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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaims Frederik X king of Denmark

With the words 'Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II has abdicated, long live His Majesty King Frederik X', Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday afternoon proclaimed the new Danish regent in front of thousands in Copenhagen.

Published: 14 January 2024 15:44 CET
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaims Frederik X king of Denmark
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaims Frederik X as king of Denmark. Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

To overwhelming cheers from a vast crowd, a clearly emotional King Frederik stepped on to the balcony at Christiansborg at 3pm after earlier being made regent by the abdication of his mother Margrethe II.

In accordance with Danish tradition, PM Frederiksen was next on to the balcony, giving a short speech in tribute of the outgoing queen before proclaiming the king three times.

King Frederik then gave a short speech of his own, in which he also thanked his mother for her contribution to Denmark during her 52 years on the throne.

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“She will always be remembered as a regent beyond the ordinary,” he said in reference to Queen Margrethe.

“My hope is to become a unifying king of tomorrow,” he added.

He ended the speech by revealing his personal motto as regent, also dictated by tradition.

The motto, Forbundne, forpligtet, for kongeriget Danmark, translates approximately to “Bound together, obliged, for the Kingdom of Denmark”.

He was then joined by Queen Mary and the royal couple’s four children: Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

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POSTNORD

Denmark’s new King Frederik X to get his first stamp

The Danish postal company Postnord will today begin selling the first stamp featuring King Frederik X, issuing it to mark the King's birthday on May 26th.

Published: 22 May 2024 09:08 CEST
Denmark's new King Frederik X to get his first stamp

“At PostNord we have a long and proud tradition of paying tribute to the new rulers in our stamps, and are therefore very pleased to now be able to issue a stamp with the King to mark the change of throne in Denmark,” Andreas Brethvad, Director of Communications at PostNord, said in a press release.

The company will begin selling the stamp on its website today, Wednesday, 22 May, and it will be available in different versions on Greenland and the Faroe Islands, in collaboration with the Greenlandic postal service Tusass and the Faroese Posta.

The picture of Frederik used for the stamp was taken by Steen Evald, who has been the official photographer of the Danish royal family for over a decade, with the stamp’s design, which includes Frederik’s monogram and the name of the country where the stamp is issued, then carried out by Ella Clausen, in collaboration with PostNord’s design manager Martin Pingel. 

This is not the first time Frederik has appeared on a stamp. He appeared on stamps as a very small child, on his 18th birthday, at his mother Queen Margrethe II’s jubilee, at his wedding with Queen Mary, in a special collection issued for the charitable foundation he runs together with Queen Mary.

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