On the 15th of January, the morning after the death of the King. The then Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag faced three directions from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace towards a large crowd and proclaimed each time “King Frederik IX is dead. Long live Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II.” The crowd gave a nine hurrah salute, before Queen Margrethe delivered a short and emotional speech asking for God’s help in her new duties.
You can just see the now King Frederick X and Prince Joachim in this image. They are rather hidden by the balcony rails.
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