value to them. But the title expires with the change of throne. Whether the arrangement with the royal court supplier will continue with the new king, and who will then receive the honorable title, will only be decided later. – It gave me a lump in my stomach when I read it. It really means a lot to us, said Rina Hansen, owner of Rhanders Hanskefabrikk, to Danmarks Radio. All of Queen Margrethe’s and the new royal couple’s previous patronage also ceases. Which organizations will be cast in royal glory next, and by whom in the Danish royal family, will be decided later. This happens during the change of throne in Denmark. 1.35pm – Crown Prince Frederik and Mary drive by car from Amalienborg to Christiansborg, where a cabinet meeting will be held. 1.37pm – Queen Margrethe drives in the carriage from Amalienborg to Christiansborg, where she will sign her resignation in the cabinet. It will be the last time she drives through Copenhagen’s streets as Denmark’s queen. 14.00 – Minister of State at Christiansborg 14.15 – Queen Margrethe drives back from Christiansborg to Amalienborg, this time by car 14.30 – The new royal couple, King Frederik and Queen Mary, hold a reception at Christiansborg for a few guests 15.00 – The new king is proclaimed by the prime minister and comes out onto the balcony at Christiansborg Castle and greets the people for the first time as Denmark’s king. 15.10 – Festive salute 3 x 27 shots 15.10 – The royal flag is lowered at the palace (mansion) where Queen Margrethe lives at Amalienborg and is raised at the palace where the new king lives. 15.30 – Denmark’s new royal couple, King Frederik and Queen Mary, drive by horse and carriage back to Amalienborg from Christiansborg. 17.00 – The royal banners are transferred from Queen Margrethe’s palace to King Frederik’s palace – a kind of royal baton that is passed on. At 18.00 – Storslagen’s fireworks in Tivoli
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