This January 14, 2025, King Frederik X of Denmark celebrates his first anniversary of reign. On this occasion, the Royal House shared photos taken a year ago, behind the scenes of this accession to the throne, while Frederik nervously put on his uniform before his first appearance on the balcony.
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Behind-the-scenes photos of King Frederik X’s first balcony appearance
On December 31, 2023, Queen Margrethe II of Danemak delivered her traditional New Year’s speech on television. The speech being live, no one knew that she would announce her upcoming abdication. The abdication took place two weeks later, on January 14, 2024, his 52nd reign. Her own father, King Frederick IX, died on January 14, 1972, and she succeeded him on that date.
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On January 14, 2024, Queen Margrethe signed her act of abdication making her eldest son the new Danish sovereign. King Frederik
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This January 14, 2025, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the reign of King Frederik X, the Royal House shared a series of photos taken during this historic day. These “snapshots” show the new king without filter, a little stressed, who puts on his new uniform as head of the army at home at the Frederick VIII palace in Amalienborg. We then see him putting on his gloves before heading to Christansborg Castle to make his first appearance on the balcony.
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“Gravity. Concentration. A smile on your face »here are the instructions that Frederik repeated over and over in his head before his first appearance on the balcony, as he reveals today, a year after this day which changed his life and the monarchical history of Denmark. “Taking over from my mother without having to say goodbye was and is one of the greatest privileges”also explains Frederik. Indeed, unlike his mother who succeeded his own father after his death, abdication allows him to take over in a less tragic context.
Nicolas Fontaine
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Nicolas Fontaine has been a designer-editor and author for numerous Belgian and French brands and media. A specialist in royal family news, Nicolas founded the site Histoires royales of which he is the editor-in-chief. [email protected]
