The King is dead, long live the Queen.

Shortly after the king had delivered his New Year's Address to the Nation at the 1971/72 turn of the year, he fell ill. After his death 14 days later in Amalienborg Palace on 14 January 1972, King Frederick IX was buried at Roskilde Cathedral near Copenhagen, after a lying in state at the chapel of Christiansborg Palace. Previous rulers had been interred in the cathedral, but it was the King's wish to be buried outside.
He was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Queen Margrethe II. Queen Ingrid survived her husband by 28 years. She died on 7 November 2000. Her remains were interred alongside him at the burial site outside Roskilde Cathedral.
Kong Frederik IX døde den 14. januar 1972 efter kort tids sygdom og blev begravet i kapellet i Roskilde Domkirke. Statsminister Jens Otto Krag udråbte hans datter Margrethe 2. til dronning. Regeringen traf den aftale med Dronning Ingrid, at hun kunne fungere som rigsforstander. Dronning Ingrid døde den 7. november 2000 og blev begravet ved siden af sin mand i Roskilde Domkirke den 14. november 2000.
Selve bisættelsen skete den 24. januar, 10 dage efter Kongens død. Hans endelige gravplads blev først færdiggjort i 1985.