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

[@Derguz]

Just a FYI - Margrethe served 52 years, abdicated literally on the date of her 52 year reign.

[@Luke_05]

Ohh, I was wondering why it was today and not any other day

[@Banff454park]

Which is quite historic ofcourse, since she is the first in almost a millennium to do so. Must be hard.

[@GavinGas]

Can we have a new king too? Prince Charles sucks

[@seanwebb605]

@@MrMisuma Well that's pretty much how it normally works.

[@MrMisuma]

@@seanwebb605 I mean he died on Jan. the 14th. many years ago 😅

[@Reach_O_Grab]

Long live King Frederik X & His Royal Highness.🇩🇰 Love from Bangladesh🇧🇩 to all Danish people.

[@AgentAO7]

Love seeing how human he is.. shedding a tear & appreciating the people’s love..

[@OliverJacobsen777]

Fredrick means Calm king, and he is the only Royal i am aware of that has never done anything bad, he is a good man and Large amount of Danish people would rather have him as king than following politicians

[@sarhtaq]

@@OliverJacobsen777 He did get a few speeding tickets as a teenager, and I think one or two parties being a bit "loud", oh and some scandal by getting some model as his girlfriend. All that aside, I believe he has done less crazy stuff than many of us growing up in the same timeframe ;)

[@Ludovicus1769]

@@sarhtaq That scandal about the model is a complete lie, at least that’s what the complete lack of any sort of evidence points towards. It were just some foreign gossip newspapers making up stuff, because he talked to her.

[@SaturnusDK]

@@Ludovicus1769 I think they reference the escapades in his bachelor years.

[@OliverJacobsen777]

@@sarhtaq Does that sound bad compared to other european royals who has raped minors on epsteins island or startet worldwar 1 and supporting nazis in ww1 and 2 ? i dont think so

[@okerror1451]

he is touched to tears. He is truely a king of the people

[@davidclarke9570]

Congratulations Denmark on your New KING. Blessings from David and Michael/Atlanta, Georgia USA

[@budgiefriend]

Thank you so much. Long may they live.

[@Ludovicus1769]

Thank you David and Michael, we’re glad to be allies of your great nation!

[@tmfromdenmark9158]

Thank you 😊❤

[@lunamay4019]

This was such a momentous experience for me as a Dane. My little family watched the event on TV, and it was so heartwarming. I almost cried when Margrethe did after she had abdicated and had to rush out of the room. And seeing the many people greeting Frederik the 10th was amazing.

[@Anton-mj7gs]

Congrats to our neighbours from Kiel, Germany 🇩🇰♥️🇩🇪

[@MsHolmi]

Danke schön😊

[@JeanBrink1971]

Vielen dank! 🤩

[@twisterwiper]

Danke sehr 🇩🇰🤝🏻🇩🇪

[@kimeggert3829]

Mange tak 🙂

[@Ludovicus1769]

Vielen danke!

[@aleksanderfinstad5785]

Fra Norge🇧🇻 gratulerer så mye til Danmark🇩🇰 med en ny flott Konge

[@triciajohansen7124]

Jeg like det du sa, mange takk fra USA!!!! 🇺🇲❤🇧🇻

[@mollareno]

Er du på Bouvetøya?

[@tdb7992]

Mary is a good ambassador for Australia. She seems like a very intelligent, elegant person. Australia is very proud of her, and we send our congratulations to all Danes.

[@fatherlouiswilliamssugaada5023]

God save the King

[@JosBeats]

I’ve never heard a bad word about her here in Denmark, so you must be right!

[@hothotheat3000]

I know an Australian family who went to Denmark on vacation and once people heard their accents, they were greeted with warm smiles and happiness. EVERYONE talked to them about Mary and how much they loved her.

[@kimeggert3829]

Thanks, and we promise you, we will love her

[@ardbug9577]

She earned our respect instantly, good woman.

[@pennreelfishing]

This bought a Cook Islander to tears. Mary was born for this and she and the King will be the Greatest Royals ever. From a Cook Islander

[@hothotheat3000]

His emotion at seeing his countrymen backing him up and supporting him so strongly was beautiful to see.

[@Infamous41]

I don't get it what does he do besides taking taxpayers money

[@TykusBalrog]

​@@Infamous41not anything important that couldn't be replaced. But he and his mother are symbols of Danish culture and history. They're a quintessential part of what Denmark is, as outdated as the notion of a monarchy may be. So celebrating them is the same as celebrating our flag or our national anthem. It makes us feel patriotic and Danish. It unifies us, as they say in the video.

[@woswosa4064]

@@TykusBalrog Nothing important you say? You need to do your homework son. They bring in billions to Denmark every year for danish companys, In our case we got a huge contract in India becouse they were with us to give the company I work for the quality check we needed to make buisness in India.

[@TykusBalrog]

@@woswosa4064 are you saying you can't do a quality check or make business deals without royals? If so you need to up your game.

[@frederikmangor5527]

@@TykusBalrog its just not that, the whole idea of having a a King and queen and having a monarch brings so many tourist to the country, people that spend their money in our country. and the royal house is also a face outwards to the world, and letting Denmark more known to the world,

[@annestovgaard681]

As a Dane, I am so happy to see how many people, that share our day of happiness. I have loved our queen and I know Frederik and Mary, will be amazing. They may be royal, but they are also a part of every day people, maybe that is why we love them so much.

[@shazanali692]

Well now you have a sheila for a queen good luck with that

[@mehere8038]

we love sharing cause we admire your country & love watching the good news with you. Congratulations & all the best moving forward, love Australia :)

[@JosBeats]

@@mehere8038Thank you! I have never heard anybody have negative words about us having an australian princess, and now queen. She seems to be very well liked! Love back to Australia.

[@triciajohansen7124]

As an American Dane, I agree with you 💯!!!! The Danish people have admired, respected, and loved their royal family. God bless you, Danmark, Dronning Margrethe, and King Fredrik X and his family.❤🇺🇲🇩🇰🙏👑

[@JosBeats]

@@triciajohansen7124 Thank you so much! And I agree. Best wishes

[@padlockeussy]

Seems like the Nordic and Scandinavian countries consistently do things right because their people love their leaders and really work together well between people and those in power. The cultures are very hope-instilling for the future of humanity and the degree of love and unity we can all share as one people.

[@kirstinevad347]

💕

[@elliot4013]

False. I am a Swede. Radical leftism and also radical liberalism has driven our country straight downhill. The Danes really do it well, they are conservative and protective of their culture and traditions. We Scandinavians are brothers by blood, I hope we learn from the Danes. And it seems so because a wave of right conservatism is sweeping the nation-kingdom due to the absolute negligence to our country by the previous administration. Rather dead than red.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

​@@elliot4013The Statesminister is a Soc Dem. Anyway....

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Royals in Denmark has no power. They haven't been in power since the first constitution was signed back in 1849.

[@Winter-CIG]

​@@elliot4013 right wing populism and your constant fear mongering of liberalism is a cancer. You're your own worst enemy. All crying about lack of freedoms while willfully walking us all into autocracy. You're a walking self fulfilling prophecy.

[@kaylinwhite6584]

Bless Denmark

[@kirstinevad347]

Bless you

[@hjordistorfa]

Bravo Danmark 🇩🇰✨️❤✨️🇩🇰 Congratulation H.M King Frederik X and your Royal family Greetings from Iceland 🇮🇸 and Skandinavia .. 🇧🇻 .. 🇸🇪 We all love you ❤

[@AngusOnkel]

❤

[@joshuakampamba9061]

From Zambia 🇿🇲 i send my warmest good wishes to the new King 👑❤ vivat

[@beppemunz3173]

Gud Bevare Danmark 🇩🇰❤️

[@triciajohansen7124]

Amen🙏❤🇺🇲🇩🇰

[@akyhne]

Gud... hvem?

[@revinhatol]

*_Gud bevare kongen!_*

[@kosiinthecut77]

😪​@@akyhne

[@Juulmand1]

Hilsen fra California til mine oldeforældres land. Gud Bevare Kong Frederik. Gud Bevare Danmark.

[@boreanesia]

Not crowned! Proclaimed! Denmark hasn't crowned a king in more than three centuries. That was only done when Denmark was still an elective monarchy. When Absolutism was introduced in 1660, kings were anointed. In the mid-19th, when Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy, kings were no longer anointed but proclaimed instead.

[@Awakeningspirit20]

That is interesting, seems to be a mirror image of the way the UK does it, where it is not only still very much religious, but the monarch is actually the head of the church AND state. The prime minister is accepted by the monarch, not the other way around

[@lindaross783]

That is what support looks like. Bless them

[@fatimabeirao4714]

Queen Margarethe II of Denmark: a TRUE QUEEN. She is the symbol of elegance, intelligence and class. Furthermore, she was a Queen well ahead of her time, due to her academic training, the high number of languages ​​she speaks, and her artistic talent, a talent that she did not inhibit from expressing, despite her duties as Queen of a country, and as a consequence being Head of State. My most sincere wishes that Queen Margarethe II can enjoy many years of happy and healthy life. And , as for the New Monarchs , BESt WISHES for much Happiness and much success in Your Reign. A Long Life for King Frederik X of Denmark. God Protect the King. God Save the King. Long Live the new King and Queen of Denmark. Best Wishes for a great future for Denmark, and for its people.

[@kirstinevad347]

💕 from a Dane

[@Finnec123]

Thank you! 🇩🇰

[@edsonbarbosa4978]

Cigarette queen.

[@susanfabian1521]

I agree 💯. She's not straight jacketed, straight laced, & snobby like their royal cousins.

[@Stroyer123]

@@susanfabian1521 "Like their royal cousins"? You realise they literally are royalty, right? Lol

[@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz]

Moments ago, the Danish monarch her majesty Queen Margarthe II having been on the Danish throne since when she succeeded her late father on 14th of January 1972, was the second longest reigning monarch in the world after the Sultan of Brunei. She was the only female sovereign monarch on earth. I wish the abdicated Danish monarch her majesty Queen Margarthe II a happy life after her abdication and i also wish her son and successor now his majesty King Frederick X a happy reign. From Lagos, Nigeria 🇳🇬.

[@adsmindmapping5533]

You’ve missed out on Queen Elizebeth

[@21Shells]

@@adsmindmapping5533I think they mean that are still reigning. Queen Elizabeth is dead.

[@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz]

​@@adsmindmapping5533 What I mean is those monarchs who are still alive. For the longest reigned monarchs in recorded history we will consider the following. 1. King Subhuza II of Swaziland (now Eswatini since 2018) who reigned for 82 years. 2. King Louis XIV of the defunct French throne who reigned for 72 years and 110 days. 3. The late British monarch her majesty Queen Elizabeth II who reigned for 70 years and 214 days. 4. The late Thai monarch King Bhumibol Adulyadej who died in 2016, reigned for 70 years and 126 days 5. Austrian Emperor Franz Josef who reigned for some 68 years The list goes on. Thanks.

[@renehansen590]

@@DonatusOkechukwuOkoli-zc7nz love from Denmark 🇩🇰🇳🇬. And all the best to all of our country.

[@jandamskier6510]

Thank you, sir.

[@MuCkWaOo]

Im so proud of you Prince Frederik to became the new King of Denmark and also i love Queen Margrethe II .... lots of love from UK xxxxx

[@kaeso101]

I honestly found it wholesome how simple and to the point the transition of power was...no big elaborate ceremony..just a simple signing and public proclamation.

[@triciajohansen7124]

I agree 100%!!!! No need for pomp!!!!❤

[@basileus-pr6jh]

Danes do regret the lack of pomp, but tradition is tradition

[@kapser2210]

we do? @@basileus-pr6jh

[@KRAEMERP2010]

@@basileus-pr6jh No we don't..

[@iPanicyt]

we dont at all tho@@basileus-pr6jh

[@rahmanafridi5490]

You guys are Lucky to have such a humble King. Heart of gold. Believe me I can see in his eyes. Inspite of his good Looks. Very handsome. I am happy 4 you guys. ❤❤❤. USA.

[@Agent-cz9rj]

King Frederick X may he have a long successful reign as the new Monarch of Denmark.

[@yigermalmetew4360]

I was born some seven decades ago subject to an absolute monarch who we thought was a god, to whom we bowed than wave and did not show emotion, let alone shed a tear, like this one, who obviously was moved by his people sheer willingness to show him their good wishes. I am glad I lived to see this, what it was meant to be.

[@Furienna]

Who was the monarch, whom you grew up with?

[@yigermalmetew4360]

@@Furienna I was referring to the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie.

[@karinafeldhane]

God bless King and Queen of Denmark!!!

[@janiecovey9009]

Wow a king that has feelings . The people of Denmark are very lucky❤

[@JeanBrink1971]

We sure are. 🤩 We love the royal family. 🇩🇰

[@danishpastry6137]

They all have feelings, some were just brought up in an era when it's okay to show them!

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

We are very glad that they are so down to earth. They laugh, they joke, they cry, they cheer, they are just humans. Their children even go to normal public schools when they are young. I have a friend who was in the same primary school as our new crown prince (never met him though)

[@selmahare]

Right?! lol A king who acts like a human being, teared up, and even kissed his wife... on the lips.. like a human! What a sight to see indeed.

[@ronnieromanov6240]

God save the King!! Much love to the Danish royal family and wishing all the best on his reign ❤

[@justsain3236]

why do you care for Kings and Queens in this day and age??

[@yeetus1398]

@@justsain3236 the king is now our head of state! similar to a president

[@Juulmand1]

Thank you for your wishes to the land of my ancestors. Gud bevare Kong Frederik.

[@YatzarEL-17]

​@@justsain3236 what exactly is wrong with it. If you want to follow corrupt politicians then do so

[@justsain3236]

@@YatzarEL-17 Not elected by the people. Not a part of democracy really...

[@squeaksvids5886]

Long live the new King. Greetings from a royalist in the UK. 🇩🇰 🇬🇧

[@michaelverbakel7632]

Congratulations to the new ruling king of Denmark, King Frederik X. If you include the territory of Greenland which has belonged almost historically and territorially to the Danes since the time of the Vikings 1000 years ago, this makes Denmark by far the largest nation in Europe except for Russia.

[@Stroyer123]

@@michaelverbakel7632 Greenland is not part of Denmark. It's part of the Danish Realm, which is ruled over by the King of Denmark. The Danish Realm or Kingdom of Denmark consists of Metropolitan Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland. All three have their own autonomous legal systems.

[@tenkinoko0812]

Congratulations to Denmark! 🥳 恭賀丹麥 過去在女王領導下所達到的一切成就 也祝福丹麥 未來在新國王的領導之下 能夠迎來更加美好燦爛的時代 Enjoy. Greetings from Taiwan. 🔆

[@Finnec123]

Thank you! 🇩🇰

[@twa9342]

Congratulations for your new president!

[@danishcommander4dk]

Tusind tak 🇩🇰🇹🇼🤗

[@Finnec123]

@@twa9342 We don't have a president but a (female) prime minister. We just got a new MONARCH 👑, King Frederik 10. 👍🏻

[@danishcommander4dk]

@@Finnec123 I think he meant the new president of Taiwan

[@MrLoobu]

It would be so awesome for someone in Royalty or Government to straight up say "Ive become to old to do the job correctly, and I have no skin in the game anymore" but I guess that would be a commoner level of humility lol. God blessed this queen with the humility to bless her people and then bless them with her departure.

[@bbenjoe]

Well this is traditionally considered to be a lifelong job. However, kings of the past usually didn't live this long. Anyway, your argument is also valid. When the Kingdom of Bhutan got a new constitution in 2008, they made sure the king has to abdicate at the age of 65. So there are examples.

[@JadedOptimist]

Or reject the concept altogether.

[@therealbearminator]

Margrethes head is working very well, but she had back surgery a couple of months ago

[@triciajohansen7124]

Can't see Charles doing this!!!!

[@bbenjoe]

@@triciajohansen7124 He was heir apparent for seventy years. Let him have his moment.

[@senguptasayn]

Here's wishing the Queen a happy retirement.

[@artbychristiansen3509]

And did you know that Frederik is a navy seal. The guy is tuff..

[@bisse23]

More like Frømand Navy seal is USA but alike :D Elite Units

[@syttemis3]

He is a frømand

[@w1nther930]

You try and jump the king, you're gonna get yo ass handed to ya

[@christinaj.jensen4805]

@@bisse23 Frømand is the Danish equivalent of a Navy Seal.

[@haeunlee41]

Long live the King Frederik X, the King of Denmark, and his majesty's royal family!

[@kirstinevad347]

💕

[@justsain3236]

why do you care for Kings and Queens in this day and age??

[@revinhatol]

*_Gud bevare kongen! God save the King! Que Dieu sauve le Roi!_*

[@haeunlee41]

@@justsain3236 they're cool

[@Klaus-y3v]

I was there. We were over a hundred thousand people. Long live the King!

[@mehere8038]

awesome! Must have been really special! Congratulations & lots of love from Australia. Your country's an inspiration to us all :)

[@LCMM2150]

The man was crying. How touching. What a difference when compared to the British monarchy.

[@deborahcurtis1385]

The British monarchy are pretty nasty.

[@seratonin7004]

Just what I was thinking. What do you think is the cause?

[@martinrpke5388]

Both a monarchy, but not the same, in many ways

[@pipkin5287]

​@@seratonin7004because thousands of people went there to greet him and wish him well. I'd be touched too!

[@kaylinwhite6584]

He an emotional person. Check out his wedding.

[@lauraleicathell6091]

God saved the King! Best Wishes and Congratulations from the USA 🇺🇸!!!!!

[@LorteSandalerMedIs]

Denmark is the most Atheist country in the world, religion is beneath us.

[@justsain3236]

why do you care for Kings and Queens in this day and age??

[@Blakoss]

@@justsain3236cool af

[@LorteSandalerMedIs]

@@justsain3236 I can explain that. We care about Kings and Queens for the same reason our government and many other governments around the world spend a lot of money on historical preservation of historical artifacts and museums, the safeguard our country's history, the same way/reason we care for those. Denmark have a lot to be proud of when it comes to their royal family, as it's the oldest still existing monarchy in the world, not to mention our country flag is the first country flag in the world too.

[@b00nz0r]

@@LorteSandalerMedIs ............... Royalty was people who said god sent them to rule and take all of their peoples money in taxes.... Royalty WAS THE PROBLEM, started colonization and genocide on the only humans who can live till the sun explodes, the Natives. Humans are now smart enough that we don't need electronics or 'human society', and it should ONLY be in museums; not out there still taking their tax money... This is thinking because humans did have war, we are burdened with war no matter what; which is dumb. That's just an unthinking ape that can't talk or control their temper so they act like deranged chimps and bring us war when the smartest humans say it's bullshit and we just should just chill on the human overpopulation thing. Weird how all of the royalty simps also believe in a fake religion those racists used for things like slavery and making their people stupid so they won't revolt.

[@stephansteenberg5790]

He wasnt crowened but proclamied as correctly stated by BBC. The danish cownjevels contains 2 crowns, that are displayet at Rosenborg castle. Wich is in the middle of Copenhagen (København)

[@leticialindo3658]

Denmark will progress.King Frederick is a good,intelligent person. He has a supportive queen not power hungry or seeking limelight. She is a very simple elegant queen( kudos Australia for raising a good queen).

[@triciajohansen7124]

A progressive nation without forcing itself and beliefs on others. No wokeness!!!!!❤

[@SaraGrant-xj4lr]

​@@triciajohansen7124You do know that , if your not woke , then your just another racist bigot ?

[@ananarose9556]

My gosh....wow...that was a huge crowd. Almost the whole city filled with people of all walks of life. Sea of heads n red flags. Such a simple n brief ceremony. They must have loved the royals. Bravo to Fred n Mary. And for Q Margarethe you are such a lovely.fair.brilliant mother and Queen for the people. Congratulations Denmark.

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

I mean the thing really started at 1.30 pm when Queen Margarethe got in her carriage and drove to Christiansborg. Then she signed her abdication papers and 2 and an hour later the new king made his appearance. But many people had been there since the early morning. They where so damn lucky the Sunday had the best weather of the entire week

[@弘历爱新觉罗]

Love Denmark！What a glorious country❤

[@yellowsmarties2]

That's pretty cool. Tears of happiness and gratefulness, perhaps. Instead of tears of having your parent (predecessor passed away) in order to become king or queen, and still need to put up the face of strength for yourself and your people.

[@Rune1703]

We are proud of our king ❤🇩🇰

[@Gehri_soch2.0]

Yes even of his affair

[@dbsirius]

Yawn

[@FreeSchooling24h-pr9cr]

@@Gehri_soch2.0 ah! His affair means?

[@denmark23]

@@Gehri_soch2.0there is a picture of him in puplic with another woman, he meets alot of people, dont mean he slept with them…. They seem happy, stop being weird

[@multiannette12]

@@Gehri_soch2.0 affair?

[@ceeh5610]

Love this the new face of the Monarchy in Denmark, good save the King from your friends in the UK

[@Banff454park]

Long Live The King, Long Live The King, Long Live The King! The warmest of congratulations to his majesty's accession to the crown of a simply wonderful country. Furthermore, my greatest of respect and sympathy to Queen Margrethe II who still shares a warm friendship with Princess Beatrix, former Dutch Queen. May God be with you. With kind regards from the Kingdom of the Netherlands🇳🇱 and from Canada🇨🇦.

[@LorteSandalerMedIs]

Keep your god. Denmark is the most Atheist country in the world, religion is beneath us.

[@sandravillafuerte7421]

Congratulations to the New King Frederic and Queen Mary!! You will make it ,as All Kings God sets together, with God's Blessings , you deserve+++

[@Banff454park]

@@sandravillafuerte7421 Amen, God bless you. May God guide you to a happy and prosperous life!

[@TheWizardsOfOz]

Long Live The King!

[@anilahahamed3927]

How simple ! I love this ❤ No big crown and heavy costume. Long live the king and queen

[@noodengr3three825]

Denmark was the 100th country that my travels have taken me to. I was charmed by it and its royal family

[@piapedersen]

Queen. She'll officially be known as Queen Mary. And Queen Margrethe was on the throne for 52 years.

[@catalinacurio]

Congratulations King Frederick. 🇩🇰 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@juanfervalencia]

I love everything Danish.

[@areascoda2912]

me too - like Great Dane dogs and Cheese Danish pastries.

[@Tommy_007]

Do you know the Danish "Janteloven"?

[@Stroyer123]

@@areascoda2912 Sorry to break it to you, but we don't have cheese Danish pastries in Denmark lol

[@areascoda2912]

lol you call them wienerbrød@@Stroyer123

[@markusnielsen9170]

Another brilliant detail about his majesty. He chose to wear his Omega frogmaster watch. A special edition Omega Seamaster only available to Danish frogmen. He chose this simple tool watch over many of his more fancy watches sending what is, in my opinion, a brilliant signal about hard work and dedication to the public.

[@kimberlyholt2241]

Beautiful couple!!!!!!!

[@ArabianLuffy]

All the best for the king and Denmark. God be with you.

[@Aibek_99]

My congratulations to king Frederick and people of Denmark 🇩🇰🇰🇿 Long live the King

[@rachelcookie321]

Mary really hit it big time. From an average Australian girl to the queen of Denmark. They seem like a loving family, I hope king Frederik becomes a great king.

[@owens5737]

Long live the king! Congrats from Canada ❤❤

[@flufwix]

Far better way to handle crowning a new king. I wish him and his family well

[@mehere8038]

He doesn't even have a crown! Talk about down to earth! I love it :)

[@TheAmillo]

We don't crown in Denmark, we proclaim.

[@YusufYusuf-ti2rz]

I’m not surprised I’ve always heard that Denmark, is the happiest place on earth

[@mehere8038]

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)

[@Stroyer123]

All these things are true. I'm very left learning (even by Danish standards), and should be against the monarchy on principle, but I'm not. They are cheaper to use as head of state than a president (in comparison to a country like Finland), are apolitical, and bring a level of cultural unity. They also can and will remind people to keep their heads on straight (like Queen Margrethe did during covid) and are living carriers of old cultural practices that have fallen out of style (some for good reason, but that doesn't mean they should be forgotten).

[@k7u5r8t4]

@mehere8038 Funny thing, an individual who many in the US looove to paint as a "far leftie" has actually been at a Royal Dinner with our new King and Queen. October 2019 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was here as a guest speaker at an Official Climate Forum ( C40 Worlds Mayors Summit ). Because of her Green New Deal Resolution. During the Forum, our then Crown Prince couple hosted a Royal Dinner for the participants. AOC was seated at the table with Crown Princess Mary ( now Queen Mary! ). AOC was very elegantly dressed and represented the US far more dignified, than the former guy in the White House, who had just cancelled an already planned State Visit to Denmark a month earlier ( the buy Greenland debacle! ).

[@jeanponton5669]

Godspeed to the new king and queen of Denmark

[@danishcommander4dk]

Længe leve Hans Majestæt Kong Frederik X Længe leve Hendes Majestæt Dronning Mary Længe leve Danmark 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@Akrafena]

Translation: Long live his majesty king frederik X Long live her majesty queen mary Long live denmark (I lowercased the titles because America answers to no one but God)

[@alexandrarohla1531]

Denmark doesn't do coronations they do proclamations

[@pauljordan4452]

No coronation since 1849.

[@ethi55opia86]

Queen Margaret had the most beautiful figure in the worldwide royals scene. God bless 🇩🇰.

[@AngeelLuisSk]

Long live the king❤ and lots of blessings and love for Queen Margrethe❤

[@gaboltl]

wow Danes seem to really appreaciate their monarchy, lots of young people in the crowd too.

[@budgiefriend]

We really do. They bring us all together.

[@chuckhansen]

Actually the crowds in Copenhagen were in the hundreds of thousands!

[@HepauDK]

The headline is wrong. We don't crown the monarch, and haven't done so since before 1660...

[@RegularSlice1]

i am tearing up as well.

[@kimmarsh5387]

God bless Denmark a shining light in a world that is very confused

[@Microbex]

Thanks Australia for the fine Queen. She will be loved. 🇩🇰😊

[@mehere8038]

You don't have to thank us, you earnt her, she belongs to you now :) (it is wonderful to hear how much you do all love her though, thank you :))

[@janeblack5514]

Best wishes from Australia to you both ...God Bless

[@Tef1563]

💙He is such a beautifull soul and the quin as well💙🇩🇰.

[@SOSSTSE]

Congratulations 🙏🙏🙏

[@mollareno]

He was not crowned, he was proclaimed as king.

[@thelazychefuk4410]

You would think the BBC would know the the difference between a crowning and a proclamation.

[@SaturnusDK]

So many errors. HM Queen Mary is the Queen, not Queen Consort. HM Queen Margrethe II reigned for 52 years literally to the day, not 51years as written or over 50 years as said. A monarch is not crowned in Denmark. Last crowning was in 1660. Between 1660 and 1849 they were anointed. And since 1849 they have been proclaimed.

[@owens5737]

Long live the king ❤❤

[@mahabubsiddique267]

Long May He Reign

[@Nico-on7qb]

BBC get your facts straight. He has been king from the 14th of January not the 10th. And Her Majesty (former) Queen of Denmark abdicated after 52 years, not 51. A simple and quick google search would've been sufficient

[@anntan734]

They are made for each other Mary and Frederick Mary is very Right for Frederick every moment every minute

[@k7u5r8t4]

Frederik

[@Xiroi87]

This comment is not aging well

[@tengotnco5942]

Happy news for a change Long live the King❤

[@miamidolphinsfan]

Yes, some happy news 4 sure. Best wishes for a long and properous reign for Their Majesties King Frederick & Queen Mary.

[@havingalook2]

He is lovely and should make a brilliant king. Lovely coverage of this. Thank you.

[@tr9809]

The Danish King is not crowned, they're proclaimed

[@kerem_1404]

​@@sbs330He didn't wear a crown or have a coronation ceremony. He was simply proclaimed as the new King of Denmark from the balcony.

[@Stroyer123]

@@sbs330We haven't crowned our monarchs since 1660. When Denmark switched from an elective monarchy to an absolute monarchy. Absolute monarchs were anointed, not crowned. When we switched to a constitutional monarchy it was changed to proclaimed rather than anointed.

[@christinaj.jensen4805]

@@Stroyer123 Before that, actually. King Frederik the III was the last King to be crowned, and he came to the throne in 1648 and his crowning was the same year. After he established the absolute monarchy in 1660, it became an anointing ceremony, which was first held in 1671 and the last time in 1840. The proclamations have however been a tradition for centuries before we became a Constitutional monarchy. Before that it was dignitaries who across the country yelled out a window "The King is dead, long live the King". King Christian the IX was the first King to be proclaimed by the Prime Minister in 1863. King Frederik the VII is the only King to neither be crowned, embalmed or proclaimed by the Prime Minister, because he gave up the absolute monarchy shortly after becoming King in 1848.

[@gracefrey6509]

Good for Him and Consort . Yay , such a happy occassion for the Danes. Congrats Denmark !

[@jean405]

Long live the King

[@coletteorseldessagets843]

Reine Mary très classe .bonne chance à ce couple royal dans la fidélité parfaite

[@Juliaguliadk]

We, the danish people absolutely adore "our" Mary! She is responsible for making our King the man he is today! ❤️❤️

[@speziello]

@@Horizon429

[@notlyxu]

@@Horizon429 They dont lol. Learn what feudalism and constitutional monarchism is before you go talk about stuff you obviously dont know anything about

[@raevera1061]

​@@notlyxuu r wrong.but ts up 2u

[@antonioernesto7892]

​@@Horizon429 they don't... Tell me you are american without telling me you are american

[@Juliaguliadk]

@@Horizon429 Please don't pity what you don't know and understand. Our monarchs are like the rest of us. They bike in our streets and shop with the rest of us. We are truly unique 👑

[@EmLykkeMTH]

Its almost 900 years since someone abdicated and she has been Queen for 52 years not 51. Im a Dane and a royalist, i just find details important

[@tracysmith80]

It’s good to be the king .

[@amibelle9270]

I really love how other royal families show emotions because they're human after all.

[@tonyclifton2172]

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

[@mehere8038]

They're probably upset one of THEIR SUBJECTS has risen to Queen :) Congrats though & enjoy Queen Mary, you've earnt her & deserve to be able to enjoy her as your Queen & one of your citizens in Denmark :)

[@tonyclifton2172]

@@mehere8038 Our beloved Majesty queen Mary will forever be protected by 6million Danes, who’s got her back. Everyone can count on that.

[@mehere8038]

@@tonyclifton2172 That's really nice to hear :) I'm an Aussie, so it does give me pride that one of the citizens of my country has earnt that respect in another country. She is yours now though, I don't like it when people talk of her as "our Queen Mary" in Australia. When people choose to become Australian citizens, we see them as Aussies, not of their old country, so that has to apply here too, she's moved to your country & adopted it as her own, so she IS yours now. With her coming from a great country like Australia, you would have had to have worked hard & shown her something really amazing in your country to win her heart, so if you can do that (which you obviously well & truly have) then you absolutely deserve to have her as your own & I'm really glad she's managed to live up to your expectations & show herself worthy of respect in your wonderful country. She's clearly something special, as is your country :)

[@quizzina-50]

@@mehere8038 We don't mind sharing her with you Aussies! :)

[@AbdullahAzadiSabuj]

Congratulations

[@areascoda2912]

Namaskara to the Maharaja of Denmark.

[@k7u5r8t4]

I had to look up the meaning of that before giving it a like! We never know, in a comment section like this one! Greetings from Danmark.

[@gittenielsen95]

We have a new King AND a new Queen in Denmark. Queen Mary.

[@HairynosedWombat163]

In Australia we are also proud of our Mary🌏❤

[@duke-lusovic-of-gsj]

Congratulations our Danish Friends! I am a Half Bosnian-Serbian Half Turkish and as you know Danish Royal Family is connected with Yugoslavian Royal Family. I hope Serbia can restore monarchy. Gud bevare kongen! Long Live King Frederik X!🤴🏻🇹🇷🇧🇦🇷🇸❤️🇩🇰

[@danmj1074]

Tens of thousands? Estimates say 300.000 showed up!