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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Margrethe of Denmark, along with heir to the throne Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary, are to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday.

Published: 13 September 2022 16:32 CEST
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
Denmark's Queen Margrethe, now the world's longest serving monarch and the only female reigning monarch in Europe, will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. Photo:Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix

The Danish palace confirmed Queen Margrethe, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in a statement published on its website on Tuesday.

Queen Elizabeth II died last Thursday at Balmoral, her beloved country house in Scotland, aged 96, after 70 years on the throne. She was the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Tributes have been paid from across the world since her death, including from Denmark.

Queen Margrethe, who reached her 50th jubilee in January this year and marked it with muted celebrations last weekend, is now the world’s longest-serving living monarch.

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place at Westminster Abbey.

Head of state from across the world have been invited, with US President Joe Biden among those to have confirmed their attendance.

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IN PICS: Danish royal couple kick off cruising season on royal yacht

Denmark's King Frederik X and Queen Mary on Thursday inaugurated the start of their summer's cruising on Denmark's royal yacht Dannebrog.

Published: 2 May 2024 17:20 CEST
IN PICS: Danish royal couple kick off cruising season on royal yacht

Christian X, King of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, was the first Danish ruler to take an annual summer yacht cruise. 

It was he who had the royal yacht “Dannebrog” built in 1931, with the ship used as a private and official residence for the royal family ever since.

His successors Frederik IX, Queen Margrethe and now Frederik X have continued the traditionm taking cruises every summer. 

Frederik X has announced that the royal couple plan this year to sail to Sweden, Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, with trips to Bornholm, Ærø, Assens and Vejle scheduled for the August.

The couple began their inauguration of the cruising season when they arrived at Nordre Toldbod, the old customs house next door to the Kastellet fortress in central Copenhagen, where they were greeted by waving well-wishers.

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix
 
They then boarded a tender vessel which took them across the harbour to the Refshaleøen peninsular, where Dannebrog was moored. 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix
 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix

From there, the royal couple sailed out of the harbour and up the Øresund strait to Helsingør, where they were met by a marching band, dignitaries and a crowd up well-wishers. 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix
 
Here you can see a marching band with the Kronborg Castle in the background.   
 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix
 
On arrival in Helsingør, the King and Queen waved at the crowds from the deck. 
 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix
 
They then came down and greeted a selected group of dignitaries waiting in line. 
 

Finally they posed for photos before being driven away to he Danish royal family’s spring and autumn residence, Fredensborg Palace. 

Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix

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