King Frederik of Denmark found himself barred from his seat as
he headed to his country’s parliament.
The King of Denmark was at parliament for its official opening
for this year. He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Mary, and his
aunt, Princess Benedikte.
However, as all three entered the balcony, where Denmark’s
royals traditionally sit for the opening, Frederik X found he was
blocked from his seat.
The red rope which stopped anyone accessing the seats was still
in place. King Frederik initially tried walking down the side to
try and get to the space saved for him but found it was impossible
and so returned to the entrance. There, he and Queen Mary carefully
removed the rope and all three royals made their way to their
seats.
The Danish royal family has watched the proceedings of
parliament from a special balcony since 1988 – until then, they sat
among the politicians for big events such as official openings.
They listened to the opening speech from Danish PM, Mette
Frederiksen.
The Danish parliament meets in a chamber at Christiansborg and
the building was decked with the country’s flag for the event.
Queen Mary chose a deep red skirt suit for the event and added a
vintage Dior brooch featuring turquoises that she first wore in
Paris.
The Danish parliament is traditionally opened on the first
Tuesday of October every year.
