American Perspective on the New Danish King!!

[@Bamsebjoern]

I shared a beer with him and a few of his friends. I'm a former Royal guard officer, and one summer in the park close to the castle in Aarhus ( Marselisborg ) he was having a few beers with his friends. I walked by with my Girlfriend, saluted him, smiled and went on, he then called me back, and offered us a beer with them, we did however, finish the beer in a hurry so we didn't overstayed our welcome, but he was, and still is a down to earth, nice guy 😊

[@TravelinYoung]

That is cool!

[@Gissedk]

To me the difference is that a president is elected because of his/hers political views, while a King or Queen is a head of state without political views, but set values for us the aspire to and keeps us reminded on many subjects that are important to keep focus on. To many the unite us where politicians can divide us.

[@danishpastry6137]

Personally I love the fact that a Monarch is there for more than an elected term (usually at any rate), they're a constant in our lives, whatever else is going on.

[@yesyes3010]

A monarchy is an absurdity! It has absolutely NO place in a modern, western country. And it’s not the institution that bring people together - it’s the monarch. Dronning Magrethe II was amazing as monarch as she understood the title. Her son, not so much.

[@taislybech3791]

​@@yesyes3010 are you from Denmark? Just asking to know if your opinion on the monarchy is relevant or pointless.

[@yesyes3010]

@@taislybech3791 wtf? Pointless for you? That’s fine with me. Says a whole lot about you. That’s like saying a Dane’s opinion regarding the US president doesn’t matter. Til din orientering er jeg fra Danmark, men jeg er fuldstændig ligeglad med hvor du er fra. Dette er en universal politisk diskussion.

[@taislybech3791]

@@yesyes3010 ingen grund til at være grov. Hvorved jeg selv støtter monarkiet så respektere jeg din holdning. Der er både gode og dårlige grunde til at beholde dem og skille os af med dem. Det jeg mente var mere også at fx en amerikaners holdning til monarkiet er ligegyldig fordi det ikke er deres land. Personligt så går jeg heller ikke rundt og prædiker om hvem der er det bedste valg som deres president.

[@bjarkelarsen9334]

The most emotional moment was after Queen Margrethe had signed the abdication-document. She got up, her grandson (the now crown-prince) handing her her cane, the standing tall says: "God protect" ("Gud bevare kongen") and then leaving! Historic, emotional, noble!

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I'm convinced that was entirely on purpose. Usually the new regent doesn't have the previous around while going through the formalities. And at the time she handed over the papers, she's no longer member of the council that usually keep doors closed during meetings. The whole day was packed full of symbolism, and I'm sure that's how her majesty wanted it to be. I'm just so happy how it could be a full day of celebration, rather than trying to celebrate while mourning.

[@avayer849]

It really was. And then Christian moving a seat up on that side of the table.

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

@@avayer849 I'm also sure it's not a coincidence about that... She's seen Christian already showing that he's ready and mature enough to take the role of crown prince in his own way, requesting same age "peasants" 😄 to join his birthday party... he's ready to be a prince of the people. The King never had that opportunity, being nothing but a toddler. So while I think her majesty would prefer to stick to traditions, I'm also sure that she appreciates to be able to get to see the crown handed over to competent and good heirs that understand their jobs. And being celebrated like that by the people before she's gone. It has to have an impact.

[@mikkolukas]

You missed the word King

[@Niebuhrdk]

Fun fact to illustrate how “accesible” the new King is. In 2008 He visited us in Afghanistan, only had a few bodyguards, and together with defence minister Søren Gade, who is an officer of the reserve, they both had a pistol and slept a Night inside the OCC-D in Gereshk, talking with the light recon Force there. That was litterally with Taliban on the other side of the Wall. But He wanted to spend time with the troops, not just “visit” :-)

[@vrenak]

Margrethe later visited as well, with the by then female DM, they shared a tent, I don't know if they carried their own firearms though, and which camp they were at, presumably one a bit further back.

[@perlarsen9281]

i think the king can take care of him self as a frokman the special forces

[@vrenak]

@@perlarsen9281 *frogman, the other sounds like something..... quite different.

[@hellewellejus2895]

@@vrenakI guess people understand navy seal. You can compare it a little to frømand… they are extreme special forces

[@vrenak]

@@hellewellejus2895 The issue is "frokman" is closer to "frock man" aka "a man in a dress", I'm sure Frederik could rock a dress, but that's not really the right picture to give.

[@michaelthomsen7140]

“Forbundne, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark" - King Frederik’s motto. Long live the King and the Queen - I’m sure they will do us proud.

[@ninsemor]

me too

[@TorchwoodPandP]

“Connected, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark.”

[@Weise1001]

sounds better, but isnt correct, should be obliged rather than committed@@TorchwoodPandP

[@yesyes3010]

Hvor er gud henne i det? Hvad legitimerer monarkiet uden gud?

[@jamesabber7891]

@@yesyes3010 Folket legitimerer monarkiet

[@lisab2856]

I'm Australian and the new Queen Mary is always referred to as "Our Mary" over here. It seems only fair that we should be able to claim dual citizenship with Denmark now... :)

[@sheilanixon913]

AS a Brit. I think that Australia should have e referendum and choose a new Head of State 1) Voye to have Frederik and Mary as YOUR King and Queen , and gret rid of Charles and Csamilla. 2)Become a republic and get rid of Charles and Camilla. 3) Keep Charles and Camilla , who do nothing for Australia If I were Australia, I would vote for Frederik and Mary . You would all be dual nationals and a Denmark/Australia would be an amazing set-up, and be very successful economically whereas we in Britain are stuck with an elderly upper class , out of touch twit. Take your chance ! Announce a referendum on Australia Day . And you will get a King and Queen who really love Australia !

[@KlipsenTube]

I don't believe Mary was allowed to keep her Australian citizenship after she married.

[@jenschristianbachmann6346]

You aussies may refer to Queen Mary as "Our Mary" - but she isn't! Now she's Danish - and ours (and King Frederik's)! 😅😋😂🤣

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

The Youngs can advise you on how to do that.

[@danishpastry6137]

​@KlipsenTube I agree, you can't have a future queen with triple citizenship (she had dual Australian/ Scottish citizenship from birth). The same goes for her religion - whatever it was pre 2004, she'll be a member of the Danish Folkekirke now.

[@thelisahuntersmith]

US Expat in Australia, and when I officially became an Aussie citizen I had to swear allegiance to HM Queen Elizabeth. Felt kind of an odd experience with me coming from the States! (And I was based in Hobart when 'our' Mary was a secondary student there. Was stoked for she and Frederik, stayed up and watched the wonderful scenes from my beloved CPH on Sunday.) Thank you for your perspectives!

[@peterc.1618]

You presumably swore allegiance to HM, her heirs and successors according to law. This is the equivalent to swearing to uphold the Constitution in a republic. The "according to law" bit is important since Australia is a constitutional monarchy.

[@KlipsenTube]

When you call kong Hans "King John" in English, it's similar to King James being called "kong Jacob" in Danish - or the new king, Charles, being called "Karl". The numerous Louis of France also had their name transformed to "Ludvig". So, the English name for a Danish king may sound "not very Danish", but there's an obvious reason: it's not his actual name, but the product of English etymology vs. Danish etymology.

[@vrenak]

John and Hans are both short forms of Johannes, in english John is the most used one, in the other Germannic languages Hans is the most common.

[@Cheesemaster2000]

Almost right: "Johannes" in an abreviated form would be "John" in the English tradition, but "Hans" in the Scandinavian og German traditions.

[@KlipsenTube]

@@Cheesemaster2000 Hans/Jens

[@toocooldk]

Margrethe the 2. Is no longer queen, so you say Her Majesty Margrethe

[@peterc.1618]

@@toocooldk I understood from the publicity at the weekend that she would still be Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II but could not be referred to as The Queen (which now of course is Mary). Our late queen's mother chose the unusual form Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands became Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix on her abdication. I don't know if that is a Dutch tradition or simply her choice.

[@johnnychristensen9718]

As a 50+ year old dane, Queen Magrete has been there all my life. And in the 4 years I lived and worked abroard, I came to realize mean more to me as a symbol of what Denmark is and what we stand for - than the various Primeministers ever did. All due respect for the high ranking politicians - but they have a shorter period in public office, so we rarely look at them as someone who cared for the whole country - merely as someone who served their own share of the voters. Now the responsibility has been passed on to King Fredrik, it is to be him - that is looking at the long perspective - the broard picture. And thus working on uniting people, regions and the selfgoverning territories in a way so we genuinely feel comitted and feel at home in Denmark.

[@yesyes3010]

Hvad synes du om, at han ikke har Gud med i sit valgsprog?

[@williamhansen9456]

@@yesyes3010 Jeg synes det er super fedt! Det passer meget bedre til befolkningen og tiden. De fleste danskere tror jo ikke på den slags nu om dage.

[@yesyes3010]

@@williamhansen9456 hvis en monark ikke har Gud med sig som regent, hvad er det så, der gør monarkiet legitimt? Og noget andet, synes du det er en god ide, hvis Frederik fjerner Des som tiltaleform? Spøger udelukkende, da jeg jo tydeligvis har mine egne meninger, men gerne hører andres perspektiver.

[@williamhansen9456]

@@yesyes3010 Fra et juridisk perspektiv er grundloven vel det eneste der giver monarkiet legitimitet, ikke gud. Af hensyn til tiltaleform er jeg ret ligeglad. Jeg kan se argumenter både for og imod. Hvad synes du selv om gud og tiltale?

[@johnnychristensen9718]

@@yesyes3010 Jeg ser religion som en privat sag, der principielt bør være adskildt fra selve staten. At virkeligheden har været noget andet igennem hele fortiden er åbenlyst. Derfor ser jeg meget gerne at vi flytter os over imod virkeligheden for et meget stort flertal af befolkningen.

[@erueru2014]

We can thank the old Queen Ingrid for the popularity of the monarchy in Denmark, she was a sweet lady with the heart in the right place, and she instilled the right values in her children. She often visited my old workplace and she was always such a pleasure to talk with, always showed up alone and when she talked with you, you felt you had her whole attention and that she was really interested in who you were.

[@PinkPutte]

Fun fact: Dronning Ingrid og jeg er født på sammen dato, bare med 60 år mellem os.

[@olavw.bertelsen1423]

We can think Chr Xs spindoctors and Fr XI +family for popularising the monarchy: Chr X attempted on a coup d'état, and later he was riding the horse through town to build popularity during the nazi occupation. It has not been a random proces by the queen Ingrid or anybody else.

[@lhpl]

King Frederik IX was also very popular; as a navy officer he was a real sailor, including several tatoos. There are countless stories of people having met or interacted with the royals in informal contexts, and unanimously telling how down to earth they tend to be. This of course goes back to Christian X and his daily rides though Copenhagen, bit probably even further back. Doing what they do can be seen as privileged, bit at the same time their life is extremely organised and restricted, to the point you could call it living in a gilded cage. Having to represent a personified image of a nation must be a burden at times. And of course they can quit. Not doing so (retiring is not quitting) to me is a sign of some competence on a personal level. Retaining a full and rounded and also likable personality is an achievement. I don't idolise or admire people, but I certainly respect and like Frederik, who is just a few months younger than me.

[@simonjrgensen6761]

@@PinkPutte Så du bliver 94 år gammel her om et par måneder?

[@mochtegerndane7097]

Dronning Ingrid was also a very, very political animal. She saw the dangers of nazism very, very early. She knew, that Hitller might want to change the border in Sønderjylland/Nordschleswig, so she joined forces with a left social democrat trade unionist and together they worked their butts off to fight the nazi propaganda. I will never forget, how I was talking to an old communist from Southern Jutland, when I was still in High School. String man. He had fought the nazis in the resistance, he had been involved in underground work for years - and when he talked of Ingrid it was with enormous respect and love. I guess Margrethe inherited her brains.

[@Poxtor]

Here is a fact about the former queen, when she went to Afghanistan in 2011 to meet and talk to her soldiers (yes the armed forces do belong to the royal family) she whent all the way into the greenzone at the "patrolbaseline" the helicopter pilots (apache) from USA was asked if they could help make her stay in the greenzone safe and their answer was Hell yea :) they were baffeld that a queen would venture all they way to the actual frontline to she her troops. It all went well and the 6 to 8 hours she was there were the most calm hours ever and that was mostly because of your awsome pilots :) so thank you for keeping our queen safe :)

[@kennethvalbjoern]

I'm a Dane (50 years old) and to me HM Kong Frederik X is the perfect king. I admire him very, very much. He has the ability to be straight forward and still also to act like a king. He has found the perfect wife, has a lot of cool children, has been a member of Frømandskorpset (the danish SEALs), has a master degree in political science, is a pilot, can command a war ship and perform an Iron man among things. He has accomplished what only VERY few people are capable of - and is a very nice and decent person. And his black naval admiral uniform with the attached pilot wings looks awesome 🙂 You question if the monarchy is outdated. I say no. To me the king is an important representative of Denmark internally and abroad. He is a living symbol of what a dane is. He unites the three peoples of Denmark: The danes, the greenlanders and the faroese. He is a connection to the long danish history. When I think of Denmark, the king instantly comes to mind. Denmark is four things: The land, the three peoples, the Dannebrog and the king! 85% of the danes approves of the king, and expect him to perform good. So the monarchy is rooted deeply in the hearts of the danish people. It's an emotion that is difficult to explain to republicans like you people 🙂 It's love, admiration, cohesion, exaltation, pristineness and common history among other things. Long live HM Kong Frederik X!

[@alexanderfull1]

It's weird how whenever I've been living abroad, it's always been a must to watch her speech on new years, it was almost like having a third grandmother, because she would always mention how proud she was of the everyone. I'll miss her

[@Tomsdatter]

I am proud of our royal house. They represent Denmark in the most beautiful way. They connect the Danes - young and old, culturally and historically. I don't think a president will do the same for me - a president is someone elected from the people. They are not - they are generations of danish history in one person, and that makes it special and romantic to me.

[@yesyes3010]

Repræsenter Danmark smukt ved ikke: •at være valgt? •at være underlagt aktindsigt i deres budgetter eller beslutninger? •at nægte at modtage gaver fra store firmaer for ordner, invitationer og titlen som hofleverandør?

[@Tomsdatter]

Hvis du skulle være præsident, ville du så måske være den første i historien, der ikke vil ønske nogle privilegier? Nej jeg synes bestemt ikke, at de får for meget i løn! Tænk på hvad erhvervsledere får. Og jeg synes ikke, at man skal tage alle rettigheder til lidt privatliv fra mennesker, selvom de er ansatte af staten til at være reklamesøjler og varetage Danmarks største turistattraktion. Tænk lige hvis din chef ville have aktindsigt i, hvad du bruger din private formue eller løn til? Tænk på, hvad andre kendte folk får og forlanger for at stille op til et arrangement? Tror du ikke, at andre end kongehuset får gaver? Og tror du, at de kan tillade sig at sige nej, når det kommer til stykket? Tror du virkeligt, at der foregår noget, som skattevæsenet ikke ved, og ved du noget, skal du da anmelde det! Nej de er ikke valgt, og tak for det! Jeg er glad for, at de ikke er politiske. Det er ret svært at vælge personer, der ikke udtaler en holdning til noget, og det er ret svært at samle et helt folk om en politisk person. Og så ikke mindst, tænk på den glæde, som de giver til alle dine medmennesker, kan du ikke bare glædes lidt over det?

[@-JustHuman-]

@@yesyes3010 Alle samme positive ting. Se bare på noget af det pagt vi har siddende i folketinget og spilde penge. Tag bare Enhedslisten sådanne folk burde ikke være tæt på noget der sætter standarden for vores land. Folk der roser terrorister og kommunister er ikke anstændige mennesker.

[@lidular]

I really like the king, he seems like a very nice man, and a very good role model for the country.

[@Abigail-hq2hw]

In my opinion, and as I see it, the royal family has a dimension of unifying spirituality. This is why they are so loved and respected. This could never exist in a president or in any political figure.. They are so well educated, hard working, well informed and skilled. The minut they get lazy and slobby and stupid, the monarki will cease to exist. And I think they are very much aware of that.

[@yesyes3010]

You are wrong. Very wrong indeed

[@drdewott9154]

Yeah. But this is all while also being very down to earth and comparatively modest, and engaging with matters big and small in the public. Like they're approachable. If they're too high off or elite, you end up with something like the British monarchy where many just see them as nothing more than rich snobs with little humanity. So far Frederik seems to be a good successor. He is a bit more folkly than Margrethe and Frederik is also emotional and honest. Like he admits he has some pretty big flaws, and so did Margrethe. Like he knows that he isn't exactly the best speaker but he's honest and passionate. Margrethe admitted she wasn't the best parental figure with dedicating so much time to her work and so little to raising Frederik and Joakim. The Danish royal family more than anything will live or die on their honesty and humanity.

[@yesyes3010]

@@drdewott9154 hvorfor skal nogle mennesker være født med særlige statslige privilegier der nedarves, hvis de bare er som alle andre?

[@Gnomgnash]

@@yesyes3010 Say it as much as you want, but polls disagree

[@yesyes3010]

@@Gnomgnash for now. The pools don’t represent the rule of Frederik X as he has just recently taken over the throne. Let’s see the pools after three years then we can talk.

[@thomashoglund5671]

Fun fact: The Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf also met his Queen Silvia at the Olympics when he was the Crown Prince. It was at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but it was not at a bar, but at the actual stadium if I remember correctly. Silvia worked for the Olympic committee as a trainer for the hostess staff at the Olympics.

[@teamtheisb]

Interesting to hear your thoughts on the monarchy. You are very knowing 😊 In 1953 it was legislated in the new constitution that if the King has no boys, a Girl Can take over the throne Then in 2009 it was decided by referendum that the first born Will take over the throne no matter the gender

[@thomasbaagaard]

no it was not. "Tronfølgeloven" is NOT part of the Constitution. Back in the late 1930ties there was an attempt at chancing the constitution to remove the two chamber system. (getting rid of "landstinget") It passed both chambers, there was a election then it passed both chambers again and then there was a popular vote on it. Way more than 50% voted yes, but too few people actually showed up to vote... so the chance failed. So when the issue of who should get the crown came up post wwii the politicians decided to connect the two issues and then a new vote was held where people both had to show up to vote on the changing of the constituting and to vote on change the rules of succession. This was a good idea since people cared a lot more about the succession issue.. so more people showed up to vote. And that allowed the vote to get rid of the "landsting" to pass also. So it is a common myth that we changed the constitution to allow for a queen.

[@Zandain]

I have been through the whole emotional spectrum, since the New Year speech... I remember King Frederik 9's death announcement, as I was young and not in DK at the time, so QM2 has always been 'my' Regent. The combination of chock, grief and empathy has been a roller-coaster ride! Looking forward to KFX's reign and will be joining him and the rest of DK, at the 5km Royal Run in Cph, in May! hello from Hundested 🌸 🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰🌹🇩🇰

[@robdawg6674]

I can relate to your comment about the difference in officials in US and Denmark being protected when in public. When we were at Tour de France in Copenhagen in 2022 we had spot right on the race barrier near finish line. Directly across the track about 30 feet from us was the Danish Prime Minister walking around under her own umbrella with no body guards or security detail and later the Crown Prince was over there. Granted it was a VIP area over there but it wasn’t swarming with security and we were just feet away. The PM sweetly smiled at me when I waived and asked her to pose for a photo. We were amazed how accessible they were and our Danish friends laughed when we told them how different it would be in US

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

There's security, especially around the prime minister, and the ones for foreign and internal affairs and defense. But they try to blend in with the crowd. Same is true about the royals. But, unlike some other state leaders, they don't have 2-3 fixed bodyguards, they rotate so a possible threat can't be certain who in the crowd will jump in, cover up VIP and get him or her away from the situation. The whole PET VIP team is trusted to be loyal and capable to perform their job. That said, ministers of other affairs can request security, but often doesn't. It's not unusual to see members of parliament to ride their bikes to work 😋 Danes are not polarized/dangerous enough to take out our frustrations on our elected officials I guess. It's more dangerous to be an office worker at the unemployment center than it is to be an MP, unfortunately, even some hospitals have hired private security. They're simply more likely to meet a mentally unstable person in their regular workday. That said, I'm sure that most politicians get verbal abuse rather often.

[@drdewott9154]

@@BenjaminVestergaard Yeah well said, security isn't a high concern here. Even in more recent years some of the worst we've seen is the anti vaxx riots by Men in Black where they made a doll of the prime minister with a sign on it saying "she must and shall be killed" wrapped on a lightpole and burned. Plus the PET, our FBI equivalent, is pretty effective at squandering any potential extremists.

[@abocas]

Since 2015 I have sort of Luke-warm about Americans. But I have to say ..... your family changed that. You are amazingly dedicated to your life in Denmark. And you also taught me a thing or two about my own country as well as the US. Much respect to the entire Young-family 🙏

[@kirstenn.pedersen2598]

We wish the very Best for the royal family and we Are deeply grateful for our former Queen Margrethe. We feel very Lucky to have the stability of an old monarcy.

[@noebaech9360]

Queen Margrethe the 2nd actually made illustrations for a publication of LOTR under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer

[@CountPenta]

Yes, it's because she is a big fan and actually had mail correspondence with Tolkien while she was still a princess.

[@madawcofarreat2348]

Regarding the more supposed lack of security around them, there was the 5 dudes in the black suits at all times surrounding the carriage. They're basically like secret service and it's pretty interesting keeping your eyes on them, how they move, always scanning the crowd, as well as having that slightly oversized open jacket that I'm assuming has at least a sidearm and probably also a PDW, like the SP5K from Heckler & Koch or something similar. Probably on their lower backs, but who knows. And I guarantee you that there are a whole bunch of spotters placed along the route with a bird's eye view and able to communicate with the 5 visible body guards, and the ones in the crowd that are in civilian attire. Of course this is just speculation, but I'd be very surprised if that wasn't the case.

[@ZnakeTech]

Also "Livgarden", while they look very ceremonial and for show in their attire, they do actually carry live ammunition. Also police was present pretty much every 5-10 meters or so along the route, mainly for crowd control, but I'm sure they were ready to step in if there was an "incident". So yes, people can get close to the royal family, but that doesn't mean they aren't being protected.

[@westmus]

The sercurity people are probably an bigger sercurity when they are "invisible", Hard to make an good plan for how to pass any security you can't easily see and follow. You probably also need to be an serious actor, not be spotted as "suspicious" by one of those guys before you have even tried.

[@thomasbaagaard]

@@KurtFrederiksenyou don't see a US president take a bike ride without some serious planning before it. Or do much else without preplanning and a lot of security evaluation done. That is not a PR question but a security one. In comparison you could se the (then) crownprince and princess taking their children to (ordinary public) school by bike in Copenhagen. And I know for a fact that they do show up to events, museums and similar with very little warning. (when just visiting like any other family) In one case the museum got a call "can the family come by in 30 minutes?" And they when visited the museum like other guests. and in another the event organized similar where asked if they could come by about 1 hour later. This in it self is obviously also a good thing for security. It makes it impossible for anyone with bad intent to plan anything. So no need for a large group of guards.

[@danishpastry6137]

It'd be interesting to know how many security officers were "undercover" in the crowds. I do think it's a fallacy when people say they don't have so much security.

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

Loved watching especially one of those agents who walked in the front. With that serious look and those deep set eyes he really looked like he was taken straight out of a police agent movie or something like that

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

Only English speakers call king Hans "John". Just like when Danes talk about Henrik VIII of England or Ludvig XIV of France. The last elected king was Frederik III. That painting shows "arvehyldningen", a celebration of the introduction of hereditary kingship. It is not his coronation. HM Queen Margrethe is still queen, but she is no longer "the queen". That is Mary. It will take some getting used to. I hope this does not sound too negative. I am really enjoying this video.

[@TravelinYoung]

Ah makes sense, I was researching on an English website. Thanks!

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

The reason why Hans becomes John is the same reason we call it Skt. Hans - which is actually referring to Johannes Døberen, John the babtiser I think they say in English. I have no clue what Hebrew name Johannes originates from.

[@fredriknumse8991]

To make it more simple, Margrethe is no longer the queen regent, but just queen, where as Mary is queen regent now.

[@petelosuaniu]

Margrethe remains Queen but is no longer the Sovereign. The new sovereign is King Frederik 10th. Mary is Queen consort.

[@tillposer]

​@@BenjaminVestergaard Johannes or Johann is the Germanic Form of the Greek Form Iōánnes of the Hebrew name jóhānān, which is a contraction of jhwh and hnn, which means god is mercyful.

[@SteamPower4ever]

I was there too, but much closer to Christiansborg, near Børsen. Almost at the same place where I was in 1972 with my dad at the proclamation for queen Margrethe II. The two events were very different. As you mentioned, back in 1972 queen Margrethe was given the reins amid the sorrow for her father, the late King Frederik IX. This time it was a full-on celebration of both the departing queen and the new king and his queen. I was there with my son and we had a great day in the city, watching history unfold right then and there in front of us.

[@peterlarsen7779]

The carriage used - dubbed _the Golden Anniversary carriage_ - was a gift to from the mastercraftsmen of Copenhagen in 1892 and presented to King Christian IX & Queen Louise. I'm glad Fred got to ascend the throne at a still reasonable age compared to e.g. Chucky over in the U.K. I'm sure Fred & Mary will represent us in the best possible way! Neither of them are stuck up, but seem very down to earth.

[@Rehder1981]

It was esteemed that between 250.000 and 300.000 people was in there to see the new king. Fun fact: The new king is a special force soldier (similar to the Navy Seal) and he also crossed northern Greenland on dogsled from Qaanaaq to Daneborg EXPEDITION Sirius 2000

[@SofiaMelander]

Either it's a royal wedding or coronation there's a big party on the streets. Politicians on the other hand.. Yawn..

[@spartakuss2505]

Also something that is awesome about king Frederik that makes him a lot closer with his danish people, and that is that he said in a young age that we shouldn’t call him “them” or the highness, instead he wants the people to call him like everyone else so him or Frederik and I think that makes a huges difference for the danish population

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

You're very close to the truth. I think the gist of his statement was that we don't need to care too much, and when he's not "at work" in a public role, he prefer that people just do how they feel natural. In certain settings, like when he's being interviewed by the press, I think he prefer the old fashion titulation... but that may, of course, just be because he's not always had the best experience with the tabloids. Prince Joachim, on the other hand, would sometimes pretend to not hear the entire sentence if people messed up the pronoun.

[@assepa]

Though Queen Margrethe was known for insisting on being called "them", if I am not mistaken? Search for "vi er ikke dus". Maybe that was just a one-off. I also saw her fetch a pillow for an interviewer to make sure her back was okay.

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

@@assepa yes Queen Margrethe is more traditional regarding the titulation. I'm rather sure it was mostly about the you/they... I doubt she'd correct people she worked with when making costumes for the royal theatre the same way, and they probably never had to call her "your majesty" more than during introduction. But in public, yes she was strict.

[@larskjar]

Margrete popularity in Greenland is apparently bolstered by the fact that when she tours the island it is much more personal when the village has a population of 120. She has attended many village kaffemik (which is basically a drinking session with coffe.)

[@rasmuskjrbyepetersen8862]

Somebody else have probably mentioned this already. But King "John" in English is actually the much more danish-sounding King "Hans" in Danish. Both names (and many others) are derived from the biblical Johannes.

[@hansmiguelbrsting816]

You are correct. I was meaning to post a comment about this but you did it for me.

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

Like how they changed Knud to Canute

[@peterc.1618]

Kings/queens and popes have different names in different languages. I've seen Queen Elizabeth referred to as Isabel in Spanish publications, and Charles as Carlos.

[@dfuher968]

@@thedanishcatgirl3205 Yeah, that hurts my ears every time. Thats not the same as Hans becoming John tho. Its about the English being incapable of uttering the Kn sound and the soft d at the end.

[@olavw.bertelsen1423]

@@thedanishcatgirl3205 In danish you kan be a Kanut, meaning a guy in sort of a humorous or joking way.

[@christinaj.jensen4805]

King John is actually called Hans in Danish. John likely is associated with the name Hans, because of the name Johannes or Johan.

[@JohnnieKirkegaard94]

i think the thing with the monarchy (especially the danish one) is that politics can be polarizing at times but the monarch keeps everyone united and makes sure theres less of the type of stuff you see in america (forexample january 6th). Its a reminder to everyone that we are together and have a common icon to follow. We may disagree on politics but it doesnt need to turn into war or terror or hatred as long as we all stand united even with out differences. I think this is partially why in denmark there is alot less of the political hatred and people on opposit ends of the political spectrum can spend time together without turning into miniature civil wars :) Also i love that the king cried and was so human during the proceedings. It felt very human as the danish monarchy often does. It isnt a golden bejeweled figurehead but a beloved and humble sheppard for the people.

[@lottebuejensen2310]

As Christian X ( her grandfarther ) once Said , when he was riding alone every morning, through the city : I do have bodyguards . I have 5 millions . We Will guard them🤗 Robetrotting has a video. About the danish royals, i leaned a lot from it . And I’m danish 🤗🤗😂😂

[@Jakob_DK]

Unfortunately there was a german friendly woman who scared his horse and he was injured and never fully recovered.

[@AllanHendley]

When you talked about Roskilde, I think you should visit Sct. Bendts in Ringsted, there is also a lot of kings and queens buried. Regards Allan Hendley, Ringsted

[@Joemamma664]

That baseball analogy worked out surprisingly well

[@owia1]

Growing up and living in Kongens Lyngby my self, I have heard stories from my great grand mother about King Christian the 10th riding down the Lyngby Hovedgade without gards and came right by and smiled at her while she was emptying the night pot. 😆

[@drdewott9154]

Interesting stuff, I was also in the crowds myself, but closer to the bridge between the metro station and Christiansborg itself. I arrived and mushed my way into the crowd around 45 minutes in advance. I live in Greater Copenhagen but I was in town and a friend of mine named Jacob, who himself is from Baltimore in the US, was staying at my place. When he had booked the trip he had no idea there'd be a coronation, it just happened to line up that way so of course we both had to see it. We got to see a bit here and there, one of the stone decorations on the balcony obscured a lot of the view, and people putting their babies up on their shoulders to see it obscured even more, but we got some views here and there, and watched it more on replay later. Also Jacob went behind someone getting interviewed at Amalienborg by TV2 and ended up on live national TV as a result, it was around 17:20 if I recall correctly

[@renebechandreasen5642]

Frederik is even more down to earth. I've met both of them several times. Because i was one of the horseriders. Back when vi were the inner circle of security. And the bodyguards were invisible. 😉

[@LarsLinne67]

The "celebratory substitution" right before the end of a game is also commonly used in big football games for players who have done well - either in the match or in their career.

[@kasperhansen4472]

When you choose to learn about, and get so interested in the culture of the place you live in, when coming from abroad, you automatically will get lots of friends. Everybody - or almost everybody - loves to showcase their culture, at least the parts that they are proud of and appreciate. You did well to examine Matador. That is the Danes number one series. It is so well made in terms of giving you an insight to the social cultural aspects of the country. The royal house is a debate because some love it, some are indifferent about it and a few don't like it, mostly for economic reasons. But most are happy about the royal house, for the reason that you point out: Queen Margrethe II, has the love of the people as they have lived with her through her growing up as a happy but slightly awkward person. As she went through the vast pains of loosing her loving father while having to step up to her great task of becoming the queen. Then developing herself into a much appreciated personality whom has so many facets to her role as a monarch for her country for which she as well as her father frederik 9, swore to serve. Her valgsprog was: Guds hjælp, folkets kærlighed, Danmarks styrke. And now her son has done the same, his valgsprog is "forbundne, forpligtet, for kongeriget Danmark". There seems to be a deep connection from the royal house towards the People of the country...

[@kuggefar4070]

When thinking about the pros and cons of a republic and a monarchy, Mette Frederiksen had a fun quote in her speech: "Why didn't Stauning use the eastercrisis to depose the king? -someone asked back then in 1920. Socialdemokratiet was a republican party. Back then. But what did Stauning answer? Well, he said that if you replaced the king with a president - you would run the considerable risk of the president being from Venstre." -Thanks for the cool videos it's alot of fun to view my country through foreign eyes

[@PrehnROFL]

I love that u know more about Denmark than me, and im born and raised here 28 years

[@mullergris1]

Did you know that queen Margrethe have done the drawings in the books of the lord of the rings, it dont say its her, they used another name, but yep she is such a big artis, but i must amit i was a chock that she told in the new year speach that she would abdicate, but i truly understand her, she have done it good. But a kingdom is not bad they do so much for our country.

[@TorchwoodPandP]

John was called Hans in Denmark, short for Johannes. John is the really odd version of that name. And the reason Margrethe II called her son Frederik is because before then the numbers were out of sync, because of said King Hans. Margrethe’s grandfather was Christian 10th. Her father was Frederik 9th. Now the Frederiks will catch up to the Christians. Which will help all school children in future. 🇩🇰😄☺️🫶😉

[@dfuher968]

She gave him both names tho. His full name is Frederik André Henrik Christian. So he had the option of choosing either 1 for his regent name. Tho with Frederik first, that is most natural. Same with Joachim, he too has 4 names, 1 of which is Christian, in case he would have to take the throne at some point, he could keep the line going. Thats the tradition.

[@BoNicolai]

Margrethe is still queen. She just abdicated from being the regent of the country. He title is still Her Majesty, Queen Margrethe.

[@graydanerasmussen4071]

Re: the accessibility of "important" people in Denmark, I have met Mette Frederiksen, our prime minister, a few times taking a walk around Lyngby Sø (Lake). As for the monarchy thing, we've been lucky with Daisy (Margrethe's nickname), and I think King Freddie will do well too. In principle, I'm against having "special people", but since ours are so good, I'm okay with them :) -Thanks for your views, it's always good to get an outside perspective on something so fiercely national.

[@martinkuhl1]

Find some pictures of the cheap pen they used for the signing. Also note Mette Frederiksens speech was laminated with monograms on the back, while King Frederik X pulled a crumpled piece of paper or of his pocket 😂

[@olavw.bertelsen1423]

Thanks a lot, Young folks. You are providing such insightful and intriguing views on our country. I loved your reflections on our monarchy, and as a republican (not a US republican, but someone arguing for a republic) I got some new perspectives on the Danish monarchy. I also loved the comparison between M2 and a retiring baseball player (no matter how inappropriate it may be).

[@robinloynd3157]

My heart grandmother came to the usa as a girl in 1862.i hope to follow someday in her footsteps and return to Copenhagen

[@Worldbuilder]

…you should come to Vejle this fall; in October the cultural museum in Vejle opens an exhibit about the kings before Gorm and Harald, which I’m very excited about.

[@thethirdtime9168]

The official art of The Hobbit/LotR (I think internationally too, not just in Denmark) was made by Queen Margrethe. She read the story and liked it so much she personally contacted Tolkien to hear if he'd be interested in her illustrations. Art was a passion of hers, and I'd wager helped keeping her sane and grounded in the isolated world of a Monarch/Royal family. While I'm sad to see her gone, her health is declining, and I'd much rather have her live her final years in comfort without constant travel and galas for visiting politicians / celebrities she has to organize. Frederik and Mary will do a fine job for sure.

[@dfuher968]

Tolkien didnt know, who she really was tho, as she used an alias.

[@TravelinYoung]

There was a great exhibit a few years ago of the art and fashion of Magrethe II. They had all the costumes she designed for Snedronnigen as well as all the illustrations she did for The Lord of the Rings. It was so wonderful to get to see her work especially as a big LOTR fan. 🥰 - M

[@ulflundh5813]

In south of Sweden are many towns and places named after Christian. I live in Kristianstad which in English means like “Cristian’s Town”. Many companies and organizations here in Kristianstad has names that include “C4” :) Of course all of this is because south of Sweden has been Danish. (Skåne/Blekinge)

[@TorbenS]

Hi Miranda! It was so nice to meet you in Silkeborg today :-)

[@holgerandersengrn3457]

If you go to the "Sagnlandet" you can see where the kingdom of Denmark started, around the year 600 maybe earlier, it is not far from Roskilde

[@Marianne-k4u]

As a child I have experienced Margrethe's mum Queen Ingrid shopping with the tree girls and no one apperoached them and we didn't see any guards, but I'm sure they were there.

[@helgegrelck2394]

One important King is missing in Roskilde: King Kanute (Kong Knud den store) King of England, Norway and Denmark, son of Svein Forkbeard.

[@jespernielsen8549]

He is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

[@Joliie]

18:27 The Royal family has its own balcony which is only for their use (Same goes for the Opera house and the DR Concert hall)

[@magnusarvid4161]

So heartwarming to see you guys have fun with Danish history!! Here's a brief (long for a comment lol) history of Danish elective monarchy and why it changed The elective monarchy was essentially the state of affairs for the entire viking age and until around the time of king Valdemar the Great (ruled from 1157 [well, technically he co-ruled from 54] until 1182), he tried to enforce inherited monarchy, and it worked for a little while, but its not super clear cut and the inheritance did not stay in his family for long, even though his dynasty did have a big lasting impact on Denmark, both the kingdom and the country. Something that is important to understand is that a "king" (or drott, as it was called in old Norse) was something very different in the viking ages than it became during the middle ages. Viking kings were not really these divinely sanctioned heads of state, whom issued laws and maintained peace in the country, and had particular rights and legal boundaries and such, it makes more sense to think of them as "temporary war-lords", for the lack of a better term. They certainly held power and prestige, but the power they were able to enact mainly had to do with getting tribute from subjects, and calling in the local chieftains for (hopefully, if the cheiftains felt like it) support/warriors in war efforts. As such, kingship was much less, well, "institutionalized", kings held far less power, and to people who didn't have anything to do with the king, the whole kingdom-thing was probably more of an "occasionally relevant" situation in daily life. Imagine a time before Harold Bluetooth (dead 985) where there was not one united crown that ruled all of Denmark. Well, "Denmark", as in its medieval form, with territories reaching from Jutland to Scania (and Norway but that's another story lol), was likely a quite new phenomenon in the 1000-1100s, as Jutland was kind of considered its own thing, and Jutes their own people (which, to be fair, they still are to some extend), until Harold Bluetooth, and Denmark and the "Danes" had traditionally been understood to be and to reside on/in Fyn, Sjælland, and Skåne/Scania. At this time, life in Denmark for the nobility was a bit more 'game of thronesy': Several families, or different branches of the same families, competed for power over Danish territories - usually with competing power-bases, one in Jylland, one on Sjælland. From Harold Bluetooth, usually credited with being the first guy who successfully came to rule Jylland, Fyn, Sjælland, and Scania in the late 900s, even though you have kings of all the kingdom, it was basically impossible to become king without support of the chieftains and nobles from the different regions of the kingdom - and from the church! In the early years of Christian Danish kings (Harold being the first [well not really but that's a long story]), there was harsh competition between competing candidates for kings. Really, absolute monarchy (which was only successfully instated in 1660) was the nail in the coffin of a "negotiation" (conflict) of power and how much power the royals should have versus the nobles, lords, and chieftains, that spanned over half a millennium. During king Valdemar the Great and his sons, you see the Hvide-clan (adoptive family of Valdemar, an old, powerful noble family in the middle ages) really take over the entire country on several levels - Absalon, the founder of Copenhagen and foster brother of Valdemar (newly crowned king, after beating up two of his family members for the crown) becomes the first Danish archbishop. Before then the Christian clergy (and to large degree the crown, since the pope had to acknowledge new kings for it to be "official" in the "eyes of the Lord" - aka. Beneficial for the pope and the German emperor) was in a sense subdued to the Archbishophoric of Hamburg-Bremen, a powerful organ not only for the Catholic church, but also for the German ("Holy Roman") empire. So when Valdemar became king, and Absalon was granted independence from Hamburg-Bremen in the form of the newly established archbishop of Lund (which included all of Denmark at this time), they really held Denmark in the palms of their hands. Absalon hired a well-educated priest and friend of the family named Saxo in this period to write a long book, "Gesta Danorum" (The Deeds of the Danes in Latin), which (allegedly) details the history of Valdemar's family going way back to the "first king of Denmark", who was (again, allegedly) named Dan. Really, it seems more to be a revision of old, pre-Christian Norse myths (such as those found in the poetic Edda) changed to fit a 12th century Danish context, with names of old gods and such replaced by Valdemar's alleged ancestor-kings, while other parts of it seem inspired by classical works famous in the Christian world, such as the Aeneid. It is also from Saxo G. that we get the myth that the Danish flag fell from the sky on a crusade in Estonia. This is of course not actually true, and should all be considered royal propaganda, meant to solidify Valdemar's (and his children, in fact the book is dedicated to his son Valdemar II) image as the rightful ruler of Denmark, both to the Danish nobility by playing into ancient local myth, but also to the German empire and the Catholic church by framing it in really sophisticated Latin and a sort of classical Latin literary style too. Oh yea and he had his dad made a saint, also a super good PR-strategy in medieval Europe. And as you can tell, it proved a highly effective piece of propaganda, and it's a pretty fun read too!

[@MartinGsl]

Before 1448 there also was a lot of kings named Erik, Knud, Valdemar and Svend. Those were the names primarily used.

[@Greblav]

One of the princes also have the name Valdemar, esp. King Valdemar atterdag (a new day), is very important as he is the one who got Denmark “back and together”.

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

I'm not a royalist, wouldn't miss to have a royal family if we didn't have one, but neither would I like them to exile. Especially the royal family we have, I like them a lot and I think they do serve a purpose. I think that the Danish royals stand as a stable and unifying entity to the Danish society, especially after WWI and the reunification with Sønderjylland. (Essay below) During WWII they weren't interesting to the nazis, because they have no political power, but the population had the royal family to cling to, while the Germans were forcing the hands of our politicians. After the war they kinda got the role as ultimate national ambassadors to Denmark. If regular diplomacy doesn't work, for instance when dealing with a totalitarian country, there's a good chance that an official visit from our non-political monarch would be accepted as a gesture of goodwill. They can act as a buffer between democracy and dictatorship or between capitalism and communism. Which in turn means that we can wedge in enough diplomacy to have a non-hostile diplomacy between governments. So, diplomatically it's like having the best UNO card on hand. Another thing is that I believe that their presence is part of the reason why our own politics hasn't become a polarized mess with flags and banners outside of election campaign time. No matter what party people vote for, there's an 80% chance that you'll agree to approve of the royal family. We agree that we're Danes, all of us. And a very Danish treat is that we can still be friends even tho we strongly disagree politically. The thing is, the monarch can actually trigger a vote for a new constitution very easily... if he or she refuse to accept an elected government. A constitional vote isn't exactly an easy task in Denmark... first the people must approve of the new constitution, and then it must be followed by another vote for parliament. So if the monarch has a hunch that a vote for parliament has been rigged. They can simply refuse to sign the approval of a new government. Refusing to sign is their only political power. Which reminds me, they showed that Queen Margrethe signed her abdication (?), but right after that, what they didn't show, was that King Frederik signed that he approve of the current government, if he had not, it would be election time again. In that sense, the Danish monarchy/democracy structure has a whole lot of safety measures built in, to avoid one insane individual from threatening our model. (Totally understandable, as the king, that signed our first constitution, may not have been the most stable person in history 😄) Finally I'd like to say that I like the symbolic value of the fact that our "crowning" of a new monarch happens at the residence of our democracy. Not at the royal palace or church. They are not appointed by god, and the strongest power in Denmark is our democracy. Thanks to her majesty Queen Margrethe for her hard work through the years. And long live King Frederik X.

[@monksuu]

The king "John" you were talking about was Hans (short of Johannes) for all Danes, Norwegians and Swedes. He also reigned Norway and Sweden. Although his reign as Johan II for Swedes was only 4 years but he wasn't a "John" for Scandinavian people. For us Finns he was Hannu and as the ruler of Sweden he was called Juhana II. Finland was under the rule of the Swedish king at that time.

[@MrLarsgren]

one thing i think is gonna change is i dont think we will see the former party prince at music festivals chugging beer anymore.

[@dennisoestermann1880]

If you want to know a few fun facts about Queen Magrethe, then look up Ingahild Gratmer. And Queen Magrethe actually lived at a dorm in Aarhus, at the university when she studied there. The room is still very much in use as a dorm room.

[@jenserikbech]

There is a "Museum" that is easily owerlooked. It is "Frilandsmuseet" in Lyngby/Virum. If you like "The old city" in Aarhus, it is like a "Doll House" in comparison with "Frilandsmuseet" in Lyngby/Virum. It is so big that you cannot see from one end to the other. Much greater experience, showing houses from all parts of Denmark and back in time. Go and visit it! You will be thrilled.

[@TravelinYoung]

Oh we've been and did a video about it :). it is a great museum!

[@TobyDK91]

I think one very important factor in being able to love having a royal family is knowing that you COULD abolish the concept very easily. If they were forced on us, it would be very difficult.

[@kennethbrdk]

I love the fact that an american family have to teach me about the monarchy I have lived in all my life and all the places there really is to visit in Denmark!

[@peterfuttrup7008]

Have you been to Slangerup Church - to see the grave of Danish King Erik Ejegod? Its 40km from Copenhagen,and 30km from Roskilde

[@bogirrasmussen4883]

King Hans is buried in Odense (Sankt Knuds Church, where you will also find Knud den Hellige/Canut the Holy (king 1080-1086).

[@veronicajensen7690]

I thought Knud/Canut was buried in England?

[@mortenhansen2578]

@@veronicajensen7690 Sct Knud/Canute and his brother Benedikt are both in the cellar of the sct Knuds Church. Archaeologists have confirmed that both skeletons are the real. Go and watch :) They are visible to visitors - especially if they comes around midnight 👻👻

[@slundhansen]

@@veronicajensen7690 Knud den Store (ca. 955-1035) er begravet i England.

[@bogirrasmussen4883]

They are two different Knud/Canut. The one buried in Winchester, England is Knud den Store/Canut the Great born c. 995, died 1035. Knud den Hellige/Canut the Holy was born c. 1042, died 1086.

[@axelkvist9427]

I love your channel, The King, you refer to as John, was Kong Hans in danish, thus a ver danish name 🙂

[@martinandersen1849]

There was a Hans interfeering ... I don't remember any John.

[@gindrinkersline3285]

1:45 John becomes Hans in Danish/Norwegian (also Johannes)/Swedish (also Johan). He was a king during the Kalmar Union - king of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.

[@jonathanthomsen3111]

The union was established at a meeting in Kalmar in 1397, when the aristocracy from the three lands gathered to crown Erik king of the three lands. The Kalmar Union at the beginning of the 16th century Capital city Copenhagen Religion Catholicism Form of government Monarchy Ruler • 1387-1412 (Denmark) 1388-1389 (Norway) 1389-1412 (Sweden) Margaret 1. • 1389-1442 (Norway) 1396-1439 (Sweden) 1396-1439 (Denmark) Eric of Pomerania¹ • 1481-1513 (Denmark) 1483-1513 (Norway) 1497-1501 (Sweden) Hans ( Johan ) • 1513-23 (DK. & N.²) 1520-21 (Sweden) Christian 2. • 1524-33 Frederick 1. Legislative Assembly Council of State and Lord's Day (one in each kingdom) History • Margrete 1. is recognized as regent of Denmark 1387 • Established 17 June 1397 • The Engelbrekt Rebellion 1434-36 • The Stockholm Massacre 7.-10. November 1520 • Gustav Vasa is elected king of Sweden June 6, 1523 • The Danish Council annexes Norway 1536 Followed Followed by Denmark Norway Sweden Denmark-Norway Sweden 1. Erik 7. of Denmark, Eirik 3. of Norway, Eric 13. of Sweden 2. Christian II was regent of Norway from 1506 The union was established at a meeting in Kalmar in 1397, when the aristocracy from the three lands gathered to crown Erik king of the three lands. From the meeting, the so-called union letter has been preserved and the interpretation of this has given rise to different interpretations of the course of events. Regardless of this, the three kingdoms were ruled by a common king, and Erik was succeeded by Christopher of Bavaria. With his sudden death in January 1448, however, a given successor was missing, and Denmark and Sweden each chose their own regent. It came to last until 1457, before the three kingdoms were again ruled by the same king, Christian 1. However, this was short-lived, and successors such as Hans and Christian 2 only ruled Sweden for short periods of time. In Sweden, however, the union was always a political alternative until the election of Gustav Vasa as king in 1523.

[@Togangehver14dag]

3:43 since 2009 Denmark has had absolute primogeniture, so if crown Prince Christian has a daughter first she will become queen (and in case he won't have kids then we'll have Queen Isabella). So the Christian/Frederik list will have more interruptions in the future.

[@TheKIMANO]

The monarchy in Denmark revolves around a social contract where the royals do NOT interfere in politics. There are actually many Danes who fundamentally have a problem with the fact that the highest representative of the nation is not elected, but at the same time we are so practical that it is a problem very far down the list. There is some fairy tale about the monarchy and a fundamental acceptance of Denmark's history from most Danes, I think. Although being regent is a privileged life, it is also a life with a lot of limitations and I see it as extremely Danish that the people, with respect for the labor movement and the agreements on salary, vacation and pension, with an honest heart under a diligent and dutiful queen fully accepts her to retire to enjoy her retirement.

[@jrnmller1551]

Maybe watch the documentary on Frederik 9. on a rainy day, will help you to understand more off the royals, his father got in trouble in 1920, trying to disolve the goverment, but earned the respect back, during WW2 riding trough Copenhagen every day

[@martinjacobsen2992]

Længe leve Monarkiet! Længe leve Danmark!

[@ole7146]

That he choose to leave "God" out of his "language of choice" just reflect that we have gotten a modern monarch, cause the majority of Danes dosen't have a spiritual relaction with the church anyway but rather a relaction based on tradition. I'm sure he and his lovely queen will represent our country well in the future to come.

[@dfuher968]

Hehe, I laugh every time, I hear Denmark described as a very religious country, coz so many ppl are members of the church (Folkekirken). They fail to understand, that the vast majority are not members for religious reasons, but for cultural reasons. As u say, for tradition.

[@lhpl]

Two things: The king, being also the "head" of the Danish church, is actually the only Dane who must be a member of it. Also, there was a case many years ago, when a priest caused som upheaval as he publicly spoke about him not actually believing in a god. I believe he was fired back then, but I suspect there are some more modern priests who share his views, but just don't make it public. (Of course there are also some very conservative priests who have no problems for example not acknowledging women as priests, and who also refuse to perform homosexual weddings.) So the Danish church is quite open and accomodating, spanning between these two extremes. Like most Danes I was baptised, and then confirmed when I was 15. I formally left the church when I was 20. This practically just means I don't pay church tax, which isn't much to begin with, and I will not get a church funeral ceremony, but I don't want that anyway. Most people just don't bother, but only go to a church for a few family occasions like baptising, confirmations, weddings and funerals, and maybe for christmas. And when I attend such events as a guest, which I don't mind doing, I'm not asked if I am a member.

[@sixxdog]

I had half of beer with the King once in Aarhus. Back then just a wee Prince. But it was way casual, and we even met later that same night on "Den Sidste". He had a distance, sure, but he was like still one of us.

[@TravelinYoung]

That is cool! I hope to get to meet him one day!

[@vicolin6126]

As a Swede, I congratulate the Danes on their new king and say this: Länge leve konungen! All the Scandinavian monarchies realized hundreds of years ago that if the people like you, then you have a much better chance of staying alive. Our monarchies (and countries) went through all the European revolutions during the 1700's unscathed and intact. The French monarchy is a good example of one that did not understand this. I can only speak of the Swedish royals, but here they have a lot of ceremonies - for example our king is expected to go, by carriage, to open the Swedish parliament every year/season. Royals weddings are a big affair though, have a look at Crown Princess Victoria's wedding. Other than that, they seem pretty down to earth, but are treated respectfully at all times. Our Kings/Queens are not crowned, meaning they don't wear the regalia, unlike in the UK.

[@killswicthdk9606]

Do you guys know that Queen margrethe II illustrated for Tolkien’s Lord of the rings

[@arvidra]

King Christian IV also found Kristiansand in Norway, he got angry that the locals had found Arendal with out his blessing

[@k7u5r8t4]

I somehow believe you meant to write "founded" and not "found" ?!

[@cnj67]

Some time ago, Michael Schøtt, a Danish comedian, said that some people wanted Denmark to be a monarchy in praxis, too, i.e. with the monarch actually ruling Denmark, starting with the then crown prince, Frederik. And he said; "It shows a lot about the current political situation that for a moment you actually think, hmm, Frederik? maybe?" Because the politcial landscape can sometimes be very depressing, and it seems elections are just choosing between "bad" and "worse". And it's true, even I thought that for a minute - but of course that's only because he has 1) never taken any horrible political decisions, since he is not even allowed to really be involved in politics and 2) also, he has not been fishing for votes advocating for things he didn't mean, promising and then not keeping that promise. Not that I know off, and not in any way that has been a problem for Denmark. But of course 1) we don't know how he would act if he actually had political power and 2) even if he is be totally nice and sensible, we don't know how his son will be, nor his grandchild. 3) If Frederik's brother was going to inherit the throne, someone would make a suggestion to end monarchy. It would have to depend on a national vote, and the people would vote yes, and we would be a total republic. Because Frederik is so much cooler than his brother. (Of course it may come with knowing your whole life you are #1, it makes it easier to relax. So a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. ) Besides; Everybody likes Mary ... but if we had a ruling monarchy, Frederik totally should have married the Swedish Crown princess and united the kingdoms ... check her out, she will be a great improvement for Sweden, when her dad stops being king, one way or another. ;-) And she has always been this beautiful. www.kungahuset.se/kungl.-huset/h.k.h.-kronprinsessan Imagine what a cool kingdom ... and they could share the ruling, since they both brought a part of the kingdom into the marriage.

[@jensbader1232]

Do not forget Kong Hans, who was the father of Kong Christian II

[@jimjac56]

Margrethes dad was a seaman known to jump of the side of the royal ship in Copenhagen habour and swim to nyhavn to drink beer at the seamen taverns

[@vonduus]

Deep down I am against the monarchy, because it is absurd that some people are born to be superior, especially in a society like the Danish, where citizens generally are regarded as equals. But then I contemplate who would be head of state if not the queen (and now the king). And the idea of having one of our mainly useless politicians representing us Danes as president is so abhorrent, that I immediately become a monarchist. Cheers from Copenhagen!

[@basquat76]

And it's probably healthy that there is someone higher up then the politicians. Look at Trump or Putin, it might have done them some good and humble them a bit had there been someone higher up then them. Although Putin would probably just have them killed or exiled.

[@danishpastry6137]

Long live Queen Mette??? 😮

[@BenjaminVestergaard]

😂 yeah... it's not fair that they're born into the role. On the other hand... rich kids already exist, they're given good advisors and contacts to maintain their status etc. And politicians only represent the people that agree with them. At least Frederik X didn't really fancy the idea about inheriting his title from the beginning. It's a role he's grown up to accept. And in the meantime he did his best to prove that he wasn't just the heir of the throne. He's an academic of social science, sailor, athlete and an elite soldier that happened to survive a little trip across Greenland. In other words, I don't think he liked the idea of being put into a job without paying any effort either. So the King used his youth to prove that he was more than a title. And then there's Queen Mary, she went the opposite direction, from being like most common people are, she's learnt to master the role of being royal, and how to use the celebrity status to benefit causes she believes in. Unlike self-made super stars, she's had a good teacher as to how to do charity with grace and less confusion. As I said in my own thread, I'm not really a royalist, but now that we have them, I don't have any wish to remove them. I consider the expenses we use on our royals as something we'd need to use on diplomacy and military otherwise.

[@avayer849]

I think because something is 'old fashioned' doesn't mean it doesn't work well. To me, the monarch being apolitical unites the people more than in a republic where usually a lot of the population really don't like the President.

[@agffans5725]

The Danish PM, Mette Frederiksen, used to be a "republican" and absolutely against the Monarchy, but now is Royalist, like she also said in her New Years speech.

[@jonasbrandt4399]

Interesting to hear your views. I think you already grew to become bigger royalists than me 😊. It is true that right now everyone seems to love the royal family. But we are on a peak of interest these days - normally it's quite a few Danes who follow along. And over a quarter of the population actually want to get rid of the monarchy. However, I fully agree that this difference does not divide the country. You might say that the scale goes from support to indifference, not to direct opposition.

[@Accolonian]

One point. When we say that the king line goes back 1000 years, we mean that there has been continuous monarchs. They are not related by blood though. The current royal family only goes back 160 years. (so the former queen accounts for almost 1/3 of that period.)

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

King Frederik are related with Gorm den Gamle. Not in direct family line, but the bloodline does excist between the Royals of today and the Viking King.

[@akyhne]

There's a bloodline all the way through.

[@thomasbaagaard]

@@akyhneand so do a large % of the population. And many (including me) a more direct line at that. The current family did not enter the picture until 160 years ago.

[@akyhne]

@@thomasbaagaard The kings of Denmark have a bloodline from Gorm den Gamle, No matter how you look at it. They are all in the same family. And no, it wasn't a direct bloodline. There were one or two times, where they had to go to a cousin or something like that. But still the same family.

[@dfuher968]

@@akyhne The current monarch still descends directly from Gorm tho. Yes, sometimes 1 family line died out, and they had to jump to another family line, but that other line was eligible, coz they too descended directly from Gorm and his descendents. They would go back to siblings, if none then siblings of the previous king, if none then siblings of the king b4 that, until they found a sibling, who had surviving descendents, who would then be next in line. Which still makes it a direct bloodline from Gorm.

[@lainightwalker5495]

for magrete they did an kind of exception to the law so she could take the throne. but when king frederik and queen mary had their first it was made into law that the firstborn no matter gender would be the crownprince or crownprincess. allso the movie the prince & me. was kinda of made about frederik and mary. it was released in cinimas around their wedding.

[@martinhelgren]

Margrethe is actually still queen by title. But she is not ruling queen any longer. John was actually called Johan or Johannes - better known in Denmark by another short of the name: King Hans

[@Jakob_DK]

When the meet at the bar in Sidney, he was not the only prince present but he was the poorest prince.

[@tammytambrella6816]

Queen Margarethe abdicating allows her to enjoy a retirement. Perhaps there is a place for this in a modern monarchy. The country gets a new and younger king and she gets to enjoy a well earned and slower pace of life in her golden years.

[@dfuher968]

Shes not retiring completely tho. Shes still going to stand in, when the new King and Queen are abroad and assist on other occasions, since the new Crown Prince is only just 18 and still has his studies and military service, so she will give him some room for that.

[@vionixmoon]

Fun fact: Queen Margrethe is STILL queen, just not the monarch anymore, she kept the title, as well as the title of "her majesty" which confused me, but we still have his majesty King Frederik X as the actual monarch.

[@jonathanthomsen3111]

Margrethe II yes is actually still queen 👸🏻 but not the monarch anymore, and you should not be confused about this, because that was the same thing that happened for her mother queen Ingrid she was queen until her death, by the way my friend 😊😊😊🎉🎉😃😁😁😊🤜🏻🤛🏻👍🏻🤘🏻🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@henkmeerhof8647]

Maybe I have a little advantage to you guys, as I'm a Dutchmen living in Denmark. So I was already use to have a monarch in my country. Even more important Princess/Queen Beatrix and Princess/Queen Margarethe where not only of the same generation, including some discussion about their choice in marriage, they also where good friends with a shared challenge you could say. So I was already used in my Life to Queen Juliana, Queen Beatrix and King Willem Alexander. The addition of Queen Margarethe and now King Frederik will make not big difference for me. I'm also not really a royalist, and the fact that those named royals of today, not longer dwell in the past and sit on high thrones or horses but begin to see it like a sort of job that is hard to say no to, is a refreshing development. I'm even willing to skip large discussions about the money involved to keep a monarchy running, presidents are not cheap either. Also there is something to say about a political force that connects time over many 4 year government periods. A kind of continuity, but also that could be provided in many other ways than monarchy. It has it charm though, the thought of a culture agreeing of a continuity in leadership. And in the Dutch case, we threw royalty out long ago, to reinstall them at a later time. If those royals of today matter, only time will tell.

[@NeurodivergentTM]

The costs for keeping the monarchy is about 123 million in 2024 or about 21 kr per citizen. Yes i know, you can get a kilo of flour and a pack of yeast for that money, so that might make a difference to some i guess.

[@henkmeerhof8647]

This discussion is often not so much about 'how much money' is needed for a monarchy, but more like if we need a monarchy. For those who answer yes on this question, the next one would be how much should be a fair wage for this monarch? I won't go down the rabbit hole of debating the exact amount nor that this would be 21 DKK per citizen.

[@userbjandthebear]

Queen Margrethe was actualy against women acenting to the throne, she said once that a kingdom should have a king, not a queen.

[@robertschweizer6061]

When I was young, I wanted an elected precident. But now, looking especially to the US, I thing that a precident elected by half of the people or even less, depending of how many votes or are aloved to vote, divide the country. While with our monarcy, we have a king or queen that can bring us together as a people, as the king or queen is non political. As long as they behave 🙂

[@BjornSeverinLarsen]

She is still Queen - She is just not regent anymore. Her title is still: Hendes majestæt Dronningen. About the abdication - only Queen Margerethe signed her abdication. Frederik became King automaticly after the Premiere minister's proclamation - since he was the crown prince (signed the neccesary papers when he became 18).

[@larshenrikrn4105]

Go to Sct. Bendts Chuch in Ringsted. Most of the older Kings is burried there

[@TravelinYoung]

Oh! Good tip. Thank you!

[@Gissedk]

And I think Margrethe the 1.st is burried in Sorø Church...

[@larshenrikrn4105]

@Gissedk No She is in front of the altar in Roskilde. She was the first royal to be buried there

[@ua697]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@GissedkMargaret 1 was buried in Soroe Church according to her own wish, but an ambitious bishop from Roskilde, Peder Lodehat, later moved her coffin to his own church.

[@citizenVader]

I live near the Ting Hill and the gallows hill, here in Viborg. That was conveniently the same area, so the elected ruler could dispose of the other claimant's. Iiiiit was kinda rough back then.

[@citizenVader]

I went to the same school and the same class with a "gyldenløve/golden lion," which is a desentant of chr the 4th, since he allegedly had around 50 kids outside his marriage. What can you say? He was a sailor..