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Queen Mary and King Frederick make their first public appearance as Denmark’s new monarch.
Three days after becoming King of Denmark, Frederick X published a book out of nowhere.
The book came as a surprise to Danes, and the media rushed to liveblog its contents.
“The King’s Word” promises to share Frederick’s thoughts on topics such as Denmark’s place in the world and his relationship with his wife, Queen Mary.
Frederik ascended the throne on Sunday after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, abdicated on New Year’s Eve.
The book reportedly costs 250 Danish kroner (£28.80) and has around 110 pages.
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This book is based on interviews conducted over the past year and a half
The book was written with Jens Andersen, who wrote Frederick’s biography in 2017, and is based on interviews conducted over the past year and a half.
In one chapter, the king says that as a child he had a hard time accepting that he would become King of Denmark, saying, “I just wanted to be like other boys my age.”
Later in the book, the king also spoke about his faith, reportedly saying that he and his Australian-born wife pray every night with their children.
Tens of thousands of people gathered Sunday to watch Frederick X succeed his mother as King of Denmark.
With tears in his eyes, Frederick told a cheering crowd outside Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Castle that he wanted to be a “unification king” someday.
His mother, Margaret II, abdicated after 52 years on the throne.