The King is dead, long live the Queen.

[@RobertPoutifard]

The Queen isn't dead, long live the King, I guess...

[@therussian1019]

God save the Queen! May she rule Denmark with honor and glory!

[@iamhomeless8594]

She's been ruling Denmark for over 40 years xD

[@iamhomeless8594]

***** There is a difference between the british royals and the danish royals. The british royals feel like they are worth more than everyone else. And the danish royals are a little more down to earth.

[@roidetesreves2298]

IAm Homeless That is not true at all, you are a very uninformed

[@irishirish1633]

@@iamhomeless8594 that's not true

[@iamhomeless8594]

Irish Irish Okay

[@josenivaljunior8993]

One the most beautiful queen of world

[@jeanmichael1534]

I agree with you

[@nealdominicduenasibanez5998]

And tallest Queen

[@Jack-py3cv]

And talented, creative artist, smart, dignified, and simply the best! ❤️

[@mlbp2567]

She looks inbred

[@SuperGingerBickies]

In the UK, when a monarch dies, there also goes the cry: 'the king/queen is dead, long live the king/queen'. It is a declaration of continuity. The Danish Royal Family don't have a coronation as such. However there is a crown - and a lovely crown at that - but I believe it is solemnly displayed on top of the late king/queen's coffin at their funeral. In Spain, The Netherlands and Sweden, there are inaugurations with the crown, orb and sceptre present but they're not worn. Ermine robes are.

[@meganlowry7585]

"I assure you that be the years I am vouchsafed many or few, it shall be my privilege to spend them in your service."

[@iamhomeless8594]

Megan Lowry She is extremely nice towards people and is down to earth.

[@patriciatreslove146]

The Danish Royal family, seem to be very hard working Royals, down to earth at the same time regal, I wish them well.

[@moflataker]

+Patricia Treslove They are hard working yes, but they together with Sweden, UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Monaco, Italy, Spain and Greece's royals has had many scandals and problems over the years... The only royal family or monarchy that I can think of that has never had one single scandal is my country's royal family (Norway)... Our royal family has been very good at staying out of trouble... But we're not the most popular monarchy in Europe either because our ruling king has only been on the throne for 24 years, It'll definately change when we get a new king and later a new queen... She will be the first ruling queen to be born in Norway for over 600 years^^

[@tc2334]

+Håkon Mo Flataker Do correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the current queen (Sonja) of Norway a Norwegian by birth?

[@moflataker]

+Trent Campbell yeah but she's not born royal... she's one of the people like Mette Marit ;)

[@moflataker]

+Trent Campbell what I mean is that Sonja is not our ruling monarch or head of state, that's King Harald V... Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be our first Norwegian born ruling female monarch and head of state after 600 years with kings :p

[@tc2334]

+Håkon Mo Flataker Ahh I understand. Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be the first female sovereign. :) That is pretty cool. She'll also be one of the first in Europe to succeed by simple virtue of being the first born (not taking second place to a male heir).

[@irishfromengland]

I like how Queen Margrethe waved to her new subjects.

[@Lilkreaten]

The Queen was 32 when she succeeded to the throne. Her and the prince councilor Henrik has two sons; Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.

[@ken-je9oi]

After 52 years in the Throne. She already passed the throne to his son. Crown Prince Frederik that is now King Frederik X

[@codyjeremiah7959]

God save the queen

[@vergilius21]

God Save our gracious king John III Sobieski, Defensor of Europe

[@xxdreamerxx3225]

I love Queen Margrethe II ❤️ God bless her!

[@chaunceyhulbert2711]

to all my danish brothers and sisters I salute you. I am mostly of english decent but have ancestors from all over the place, dutch, scotch, flem, fries, welsh, german, probably more than that. I am fascinated with my western European ancestry and without disparaging anyone else I believe that we are a great and wonderful family of people, the more I learn of Europe's complex, wonderous, cruel, beautiful and violent history the more I love it.

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

May the Grace of God and of Her Majesty the Queen be with you... Amen...

[@cleanthessamouilides4441]

Came here after the news of Her Majesty's abdication. Europe will be without a queen for the first time in decades!

[@Ettibridget]

True, and now king Harald of Norway is Europe's oldest monarch (born 1937). However, the future monarchs are almost all female (Victoria of Sweden, Ingrid of Norway, Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands, Elisabeth of Belgium and Leonor of Spain).

[@kristiannorden2006]

Gud bevare Danmark..

[@markbruhn2386]

Fantastisk Dronning. Styrke.

[@markbruhn2386]

Love you Non-Dual

[@ryosakuta4619]

It's kinda interesting the last two rulers of Denmark both ascended to the throne without even having a formal coronation (or a simple investiture like in Netherlands and Belgium). Does it have something to do with a decision of not doing formal coronations anymore or that the royal family just decided to discontinue it voluntarily? Formerly Danish monarchs were crowned in the Church of Our Lady or in the chapel of Frederiksborg Palace.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

Denmark sits a little between two chairs ceremony-wise. Coronations were done away with at the introduction of absolute monarchy in 1660 because a coronation was deemed unnecessary for a monarch ruling "by the grace of God". It was replaced by an anointment ceremony in a church. The kings would still wear their crowns, only they would wear them already when leaving the palace for the ceremony, marking that they were not dependent on any human putting it on their head. At the introduction of constitutional monarchy in 1849, the wearing of the crown was done away with altogether. In comparison, The Netherlands and Belgium emerged as kingdoms in the 19th century when it was common to take an oath in order to take office, and thus their monarchs do this too. But this would have been too "modern" and alien to Denmark with its older monarchical tradition, and therefore Denmak has ended up having neither swearing-in nor coronation, only this proclamation. Sadly, the only time when a crown is placed over a Danish monarch's head is when it is put on their coffin for their lying in state.

[@marianballenger8574]

After hearing Henrick's words to Mary at the wedding feast, he will always be a king in my mind. Best regards always to the Queen.

[@wenglishsal]

Ooh I forgot to say 'Long live YOUR Gracious Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and also Long live Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom and the Commonwealth' too.. Both very gracious ladies who lead by example... Best wishes and regards from Wales UK .. :0)x

[@wenglishsal]

WOW a slice of Denmark's history there.. Thank you for sharing..The Queen looked quite young, how old was she when Queen Margrethe became your Monarch? AND Prince Henrik looks young too, they both make a very striking couple indeed...

[@snorgviggle5852]

Queen Margrethe was born in April 1940, just a few days after the German invasion of Denmark.

[@nealdominicduenasibanez5998]

Margrethe II was 32 when she ascended the throne after her father King Frederik IX died

[@OnlyGrafting]

Mr Speaker would fit right into Glasgow. He's a natural.

[@natheniel]

@@Ettibridget he is saying the danish language sounds like glasgow accent in scotland

[@charlieduke6393]

May i ask why they say hora 9 times? Is there a ceremonial meaning to it? Any information would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Thanks, Gud velsigne dronningen og gud velsigne danmark.

[@LarS1963]

Hurra. Meaning Hooray. A ninefold hooray. Quite simple. :) As far as I know only used during the presentation of a new monarch.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

It is the tradition that monarchs receive 3 x 3 hoorays on solemn and festive occasions. On the queen's birthday the crowd also shout 9 times hooray for the country. And when members of the royal family are born and pass away, 3 x 3 x 3 = 27 cannon shots are fired. This also happens when the yearly sailing season of the royal yacht commences. By the way, In Sweden the tradition is different. There, a royal hooray is just 4 times.

[@lauramaniscalco7742]

This is not a coronation but a proclamation. As in Spain the proclamation is connected with the parlament not the church. In Spain and Denmark the king or queen is a laic head of state and there is not connection with religion as it is in UK where the queen or king is anointed during a sacred ceremony.

[@christianeasthill9359]

***** But the proclamation is considered more important. Very few religious ceremonies are considered to have national importance.

[@ragzaugustus]

The Danish Queen isn't head of the Church, the Danish State Church doesn't really have any central head, the Danish monarch does have to be Lutheran Protestant and a member of the Danish State Church. The Danish Monarchy is not divine in any form at all, they are monarchs by the will of the people only.

[@NourNZ]

Philip Balfour x

[@basileus-pr6jh]

Oh, there's a close connection with religion - she's the head of the Danish Lutheran Church, but sure the proclamation is a secular event.

[@LuciFrederiksen]

I am not 100 % sure coz i am not that old , but i think it was Jens Otto Krag , the prime minister from that period , i may be wrong so pls dont take it as 100 %

[@klausolekristiansen2960]

It was.

[@BritainiaNumberOne]

wow thats the shortest coronation ever

[@Desertfox18]

It isn't a coronation, there's no crown involved. It is a proclamation.

[@meh23p]

We scaled it down long ago.

[@zelihasanay6332]

Kralice Margaret çok zarif ve akıllı kadın mükemmel yetişmiş danimarka halkı çok seviyor

[@nornimoller]

She is alive

[@truetory6231]

I have never seen a coronation or enthronement ceremony for Queen Margarethe, so this proclamation is the only thing I can find regarding her ascension

[@Kille483]

We don't have coronations in Denmark anymore, and haven't had that for quite a while :)

[@truetory6231]

@@Kille483 I was made to understand that Britain is the only country in Europe that still does coronations. But I'm not seeing any enthronement ceremonies either, I know that Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium all have enthronement ceremonies to replace coronations but I couldn't find anything regarding Denmark

[@Kille483]

@@truetory6231 We don't have that. Since 1848 we just had the Prime Minister proclaim the new monarch on the balcony

[@aha0327]

Jeg kan godt lide hende.

[@nandelamere6882]

I like European royalty knowing our queen is part of this dynasty. History is what we are all about.

[@TheFilipinaWifeLife]

Will her son get a coronation?? My first time ever to see one in my lifetime (British). Interested what crowns they wear

[@Ettibridget]

No crowns, no coronation. A proclamation from the balcony, that's all.

[@fannishfanning160]

Most European royal families have done away with coronations a loooonnnnggg time ago (the current king of the Netherlands and the current king of Spain also only had proclamations when their parents Queen Emerita Beatrix of the Netherlands and King Emeritus Juan Carlos of Spain abdicated). It’s just the backward British Royal family that is still doing it, as they are mostly a tourist trap at this point, as proven by your fascination by it. Thanks to the universe that Charles had the good sense to scale down in the midst of a cost of living crisis in the UK. Try again @TheFilipinaWifeLife

[@MusicTheoryOfficial812]

How Is This From 1972?

[@JohnSmythe-od4gk]

Konge Frederik den niende er død, længe leve hendes majestæt dronning Margrethe den anden. This makes me kind of emotional as a British guy who lived in Denmark and loves both countries.

[@notyourkingbro]

I would love to live in Denmark

[@gaggymott9159]

Just like our own late belovéd Majesty, HM Queen Elizabeth II, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark has made a superb Queen. May she be blessed with many, many more years to reign over the Danes who love her so much! ❤❤❤

[@jonaspedersen5990]

the coronation was abolished with the absolute monarchs

[@Soli11]

@mikkim11 Yes, she did have an coronation and yes, she does have a

[@Ettibridget]

Jeg deler ikke Jens Otto Krags politiske overbevisning, lige som jeg heller ikke bryder mig om at manden var en skørtejæger. Men jeg må nu sige, at han klarede denne situation flot. I do not agree with prime minister Jens Otto Krag's political views, neither do I like that fact that he was a womanizer. Though I must say that he handled this situation very well. Prime minister Jens Otto Krag passed away 1978, aged 63.

[@Lilkreaten]

Okay sorry. Pardon my spelling, I'm from Denmark. I was just trying to answer the question... Very funny...Very encouraging.. Stupid... You could have corrected me politely..

[@mahashreesoren7769]

Long live the king

[@yūsari5331]

RIP Prince Henrik

[@ilovebeinagirl]

I like her.

[@petelosuaniu]

Why nine cheers?

[@Ettibridget]

A few different explanations on that. According to the royal danish court it's a triple of the normal triple cheer in honor of the monarch - in the name of the holy trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

[@biplibubu6588]

@@Ettibridget *holy spirit

[@Ettibridget]

@@biplibubu6588 I looked it up, friend, no difference between holy ghost and holy spirit.

[@mikkim11]

I find kind of heartless and cold the expression The King is dead, long live the Queen, her father's body had just been buried and she had to carry on with her duties, eventhough she her heart was drestroyed. By the way I'd appreciate if anybody could tell why she did not have a coronation? do they actually have a crown (physic object)?

[@troelspeterroland6998]

The queen has actually spoken of it as being a great relief in the sorrow to have to carry on with her duties. As for the crown, Denmark does have beautiful 17th and 18th century crowns that are kept in the Treasury. But here is a bit of coronation history: Denmark sits a little between two chairs ceremony-wise. Coronations were done away with at the introduction of absolute monarchy in 1660 because a coronation was deemed unnecessary for a monarch ruling "by the grace of God". It was replaced by an anointment ceremony in a church. The kings would still wear their crowns, only they would wear them already when leaving the palace for the ceremony, marking that they were not dependent on any human putting it on their head. At the introduction of constitutional monarchy in 1849, the wearing of the crown was done away with altogether. In comparison, The Netherlands and Belgium emerged as kingdoms in the 19th century when it was common to take an oath in order to take office, and thus their monarchs do this too. But this would have been too "modern" and alien to Denmark with its older monarchical tradition, and therefore Denmak has ended up having neither swearing-in nor coronation, only this proclamation. Sadly, the only time when a crown is placed over a Danish monarch's head is when it is put on their coffin for their lying in state.

[@fod1855]

In many ways that is exactly the point. It is meant to be “heartless” and unemotional in the typical sense, as it is about a continuity of the monarchy and governance which remains un faltering - even after the death of a monarch

[@saraantunes7683]

Wasnt there a coronation or other ceremony?

[@camilomadrigal2202]

Another Ceremony.

[@troelspeterroland6998]

Denmark sits a little between two chairs ceremony-wise. Coronations were done away with at the introduction of absolute monarchy in 1660 because a coronation was deemed unnecessary for a monarch ruling "by the grace of God". It was replaced by an anointment ceremony in a church. The kings would still wear their crowns, only they would wear them already when leaving the palace for the ceremony, marking that they were not dependent on any human putting it on their head. At the introduction of constitutional monarchy in 1849, the wearing of the crown was done away with altogether. In comparison, The Netherlands and Belgium emerged as kingdoms in the 19th century when it was common to take an oath in order to take office, and thus their monarchs do this too. But this would have been too "modern" and alien to Denmark with its older monarchical tradition, and therefore Denmak has ended up having neither swearing-in nor coronation, only this proclamation. Sadly, the only time when a crown is placed over a Danish monarch's head is when it is put on their coffin for their lying in state.

[@johnson1257]

Harsh title.. ''The king is DEAD'' maybe nicer to say ''The king has died''

[@nenisguevaragomez8122]

In my language, Spanish, "the King is dead" is generally translated as "El Rey ha muerto" (which literally means 'The King has died') so, I think there is nothing wrong with "The King is dead".

[@dikaelv231]

Not at all - it’s part of the proclamation of the new King or Queen in Denmark. Three times the PM calls out and proclaim “the King is dead - Long live the King/Queen - in this instance: His Majesty Frederik the IX is dead - Long live Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II - times three

[@sbls1114]

That’s just not how Danish grammar works. “Has” is present tense, “died” is past tense. That only works in English

[@FantasioOWL]

Wer hat denn diese Schlaftablette für die Proklamation ausgesucht? Gab es keinen größeren Prinz Valium dafür?

[@famousgabbyrich5793]

yes

[@henrymolly1]

Queen Margrethe 11, is also my favourite Royal, I wish we had her in Britain, what a good idea not wasting money on a Coronation every one know who the next in line is, Britain lets save money and do away with an out of date rubbish.

[@rachelnuku3170]

He is not a king. He is a queen consort

[@yūsari5331]

Prince Henrik was prince consort.

[@nealdominicduenasibanez5998]

Henrik was a Prince Consort, Margrethe II is a Queen Regnant, eldest daughter to the late King

[@CarlMarksen]

Utroligt, hvad de kan få folk til hahaha...

[@Soli11]

@Soli11 Crown

[@timothybosire1889]

Oh my G my name in Danish means dead😂😂😂😂😮😮😮

[@felixschlewigholsteinsound7645]

I like the Danish monarchy better than the English monarchy because ever since Dianna died its just been disaster

[@erikaromero5899]

Ever since? Lol :3

[@jardon8636]

please, its not the "english monarchy" its the british-german, or if your danish, dansk- then tyskland is the DNA of the monarchy in the UK...

[@Hilda_ogden]

It's the British monarchy.

[@Jervisdude]

Felix Schlewig Holstein Soundingberg Glunchberg the British are much better at pomp.

[@LarS1963]

@@Jervisdude Very true. Then again, it's not supposed to be pompous but matter of factly. It's been like that since the introduction of absolutism around 1660.

[@z3nunderground]

Murica! FUKC YA BROS! MURICA!

[@ShidaiTaino]

And Europe was supposed to be progressive.

[@iamhomeless8594]

Francisco He died in 1972 so not sure what you mean. We no longer have monarchy even they pay taxes.

[@ShidaiTaino]

IAm Homeless I don't know if you are keeping up with the News in Denmark but there is still a monarchy

[@iamhomeless8594]

Francisco Yes, with no power in any possible way. The only reason we keep them is to keep a part of our history. The only important thing they do is agree to who is elected and she doesnt sign the paper we no longer have a monarchy. Yes of course i do know that my queen is still alive. Our next coming king has even been in the danish elite forces for years and is an active part of the worldwide portrayal of Denmark and our kingdom.

[@user-db7om5wu5j]

Francisco having constitutional monarchy in no way means that Europe isn't modern and progressive. how the fuck would you even come to that stupid conclusion??

[@ShidaiTaino]

Kopite it's a useless relic of a time where the majority of people were abused under the yoke of a monarchy and a nobility. Majorly of Europe have gotten rid of their monarchies, Northern Europe should follow suit.