2024-01-14 17:50:00
Crown Prince Frederick, a rebellious teenager turned respected family man, This Sunday he became King Frederick X of Denmark, inheriting the crown of a liberal and popular monarchy. Passionate regarding the environment, the man discreetly imposed himself in the shadow of his mother, the queen Margaret II, who abdicated the throne following 52 years of reign.
With the support of more than 80 percent of DanesAccording to a survey, the prince became king following his mother’s abdication, solemnized in an extraordinary session of the Council of State at Christiansborg Castle. After, Prime Minister Mette-Frederikssen proclaimed Frederick king before a crowd gathered in front of the residence.
“Her Majesty Queen Margaret II abdicated (…) Long live His Majesty King Frederick X,” Frederiksen proclaimed. “My mother managed to be one with her kingdom like few others (…) My hope is to become a unifying king for the future,” said Federico X in his first speech. “It is a responsibility that I assume with respect, pride and great joy.”
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The 55-year-old new monarch is very popular in Denmark: 82 percent of Danes said in a recent poll that they think he will be a good king. “People think he’s one of them, they like him a lot,” he says. Cecilie Nielsen, journalist for the Danish channel DR.
“He loves sports and is friendly, and the Danes really They don’t care what is written regarding him in the foreign media“said Nielsen, referring to reports in the Spanish and British press regarding a Recent romance with Mexican actress Genoveva Casanovawho denied any romantic relationship.
“Like his mother, Federico will be a unifying force (for Denmark) because, like the rest of the royal family, he remains above the tensions in society,” said the historian Bo Lidegaard. “Paradoxically, they are not citizens, they remain outside the political debate, but they are a mirror of Denmark,” she said.
Lidegaard said Margaret II’s decision to step down showed she was a modern queen capable of adapting to the times: “She knows she is becoming physically weaker. Your child is ready y in a better position than her to take charge of the family business” he said. “It’s a change that had to happen sooner or later, so it’s better to do it now and not be a prisoner of tradition.”
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Margarita “believes that Federico is fully prepared to take over. And he wants to avoid a situation like that of the United Kingdom, “where Prince Charles became king at over 70 years old, explained the historian Hovbakke Sorensen.
The new king, who enjoys the support of more than 80% of Danes, is expected to bring his own style to the monarchy, which dates back to the Viking era of the 10th century.
“Queen Margaret II is a woman of her time and Frederick also lives in his own time. She understood that she might not copy her and has known how to define her own image, her own links with the Danish people,” declared Lidegaard.
“We will have a different type of monarch, much more informal in the way he talks to people when he travels around the country,” Sorensen added.
“When the time comes, I will guide the ship“, Federico had said in a speech to celebrate his mother’s half century on the throne, in 2022. “I will follow you as you followed your father” in the direction of the ancient institution, added Prince Federico. “I do not want to lock myself up in a fortress. I want to be myself, a human being,” Frederick had once said, insisting that he would remain that way even following ascending the throne.
But This measured confidence is a far cry from his younger self. “He wasn’t strictly a rebel, but as a child and young man he was very uncomfortable with media attention and the knowledge that he was going to be king.“said Gitte Redder, an expert on the Danish royal family. He only “gained confidence when he was in his twenties,” she said.
Frederick of Denmark, from a lonely and tormented young man to King Frederick
Federico, a lonely and tormented teenager, He resented his parents for neglecting him in fulfilling his obligations. real. He sought solace in fast cars and lavish living, and in the early 1990s he was considered a pampered party prince.
But that view began to change following he graduated from Aarhus University in 1995, becoming the first Danish royal to complete a university education. His time at university included a stint at Harvard in the United States, where he enrolled under the pseudonym “Frederik Henriksen” (“Frederik son of Henrik”, referring to his father Prince Consort Henry).
But Federico, who in addition to Danish speaks English, French and German, really began to mature in his role during his training in the three branches of the Danish army. The prince served in the Navy Frogmen Corps, where he was nicknamed “Pingo” (penguin), one of four of 300 recruits who passed all tests in 1995. In 2000, participated in a four-month, 3,500-kilometer ski expedition (2,175 miles) through Greenland.
His daredevil side landed him in the hospital following sledding and scooter accidents, but his popularity has skyrocketed recently, fueled by the Royal Run, annual fun runs across Denmark that began in 2018. “He’s sporty, goes to concerts and football games, making him even more approachable than his mother,” says royal expert Redder.
In recent years, Federico took on a greater role, supplanting or complementing his mother in official duties. “You paint, I exercise. You dig for buried objects from the past, I buried my head not to be recognized during my time in the armed forces. You are a master of words. “Sometimes I don’t understand them,” she joked during the Queen’s jubilee celebrations.
Mary Donaldson, a former Australian lawyer, is the new queen consort of Denmark
As the wife of King Frederick X, the popular princess Mary, born in Australia, became the queen consort this Sunday, the first commoner to hold this rank in Denmark’s more than 1,000-year history. She, 51, is credited with helping modernize the Danish monarchy over the years and is one of its most popular members.
Mary is said to have been a breath of fresh air to the monarchy and dazzled the Danes when she married into the royal family. Others think that she will now become a kind of “shadow king”, determined to influence the direction of the royal house and official affairs. The Danes usually call it “Rey Mary”.
“Some people think my husband is a little in my shadow because I am the center of attention and I have many commitments,” she said in a 2017 authorized biography of Federico. “But he will never be in my shadow, and I will never be in his shadow, because he reflects the light on me,” he said.
Born in Hobart, Tasmania, on February 5, 1972Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was working as an executive in Australia when she met Frederik, then 34, while out with friends at the bar. Slip In of Sydney during the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Only later did she discover that he was the crown prince of Denmark and that his group of friends consisted of other European royals, including his younger brother, Prince Joachim, and his cousin, Prince Nicholas of Greece.
“The first time we met, we shook hands,” he said in an interview several years ago. “I didn’t know he was the prince of Denmark. Half an hour later, someone came up to me and said, ‘Do you know who these people are?'” Federico told the newspaper Christian Daily what Meeting Mary was “not only a rush of love, but also the feeling of having met my soulmate.”
After a discreet long-distance relationship and numerous clandestine visits, the couple became officially engaged in October 2003 and married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral. They are now parents to four children: Prince Christian, 18, who will one day succeed his father as king, Princess Elizabeth, 16, and twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, 13.
Princess Mary made a splash in Denmark from the start, impressing the Danes with her ability to learn the Danish language quickly, and also immediately endeared herself to her mother-in-law. Queen Margaret II, known for being uncompromising with her heir’s girlfriends. “I have to say that the first time (Federico) allowed me to meet her, I expected it to last,” the queen said in 2015.
She is also known for her work for fight harassment, domestic violence and social isolationas well as promoting mental health and women’s rights.
A poll published by Danish television TV2 in December declared Mary as Denmark’s third most popular royal, behind the immensely popular queen and Frederick. “During almost 20 years as part of the royal family, the crown princess has expanded and refined her role as spokesperson and public relations officer for the royal family, Denmark and her chosen causes,” the newspaper recently wrote. Berlingske.
According to historian Sebastian Olden-Jorgensen, Mary and Federico are considered a modern couple who love pop music, modern art and sports, and because they tried to give their four children as normal an education as possible, sending them mainly to public schools. “They do not represent a potential revolution compared to the queen”but a careful transition that adapts to the times, Olden-Jorgensen said.
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