King Frederik and Queen Mary are set to spend Christmas apart from key family members following a royal feud.
The King and Queen of Denmark have revealed they will spend Christmas with their four children Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine.
However, the King’s brother, Prince Joachim, and his wife, Princess Marie, will celebrate Christmas separately from the rest of the family.
In 2022, Queen Margrethe II removed the princely titles from Count Nikolai, Count Felix, Count Henrik and Countess Athena – Joachim and Marie’s children.
King Frederik and Queen Mary have revealed they will spend Christmas with their three children Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine
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The Danish Royal Family’s statement read: “This year, Aarhus is once again forming the framework for the Royal Family’s Christmas. Their Majesties The King and Queen will join Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine to celebrate Christmas at Marselisborg Castle alongside Her Majesty Queen Margrethe.
“Since the King was a child, the Aarhusian castle – with some exceptions – has been the focal point of the Royal Family’s Christmas celebrations.
“The King will reside in the castle from the 23rd to the 26th of December, and in connection with that, a changing of the guard by the Royal Life Guard will take place every day at 12:00.
“Queen Margrethe will stay at Marselisborg Castle during the period from the 20th to the 30th of December.”
Frederik’s speech will be his first as reigning monarch since he ascended the throne in January after Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication.
The statement continued: “During the royal residence at Marselisborg Castle, the Royal Life Guard will march daily from the Gardergården at 11:50 on Carl Nielsens Vej up to the castle’s main gate, where the changing of the guard will take place with ceremonial proceedings, including music by the Tambour Corps.
“Their Royal Highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie will celebrate Christmas with their children [with] the Princess’s family.
“On the last night of the year, the King will deliver his first New Year’s speech.”
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Frederik’s speech will be his first as reigning monarch as he ascended the throne in January after Queen Margrethe shock abdication.
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The statement concluded: “It will take place at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg at 18:00.”
Queen Margrethe ruled for 52 years before stepping down after back surgery.
She said: “In February this year, I underwent extensive back surgery. It went well, thanks to the skilled healthcare staff who took care of me.
“Of course, the operation also gave rise to thoughts about the future – whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation.”