as he assumed the throne he was greeted by tens of thousands of people who gathered in the danish capital, copenhagen. you can see him here as he stepped out to greet crowds from the balcony of christiansborg palace. after being proclaimed by the prime minister, he was then joined by his australian born wife queen mary. the crown passed to frederik the tenth after his mother, queen margarethe signed the instrument of abdication after more than 50 years on the throne. queen margrethe, who s 83, has now left christiansborg castle and is the first danish monarch to voluntarily renounce the throne in more than 800 years. she said she was stepping aside because of health problems. let s have a listen to what the new king said as he addressed danes gathered in copenhagen. translation: today the throne is assed on, translation: today the throne is passed on. my translation: today the throne is passed on, my hope translation: today the throne is passed on, my hope is translation: today t
well, there we have it, the new face of the danish monarchy. out on the balcony there of christiansborg palace and as well as the new king and queen, of course, we have to remember that there is also a new heir to the throne. we ve seen some pictures there of the young crown prince christian as he now isjust i8 years old. he is still at school in his final year at school, expected to go to university next year and into military training. but he takes on a significant role in public life now here in denmark. but this is the new face of the danish monarchy and i have to say, you re looking at king frederik and queen mary there, they both seem quite taken aback by the size of the crowd and the response to them here in denmark. we saw the king wiping away a tear from his eyes as he first came out on that balcony for the proclamation and saw the number of people, the response to him, the number of danish flags being waved as the royal couple take it.
hello. denmark has a new king and he is about to be greeted by tens of thousands of people who have gathered in the danish capital, copenhagen. the crown passed to frederik the tenth when his mother, queen margarethe signed the instrument of abdication after more than 50 years on the throne. queen margrethe, who s 83, has now left christiansborg castle and is the first danish monarch to voluntarily renounce the throne in more than 800 years. daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. that moment has not happened, change that moment has not happened, change the throne. that is that moment has not happened, change the throne. . . that moment has not happened, change the throne. . , ., , ., the throne. that is right, what you are seeinr the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the the throne. that is right, what you | are seeing now is the proclamation of the new kin
figures in public lives, and the final moments that we are now watching as the king from the balcony of the christiansborg palace says that he make the final wave to the crowd, as he takes on the site below him, and it starts the first day of his reign as king frederik the tenth of denmark. in his speech, the tenth of denmark. in his speech, the people from the balcony earlier, he talks about his hopes of becoming a unifying king of tomorrow, of honouring his mother. she will always be remembered as an extraordinary queen, he said. it is hoped that he becomes a unifying king for all of denmark, and maintains the popularity and relevance of the monarchy here for the danish people. studio: ok,
hello. denmark has a new king and he is about to be greeted by tens of thousands of people who have gathered in the danish capital, copenhagen. the crown passed to frederik the tenth when his mother, queen margarethe signed the instrument of abdication after more than 50 years on the throne. queen margrethe, who s 83, has now left christiansborg castle and is the first danish monarch to voluntarily renounce the throne in more than 800 years. daniela relph is live now from copenhagen. that moment has not happened, change that moment has not happened, change the throne. that is that moment has not happened, change the throne. . , ., , ., the throne. that is right, what you are seeinu the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the throne. that is right, what you are seeing now is the the throne. that is right, what you | are seeing now is the proclamation of the new king. that is the danish