In the video, this touching gesture of Frederick X, who hesitates to sit in his mother’s place during the abdication.

“Can I?” reads Frederick X’s strong gesture. This Sunday, January 14, Queen Margrethe II’s son was officially proclaimed King of Denmark after the sovereign abdicated. Two weeks ago, the latter surprised the world by announcing that he would abdicate after 52 years of reign to make way for his 55-year-old successor. A few minutes before the new monarch greeted the crowd on the balcony of Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace, he went to the Council of State to sign the transfer of power with his mother. The meeting took place in the Danish cabinet of the palace, which also houses the royal reception rooms and stables, as well as the Danish parliament, the prime minister’s office and the Supreme Court. But when it was time to sit in the red velvet imperial armchair, in the queen’s place, Frederick X made a gesture of hesitation.

“Mother and her son”

In sequence, transferred to The one the British press nicknames “Cinderella Queen” (cinderella, editor’s note), because of his addiction to cigarettes, then seems to nod his approval. A suspended moment that touched the Internet users. “A beloved son for an adorable mother,” says one of them. “Mother and son. The Monarch and His Majesty,” writes another.

Queen Margrethe II announced her abdication as she sent greetings to Danes from Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen as part of her traditional New Year’s address on December 31. A decision that has been thought out for several months due to health problems and great fatigue. This Sunday, January 14th, his son, the new King Frederik X, was very emotional on the balcony of Christiansborg Castle at this historic moment. He was surrounded by his wife, Queen Mary, and his 4 children: Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabelle, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine.

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