Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has dampened celebrations to mark her 50 years on the throne of Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy following the loss of life of Queen Elizabeth II, the Danish royal palace stated.
Queen Margrethe, 82, whose reign is now Europe’s longest, has praised Britain’s late monarch as “a towering determine amongst European monarchs and an incredible inspiration to us all”, including: “We will miss her terribly.”
Flags on the Danish royal palace in Copenhagen had been lowered at half-mast on Friday.
Palace press spokeswoman Lene Balleby stated the adjustments to the celebrations programme had been made on “the want of the (Danish) queen”.
Two occasions scheduled for Saturday – an look by Margrethe on the Amalienborg Palace balcony to greet throngs of well-wishers in addition to a trip via the capital in a horse-drawn carriage – have been cancelled.
A luncheon at Copenhagen Metropolis Corridor has been postponed, whereas occasions together with a efficiency on the Royal Theatre’s Outdated Stage, a non secular service and a Sunday night banquet will probably be scaled down.
Margrethe was proclaimed queen on January 15 1972, a day after her father King Frederik IX died following a brief sickness.