King Frederick also used his memoir to praise his wife, Australian-born Queen Mary, whom he met in a Sydney pub during the 2002 Olympics.
“Mary is my partner and wingman, to use a pilot’s term, and we are very dynamic,” he said.
“We benefit greatly from being prepared for everything from church visits and award ceremonies to New Year’s meals and state visits.”
The Danish king admitted that his father was “very patriarchal” and claimed he tried to pass those traits on to him and his younger brother.
Furthermore, he added: “I have learned a lot by having a wife, who understands that of course I am not always right, and that just because I am the man of the house does not mean that my words are automatically believed. Sometimes it reminds me that I am not.”
connected through the Christian faith
The king, who was criticized for not mentioning God in his coronation speech, goes on in the book to praise the role of Christianity in uniting the Danish people.
“The strength of faith lies not in whether God is mentioned in the words of the king, but in whether we, as people and as a nation, feel connected to each other through our Christian faith,” the king explained. do.
He also used this passage to hone his green credentials, writing:
“Therefore, we will support conservation, biodiversity and climate action efforts to the fullest extent possible.”