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British and Swedish royal families will not attend Danish succession

The succession of the Danish throne on Sunday January 14th will not be attended by representatives from either the Swedish or British royal families.

Published: 9 January 2024 16:58 CET
British and Swedish royal families will not attend Danish succession
Flags in Copenhagen ahead of Sunday's royal succession. Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix

Both Buckingham Palace and the Swedish palace have confirmed to Danish news wire Ritzau that their respective royal families will not be in attendance as Queen Margrethe abdicates and Crown Prince Frederik becomes king at the end of this week.

While Sunday’s programme has now been published by the palace in Copenhagen, no details of any guest list were included.

Norway’s royal family referred to Danish palace, which has told press it has no comment on whether other European royal families will be present.

READ ALSO: What will happen and where as Denmark changes monarch on January 14th

Although the British and Swedish royal families will not be present when the Danish throne changes hands, there is plenty to suggest the occasion will be heavily attended by the Danish public.

Ferry operator Molslinjen reports an increase of 25 percent in bookings on crossings between Jutland and Zealand ahead of the succession in the capital on Sunday.

Rail tickets connecting Copenhagen with other parts of the country are also in demand in the days leading up to the abdication, according to national rail company DSB.

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POSTNORD

Denmark’s new King Frederik X to get his first stamp

The Danish postal company Postnord will today begin selling the first stamp featuring King Frederik X, issuing it to mark the King's birthday on May 26th.

Published: 22 May 2024 09:08 CEST
Denmark's new King Frederik X to get his first stamp

“At PostNord we have a long and proud tradition of paying tribute to the new rulers in our stamps, and are therefore very pleased to now be able to issue a stamp with the King to mark the change of throne in Denmark,” Andreas Brethvad, Director of Communications at PostNord, said in a press release.

The company will begin selling the stamp on its website today, Wednesday, 22 May, and it will be available in different versions on Greenland and the Faroe Islands, in collaboration with the Greenlandic postal service Tusass and the Faroese Posta.

The picture of Frederik used for the stamp was taken by Steen Evald, who has been the official photographer of the Danish royal family for over a decade, with the stamp’s design, which includes Frederik’s monogram and the name of the country where the stamp is issued, then carried out by Ella Clausen, in collaboration with PostNord’s design manager Martin Pingel. 

This is not the first time Frederik has appeared on a stamp. He appeared on stamps as a very small child, on his 18th birthday, at his mother Queen Margrethe II’s jubilee, at his wedding with Queen Mary, in a special collection issued for the charitable foundation he runs together with Queen Mary.

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