Queen Margrethe of Denmark was present at the inauguration of the sculpture ‘October 1943’ in the small Danish city of Humlebæk on Wednesday. The Queen arrived using the royal yacht. Upon arrival, Her Majesty was received by the Mayor of the Fredensborg Municipality, Thomas Lykke Pedersen. Following a series of speeches by dignitaries including Mayor Thomas Lykke Pedersen and artist Per Arnoldi, Her Majesty inaugurated the sculpture. The rain poured down as Queen Margrethe cut the cord in front of the monument. The inauguration was marked with a musical feature by Fredensborg Brass Ensemble.
The sculpture, created by artist Per Arnoldi, is a monument to commemorate the Danish Jews’ flight to Sweden during the German occupation. The sculpture consists of a nine square meter granite tile and a three-meter long boat.