Royal family: popular in Greenland despite rising independence movement Photo credit: Kongehuset
The Danish royal family is hugely popular in Greenland, the country’s former colony and now sovereign territory.
Yet, despite their love for Greenland, many of Greenland’s young people are still in love with it, as the nation watches King Frederik take the throne on January 14 following the sudden abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe. admitted that many young people have mixed feelings.
“Standing outside the bubble and watching so many Greenlanders cheering and being so happy and proud that Frederik became king,” Kpanuk Olsen, 38, told Reuters. I feel like I’m there,” he said.
Frederik was being proclaimed head of state not only of Denmark but also of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, speaking in the capital Nuuk as his fellow Greenlanders watched on a giant screen set up by cultural organizations.
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953, but in 2009 it also gained the right to secede from Denmark and gain autonomy.
The move towards independence is gradually gaining support following revelations of past violations by Danish authorities.
As a result, Greenlandic women are now seeking compensation for the effects of the 1960s involuntary contraception campaign.
Previously, in an experiment in the mid-50s, Greenlandic children were separated from their families in order to be “integrated” into Danish society.
Relations with Denmark are currently strained at times, most recently in May 2023 when Greenlandic MP Aki-Matilda Hoog-Dam refused to speak Danish during a parliamentary debate. Ta.
Instead, she used Greenland’s Inuit language in a speech that lasted nearly seven minutes, frustrating bemused politicians and highlighting ongoing differences between the two countries.
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