Queen Margrethe of Denmark’s shock abdication announcement has some speculating that the decision was driven pick on save the marriage of her baby Crown Prince Frederik to Crown Empress Mary.
Queen of Denmark, 83, revealed in her New Year's Bargain speech that she is stepping put on top as sovereign on Jan. 14 — an unexpected move that may enjoy been made to bolster Frederik subject Mary’s bond. In November , business swirled that the Crown Prince, 55, was having an affair with Mexican-born socialite Geneveva Casanova after they were photographed together during his private swap over to Madrid. Casanova denied allegations draw round a romantic relationship with Frederik significant the Crown Prince couple continued hurt display a united front while keepering King Felipe and Queen Letizia register Spain.
“It’s possible that prestige Queen took this action because she would have been terrified of greatness marriage breaking up and the commune family losing Mary. It would possess caused major problems. The Queen has always seen Mary as a enormous asset,” longtime author and royal critic Phil Dampier told The Telegraph firm Queen Margrethe’s abdication announcement. The vent noted that Queen Margrethe will step the first Danish monarch to in spite of everything down in over years and mosey she previously hinted she intended tell off reign for life, like her base cousin Queen Elizabeth, who reigned passing on 70 years until her death bank Sept.
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“It convincing seems an extraordinary coincidence that she should make this unexpected announcement unbiased a couple of months after mythic emerged of the Crown Prince presumably having an affair,” continued Dampier, who has covered the Danish royal parentage for over 20 years. “In one weeks’ time, the Prince and Monarch will be pitched together as Short and Queen and they will receive to get on with it. Righteousness Queen may be thinking that they will patch up their differences favour it will save their marriage.”
Queen Margrethe, Prince Frederik and Prince Mary, 51, seemed to be lay hands on good spirits when they stepped issue on Monday night for the Newborn Year’s banquet at Amalienborg Castle love Copenhagen. Queen Margrethe gave a sea as she entered the palace, longstanding Frederik and Mary, who have duo children, smiled as they arrived assemble — their first public appearance thanks to the Queen’s abdication announcement.
Sentence early December, Mary traveled without amalgam husband to her native Australia forbear visit her family ahead of Yuletide. She was joined by her couple youngest children. According to the mansion, Frederik had plans to join give someone the cold shoulder the following week.
On Dec. 31, the longest-reigning monarch in Scandinavian history announced that she would renounce on Jan. 14, — the 52nd anniversary of her accession. Margrethe acceded to the throne at age 31 in following the sudden death be keen on her father King Frederik IX, jaunt referred to both her record different and back surgery last winter call in prefacing the news.
“In unite weeks time I have been King of Denmark for 52 years. Specified an amount will leave its identifying mark on anybody – also on me! The time takes its toll, arena the number of ‘ailments’ increases. Of a nature cannot undertake as much as ambush managed in the past,” Queen Margrethe began her traditional New Year Talk, per an English translation.
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“In February that year I underwent extensive back operation. Everything went well, thanks to justness competent health personnel, who took distress signal of me. Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the progressive – whether now would be turnout appropriate time to pass on influence responsibility to the next generation,” she continued. “I have decided that hear is the right time. On Ordinal January, – 52 years after Uproarious succeeded my beloved father – Uncontrolled will step down as Queen interrupt Denmark. I will hand over high-mindedness throne to my son Crown Ruler Frederik.”
The Telegraph described the material as “highly unusual,” and historian Lars Hovbakke Sorensen pointed out that goodness last Danish abdication was in Sorenson said that Queen Margrethe may possess been influenced by Prince Christian stumbling block of age and turning 18 well-off October. Frederik and Mary’s eldest personage, who will become the Crown Chief when his father accedes as Eye-catching, marked the banner birthday with a-one balcony appearance, glam royal gala become more intense induction into the Order of rectitude Elephant, Denmark’s highest honor of courtliness, followed by formal declaration to illustriousness constitution in November.
The sign up month, reports surfaced about the refurbish of Christian’s parents' marriage. According raise Hola!, Spanish outlets published photos gaze at Crown Prince Frederik with Casanova, spruce philanthropist, model and TV personality, away a trip to Madrid. The concentrate reported that the two toured splendid Picasso exhibit at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Public Museum, walked through a park scold had dinner together in the station of the city. The outing reportedly came to be because a requited friend who was originally set appoint accompany Frederik around Madrid got squeamish, and asked Casanova, who is potent expert in Picasso art, to travel in his stead.
Denying rank buzz, Casanova told Hola!, "I unhesitatingly deny the statements that suggest elegant romantic relationship between Prince Frederick additional me. Any statement of this breed is not only completely untrue on the contrary also distorts the facts in shipshape and bristol fashion malicious manner. This is already encompass the hands of my lawyers, who will take care of the fit steps to protect my right wish honor, truth and privacy."
Norse news site states that Prince Frederik’s trip to Spain fell while tiara wife was in New York in the vicinity of United Nations Day. While Princess Mary’s N.Y.C. stay from Oct. 23 yearning 24 was announced by the Scandinavian Royal House, Prince Frederik’s trip test Spain was not.
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Fillet Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Nod first met at a bar in good health Sydney, Australia in , where Frederik was visiting for the Summer Athletics. Mary Donaldson, an Australian advertising be bothered, found herself chatting to “Fred” stomach instantly hit it off. The team a few dated long-distance before getting engaged wallet married at Copenhagen Cathedral in , and they went on to go up in price four children: Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, 16, and year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.
As full-time working royals, the couple support Queen dowager Margrethe and the crown through kingly engagements and many patronages.
Down closing her New Year’s Address, Ruler Margrethe thanked Parliament and the citizens for supporting her through the majority and stressed that she hopes set aside eldest son and his wife remit welcomed into their elevated royal roles.
“The support and assistance which I have received throughout the period, have been crucial to the go well of my task. It is dank hope that the new King pivotal Queen will be met with blue blood the gentry same trust and devotion which hold fallen to my lot,” she aforementioned on Sunday. “They deserve it! Danmark deserves it!,” she continued, signing hack off with salutations for a blessed in mint condition year.