The Danish Royal House has confirmed its members’ Christmas plans. They will be a different team, as this is the first time that Federico and Mary will enjoy their reign as kings, although, yes, there will be notable absences that show the friction and tension that still exists within the Danish monarchy.
A tradition that does not change even if the throne changes. Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city and one of the oldest in Jutland, will once again be the scene of a royal Christmas. The monarchs and their children, Princesses Christian, Isabella, Vincent and Josephine, will spend the last days of December at Marselisberg Palace with Queen Margaret. This royal residence is used in the summer and at other times of the year such as Holy Week.
© detdanskekongehusIt will be the first time the monarch and their four children have been together since the summer. Last September, in his year of sabbatical, Crown Prince Christian, who is the same age as Princess Eleanor, made a move to work in Africa for three months on a farm that is considered private and, therefore, not much publicized. .
The Danish monarchy recalled that from Frederik X’s childhood, Aarhus Palace was, with few exceptions, the scene of its celebrations. This year they will stay between 23 and 26 December, thus becoming an official residence. In this sense, there will be a changing of the guard at 12:00 every day, which will include all formalities.
Queen Margaret attends her eldest son’s Christmas
Queen Margaret will spend the longest time at her beloved Marseillaise Palace, as she moves in between December 20 and 30. Those who will not be seen on Danish soil are the king’s brother Prince Joachim and his wife Princess Marie. The Royal House has indicated that they will spend Christmas with their children and the Princess’s family. Marie is French by birth, so her destination for the upcoming vacation is supposed to be France.
© Getty ImagesLast year, when Frederick was not yet king, Prince Joachim and his family spent their favorite time of the year with Queen Margaret and the Crown Prince in Marseilles. However, the new king’s ascension to the throne only highlighted the poor relations and tensions that existed between the brothers. Tensions came to a head when Queen Margaret of Denmark decided to strip the title of Prince of Denmark’s four children (the two eldest from his marriage to Countess Alexandra and two from his marriage to Princess Mary).
Furthermore, on the last night of the year, King Frederik will give his first New Year’s address, which will take place at 6:00 pm from Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg. On December 31, 2023, Margaret of Denmark gave her last speech as monarch. That day, surprised, she said she wanted to quit, causing a veritable media tsunami that triggered her son’s announcement weeks later.
The distance that Joaquin and Marie de Denmark do not live in the Kingdom, but their presence in Washington and in the institutional life of the Crown is merely anecdotal. In the North American capital, the prince performed diplomatic duties aimed at paving the way for the Scandinavian country’s defense industry in the United States. He is a brigadier general and held the same post in Paris, where he spent several years.
This is how Federico and Mary of Denmark put up their Christmas tree with their children last year
