Prince Frederick and his relationship with the people of Denmark
Cecilie Nielsenroyal correspondent of DR public television, assured that people really “loves him“. And he described what he is like in his daily life: “He likes sports, he is friendly and the Danes do not give much importance to what can be written about him in the foreign media”, referring to the rumors of infidelity that existed about the prince.
Since the announcement, all hotels are full and it is almost impossible to find a train or domestic flight to reach Copenhagen this weekend, demonstrating the affection that people have for the prince.
The coronation of Frederick of Denmark will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, when the prime minister Mette Frederiksen proclaim the accession of Frederick Christiansborg Castleseat of Parliament and the Executive, before the new king and his wife, Queen Mary, pass through the city centre.
Moments before, Margarita II will have officially resigned to the throne by signing the act of abdication, exactly 52 years after ascending to it following the death of his father, Frederick IX.
As in 1972, no foreign dignitaries are invited to the ceremony, and the sovereign, who does not wear a crown, does not literally ascend a throne. In Denmarkthe role of the monarch, head of state, is above all representative and protocol, however, he signs the laws and formally presides over the formation of the government with which he meets periodically.
Margaret, Frederick, Mary, Christian, the protagonists of the royal succession in Denmark
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With the abiding of Queen Margaret II after more than half a century on the throne of Denmark, a new stage will begin in the Glücksburg House.
Christianson of Frederick and Princess Mary, a commoner from Australia, will in turn become heir of a monarchy that has been perpetuated since the time of the Vikings, in the 10th century.
Prince Frederick, 55, who will become king of denmark With the name of Frederick X, he embodies an ancient monarchy that has known how to modernize.
The future king comes to that position after being a lonely teenager who in the 90s was passionate about cars, speed and bowling. After that time in his life, he graduated in political science from Aarhu Universitys and had military training, which earned him the favor of his future subjects.
Who is Mary, the wife of Frederick of Denmark
In 2004 Federico married Mary, a Australian commoner whom he had met in a Sydney bar during the 2000 Olympic Games.
Mary Donaldson She was born in Hobart, in the Australian state of Tasmania, on February 5, 1972. She is the youngest of four children of a Scottish academic who emigrated to Australia.
“It wasn’t just love, but the feeling of having met someone.” soulmate“Prince Frederick told the newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad. Later, Mary discovered that he was the crown prince of Denmark and that his friends were members of European royal families.
The couple married on May 14, 2005 in Copenhagen Cathedral and currently have four childrenbetween 11 and 18 years old.
Christian, the son of Frederick and Mary of Denmark, becomes the heir to the crown
Prince Christian, who recently turned 18, will become the new heir to the Danish crown. A sports fan, he spent most of his childhood and adolescence protected from the media, who respected his privacy, however, this will change when his father becomes king.
The oldest of the four brothers now studies in a public high school and, although he does not know what his next steps will be, it is likely that he will do the first military servicelike his father.
In November, swore allegiance to the Danish Constitution and signed a document that also allows him to assume the role of regent if his father were absent or unable to govern. “I’m going to give everything I have and I’m going to learn everything I can,” he said.
Abdication of Margaret II, an impact on the United Kingdom
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The surprise abdication of Danish Queen Margaret II had a particular impact in the United Kingdom, where in some quarters it began to be imagined that Charles III, Recently crowned and already 75 years old, he could follow his example.
Charles became king in September 2022, after the death of his mother Elizabeth II, aged 96. The age of the British monarch has raised many questions about how many years will he end up reigningespecially since the heir to the throne, William, 41, is much more popular than him.
For The Guardian newspaper, Margarita’s abdication is a “sign of a sensible constitutional monarchy” and of a country capable of maintaining its institutions “adapted to its objectives.” Charles, for his part, “surely has the legitimacy to have a substantial reign after having waited so long. But not until death“says the newspaper.
For the biographer Phil Dampier, specialist in the monarchy, Carlos could be influenced by Margarita’s resignationespecially if it helps protect the future of the institution.
“One wonders whether in five or ten years King Charles might consider doing the same if his health deteriorates or if he feels he is the right moment to pass power to William and (his wife) Catherine while they are young,” he told the Daily Mail newspaper.
The scandals of the British royal family
King Charles III is followed with a magnifying glass in his handling of the scandals that affected the royal family. His younger brother, prince andrewwas accused by a woman of sexual assault when he was 17 years old and under the influence of American financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The case ended with a financial settlement that avoided a trial, but Andrés is now deprived of any official function and has already cannot use his title of Royal Highness.
In addition, Charles’ relationship with his son, Prince Harry, is also complicated since the prince is very critical of the monarchy and is a reason for criticism in British society.
In any case, even with these controversies the 55% of Britons have a positive opinion about the new head of state, compared to 44% a year earlier, according to a YouGov poll published in September.
In that sense, there is a high probability that Charles will continue his reign until his deathjust as Isabel II did, although experts believe that it would not be bad for her to abdicate at some point.
Other European monarchs have already abdicated in the last decade, such as King Juan Carlos of Spainin 2014, the Queen Beatrix of Holland and the King Albert II of Belgium, both in 2013.
Source: Ambito
