Controversy in Denmark over King Frederick’s decision to go on leave after a month on the throne
Frederick Thus, the Danish monarch and his wife, Queen Mary, began their journey as the Nordic country’s new sovereigns, with a new official agenda and a busy future to say the least.
At least, so far. Barely a month after their coronation ceremony, the Danish royal family has decided to take their first-ever leave from their Monegasque duties. In a decision that has brought controversy in Denmark, Queen Margaret has returned to her post since the departure of the new king, although this time as regent after only a few weeks.
The Danish royal family, in Verviers, in 2020.
The Danish royal family began their winter holidays last Saturday at their luxurious residence in the Swiss Alps. A second house, at the foot of the exclusive Verbier station, is where the monarch comes every season to relax with his family, taking advantage of the breaks in the school calendar in some European countries.
However, this is the first time that they have made this trip as kings, not princes, so there are those who wonder whether they should not have been more cautious with the plans, given that Frederick It’s only been a few weeks. He was declared king.
Royalty expert Lars Hovbke Sorensen told the Danish newspaper in statements SE and HØRThat despite the short notice with which the King knew he would assume his duties as King, it is considered “somewhat unusual” that he decided to take leave.
The Emperor has always been a fan of winter sports. In the image, competing in cross-country skiing (2017).
At present, the Danish royal family has not commented on the rumors and speculations surrounding this controversial decision. However, the Danes remain calm, because all matters of the head of state are these days in the hands of Queen Margaret, who is the mother of the current king and who held this position until a few days ago.
His last official visit – alone – was to Poland, also an unusual decision, although it was explained as a visit already scheduled before his mother’s decision to abdicate the throne. This first foreign trip of the new king was much commented on, as it is tradition in Denmark for the new king to begin his foreign travels with a visit to neighboring countries Sweden and Norway.
Frederick and Mary Donaldson of Denmark were crowned the new Kings of the Danes on 14 January.
However, travel through the Nordic countries has already been scheduled. As announced by the royal household, the king will visit Sweden and Norway next May, a date that will mark his first state visit abroad as Danish sovereign.
The king will first travel to Stockholm to meet Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia; Later he will visit Oslo, where he will be welcomed by King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. In June and July, they will visit Denmark’s most remote areas: the Faroe Islands and Greenland.