Three days after Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II made the dramatic announcement that she would abdicate the throne in favor of her son, the atmosphere between Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Princess Mary reportedly appeared “subzero.”
danish newspaper Extra Bladet A brief account of the pair attending a New Year’s reception on Wednesday morning cast doubt on the state of the couple’s relationship. This was his first public appearance since the bombshell that he would abdicate was made.
A scathing analysis of the couple’s appearance began with the scathing suggestion that they had probably been served cold coffee – Denmark is one of the world’s highest coffee consumers, and citizens of colder states are They are known for not tolerating substandard coffee.
Extra Bladet “In any case, the future royal couple did not look like they were having fun when they arrived at Christiansborg Castle on Wednesday morning.
“When the door opened and Frederick and Mary had to stroll in front of the press, words were exchanged between them, but it never seemed like they wished each other well. …The atmosphere was below freezing.”
Newspapers used the expression “stram ud i betrækket,” which means “tight cover,” to describe Mary’s attitude. In Danish, this expression describes a person who is very strict and inflexible, like a cover stretched tightly over an object.
Commentary by Extra Bladet Prince Mary “didn’t seem like someone who would be happy to soon be called Queen of Denmark,” he said, and Prince Frederik similarly failed to put on a “big smile” at the wedding reception.
Frederic’s somber appearance is likely to reignite rumors that their relationship is on the rocks, as he was photographed on a night out with a glamorous Mexican socialite in Spain. That was the first rumor.
“It was a real surprise when she announced she was stepping down, and some people can’t help but connect it to recent issues.”
— danish aristocracy
There has been intense speculation that Margrethe, 83, announced on New Year’s Eve that she was stepping down to repair Frederic and Mary’s marriage. The couple met in 2000 and got married in 2004. Mary was born into the Australian middle class.
A Danish aristocrat who is acquainted with the royal family told The Daily Beast this week: [Margrethe] It will definitely last many more years, if not forever. So it was a really big surprise when she announced her resignation, and it would be hard for anyone not to connect it to recent issues. ”
British royal journalist Phil Dampier said: daily mail, “I think Margrethe was worried that their marriage wasn’t working out and had to take action. The Queen believes that Mary is a great addition to the royal family and that if she were to leave, I always thought it would be a disaster if she didn’t. She wants Frederick and Mary to make up their differences and work together as the new king and queen.”