On these special, important and, above all, family dates, Christian from Denmark has returned home. With just 24 hours left until Christmas begins, the Danish Royal Family is already in full force. The crown prince has returned home to be with his loved ones after leaving last month September to East Africa, an adventure that ended this December — after three months — and that has given him a great insight into local nature. From the country’s Royal House, they wanted to show the precious moment in which Queen Margaret was reunited with her grandson again.
© @detdanskekongehusPrince Christianwho is only 15 days older than Princess Eleanor, has returned from her trip to Africa and has reunited with the rest of her family at Marselisborg Castle in Aarhus, Denmark’s second largest city. They were received here with great enthusiasm by Queen Margaret, who, as she no longer has the agenda of the Head of State, arrived on December 20 and will remain in the aforementioned place until the 30th of this month. Dressed in a bottle green skirt and a sweater of the same color but in a lighter tone and dressed in a checked jacket, she has gone out to receive her offspring at the door of her royal residence, the focal point of the Christmas holidays since the king was a boyand which is located in Jutland, almost 200 kilometers from Copenhagen.
© @detdanskekongehusAt this moment, they have all been photographed together: Queen Margaret – who looks proudly at her loved ones – Frederick X, Queen Mary and their four children: Princess Elizabeth, 17, Prince Vincent, 13, the Princess Josephine, also 13, and Crown Prince Christian, 19. An image in which you can see in the faces of the little ones their happiness at being together again for Christmas. In addition, they have taken advantage of this snapshot to congratulate these very special dates: “From Marselisborg Castle, where the Royal Family is gathered, we wish you a happy and peaceful Christmas.“The Royal House has informed that they will remain here until December 26, so a changing of the guard will take place every day at twelve noon.
© @detdanskekongehusThese images are the first that Casa Real has shared since the King’s first-born son returned to Denmark. It should be remembered that the heir to the Danish throne, after graduating from high school in June, began his journey to East Africa in September. A stay that, as announced, lasted three months, and with which he has followed in the footsteps of his father – he worked for a year on a wine farm in California -, his uncle, Prince Joaquín, also known for a time with the nickname of the farmer prince or farmer princesince he studied agricultural economics with one goal: to take control of Schackenborg. A dream that finally evaporated returning to his diplomatic work.
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© @detdanskekongehusWho also decided to take a gap year after graduatingsomething common in some European countries, It was his grandmother, Queen Margaret. After this period away from home, carrying his vital backpack of unforgettable experiences and all this with the freedom that comes from the anonymity of living outside the homeland, he has returned to spend some time with his family before beginning his military training. Furthermore, apart from celebrating Christmas, Cristian from Denmark will also participate in the traditional New Year’s Eve gala dinner in Amalienborg on January 1st.
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© @detdanskekongehusYour stay in Africa
Less than a month ago, at the end of November, the firstborn of Frederickwanted to share images and reflections of what he explained, was “an experience that I will never forget” and announced that in February he will begin his military training: “I have been in East Africa for almost three months. Daily life down here is something completely different than at home. The food, the culture, the climate, the wildlife, the tasks and the people make it. an experience I will never forget.” He also took the opportunity to give some details of his work in the second largest and most populated continent in the world: “In recent weeks, I have been working with nature preservation. I am supervising and recording animals in the bushes and taking care of the office of the farm. As the video shows, I get very close to wild animals when they are anesthetized and their GPS collars need to be replaced.
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© @detdanskekongehusYour future military training
When the son of the Kings of Denmark told how he was being his experience in East Africa, He also took the opportunity to tell what his next steps were going to be “Now I look forward to new challenges! In February I will start working as a military officer in the guard regiment in Slagelse”, a town in eastern Denmark of about 32,000 inhabitants that was founded by the Vikings in the 10th century.
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© @detdanskekongehusIn this way, the future King announced that military training will be his next step, just like Princess Leonor and Ingrid from Norway and that the University, at least for now, will have to wait. It should be remembered that his great-grandfather, Frederick IX, attended the Navy Cadet School and later became a rear admiral. Like his father, Frederick X, who received his military training in the Royal Guard before becoming part of the Corps of Friars. And also his uncle, Prince Joachim, who completed his military leadership training and is today a defense attaché at the Danish embassy in Washington.
The first Christmas that Frederick and Mary of Denmark celebrate as Kings
This Christmas has a special meaning for the Danish Royal Family, as it is the first with Frederick and Mary of Denmark on the throne, which she assumed on January 14, 2024, after the surprise abdication of her mother, Queen Margaret, who announced her decision in the traditional New Year’s speech after 52 years as Queen. That day, the King, looking out from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace, proclaimed his motto, United and committed by the Kingdom of Denmark.
© Getty ImagesAlso is going to give his first traditional speech, which, instead of taking place on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, is broadcast to the nation at six in the afternoon on the last day of the year from Amalienborg Castle, which will also be opened that day to the public so that they can follow the speech from the television screens that are going to be installed in the square of the royal residence. The expectation is maximum as it is his first words of the New Year, during these days, there has been speculation about the content of his speech itself. The national lottery and betting company, Danske Spil, has already registered the first bets and they give “Greenland”, “Faroe Islands”, “2024”, “Queen” and “Crown Prince” as probable words.
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