Denmark: Tens of thousands gather as new King is crowned | BBC News

Denmark has a new king and in the last hour he’s been greeted by tens of thousands of people who gathered in the Danish Capital Copenhagen here you can see him as he stepped out to greet the crowds from the balcony of christiansborg Palace it was just after

He was proclaimed by the Prime Minister and as you can see there he was joined by his Australian born wife Queen consort Mary the crown passed to Frederick VI 10th when his mother Queen margara signed the instrument of abdication after more than 50 years on the throne Queen margara who’s 83 has

Now left Christians Bor castle and is the first Danish Monarch to voluntarily renounced the throne in more than 800 years she said she was stepping aside due to health reasons well our Royal correspondent Daniela Ralph’s in Copenhagen and earlier she talked me through the day’s events well there we have it the new

Face of the Danish monarchy out on the balcony there of Christian Borg Palace and as well as a new king and queen of course we have to remember that there is also a new heir to the throne we’ve seen some pictures there of the young Crown

Prince chrisan as he now is just 18 years old uh he is still at school in his final year at school expected to go to university next year and into military training but he takes on a significant role in public life now here in Denmark but this is the new face of

The Danish Mony and I have to say you looking at King Frederick and Queen Mary there they both seem quite taken about by the size of the crowd and the response to them here in Denmark we saw the king wiping away a tear from his

Eyes as uh he first came out on that balcony for the proclamation and saw the number of people the response to him the number of Danish flags being waved as the royal couple take it in this moment in history as this king and queen both

In their 50s become the new face of of the royal family here in Denmark and they take on a very popular Legacy from Queen marrer polling for uh the Danish royalty here is consistently at around 80% and they are very popular figers in public life and the final moments we are

Now watching as the king from the balcony of the Christian B Palace says a final wave to the crowd he takes in the sight Bel him and starts the first day of his reign as king Frederick the 10 10th of Denmark and in his speak speech to the people from the

Balcony a little earlier he talked about his hopes of becoming a unifying King Of Tomorrow of honoring his mother she will always be remembered as an extraordinary Queen he said and it is hoped that he becomes a unifying King for the whole of Denmark and maintains the popularity and

Relevance of the monarchy here for the Danish people some happy news there for a change

Frederik X is now the King of Denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II.

Tens of thousands of Danes gathered in Copenhagen to witness the historic succession.

From the balcony, Frederik gave his first speech to the people, saying: “It’s a task I’ve approached all my life. It’s a task I’ve taken on with pride, respect and joy.”

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36 comments

  3. Funny that you mentioned the have seen some pictures of the new crown prince but not a word about him when he stands there on the balcony right next to his father and other siblings.
    Fun fact the police announced at 13.57 (3 minutes before Margarete abdicated) that no more people where allowed to enter the palace plaza for safety reasons. If we could there would have been a much bigger crowd. An entire week before almost all train tickets where sold out because so many people from all over the country wanted to come.
    Tivoli had the biggest firework show in their 180 years of existence. It was only 12 minutes but they fired 1251 stars 2651 bombettes and 1251 big Roman candles. It will be decades before they can do anything like that again

  21. Wait wait wait … “queen consult Mary”? How about showing some respect , she is our Royal Highness- her majesty Queen Mary -is the correct way to address her Majesty

  22. You know what I find interesting? This actually got covered in the US too, but comments there are "who cares?" whereas here you have people from monarchies all over the world all sharing in celebration & joy for the Danish people & their royal family. If ever we needed an answer as to why monarchies are relevant today, this seems to be it! They seem to bring peace, joy & unity to all those touched by them (well not all I guess, but certainly a lot)

  35. She is smart. To let the Prince now King inherit and for her to enjoy her remaining years away from responsibilities.

    Me looking at the English Royal family and their king who is still… "Holding on".

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