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Frederick and Mary gathered at the 500-year-old Aarhus Cathedral for a spiritual confirmation service led by Royal Chaplain and Bishop of the Diocese of Aarhus Henrik Wy Poulsen.
The King and Queen were joined by their four children, Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, as well as Queen Margrethe and Frederic’s aunt, Princess Benedicte.
“Today, representatives of both the Danish government and the city of Aarhus gathered together with the royal couple and the royal family at Aarhus Cathedral for a celebratory event,” Danish Palace said in a statement.
Queen Mary held a spiritual service in Aarhus on Sunday and made her final declaration.Photo: Getty Images
“It is important that Their Majesties the King and Queen are the royal couple for all of Denmark. It is therefore no surprise that Their Majesties celebrate the change of throne in Aarhus today, exactly one week after the events in Copenhagen. there were.”
The spiritual service took place exactly one week after the couple were proclaimed the new king and queen by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
Aarhus is Denmark’s second-largest city, about the same size as Mary’s hometown of Hobart, and has a population of about 290,000.
Frederick wore full military uniform for spiritual service.Photo: Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
Although the city is small in size compared to the capital, Copenhagen, it has special significance for the royal family as the home of Margrethe’s summer residence, Marcelisborg Palace.
“His Majesty the King is very fond of Aarhus Cathedral and it is a place he has visited throughout his life, especially when the royal family stays at Marcelisborg Castle during holidays,” the palace said.
“The space of the church has always fascinated His Majesty, so celebrating the change of throne there was a special pleasure for the King and Queen.”
Mary, 51, wore an elegant purple coat dress and pillbox hat for the occasion, coordinating with her beloved mother-in-law, who abdicated on New Year’s Eve after 52 years on the throne.
The newly abdicated Queen Margrethe of Denmark also wore purple for the service.Photo: Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
The former Sydney marketing executive is fond of the pillbox hat, first popularized by former US first lady Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s.
Meanwhile, Frederick, 55, was in full military uniform.
Outside the cathedral, hundreds of well-wishers gathered in the snow to catch a glimpse of the new king and Australia’s first queen.