Following their accession, the first official gala portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark were released on Thursday, 25 April 2024.
New Official Gala Portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary

Following their accession, the first official gala portraits of King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark were released on Thursday, 25 April 2024.
With a stroke of a pen, Queen Margrethe ended her 52-year reign on Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Photographer Dennis Stenild took the first official portraits of King Frederik X, Queen Mary and their family in the Throne Room shortly after the proclamation on Sunday, 14 January 2024.
King Frederik X's Proclamation Speech
See the official photos of King Frederik X's proclamation from the Throne Room at Christianborg Palace and the Hall of Knights at Frederik VIII's Palace.
Following the proclamation, King Frederik and Queen Mary waved to the crowds below who braved the chilly winter weather to be part of history.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed King Frederik X on the balcony at Christianborg Palace at 3.00 pm on Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Queen Margrethe II signed her abdication declaration during a Council of State at Christianborg Palace on Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Flags will be flown on all state buildings and ships throughout Denmark to mark Queen Margrethe II's abdication and the accession of King Frederik X and Queen Mary on Sunday, 14 January 2024.
Denmark continues the tradition of proclaiming their monarchs from the balcony at Christianborg Palace upon their succession.
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