Crown House in a crisis time: 'King Frederick steps in at the right time'

King House in a Crisis Time: 'King Frederick Steps in at the Right Moment'

For several times in the past month, the king has commented on the current world situation.

The royal couple during a state visit to Finland at the beginning of March. Here, the couple spoke for the first time about the crisis-ridden situation in Europe. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix) 49 minutes ago

- In a world in constant change, our unity is decisive.

So sounded it from King Frederick, when he spoke during the royal couple's ongoing state visit to France on Monday evening at a gala dinner in Élysée-palace.

- In uncertain times, it is more important than ever that we stand together with friends and allies to protect our shared values, it sounded in the same speech.

The royal couple with President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron before Monday's gala dinner in the presidential palace in Paris. (© Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix)

And it is not the first time that the king comments on the current world situation, where both the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the deteriorating three-cornered drama between Greenland, Denmark, and the United States fill the security policy agenda.

During a state visit to Finland at the beginning of March, it was said that "the world and reality have changed, and almost daily they change in these days." And a few weeks later, in the middle of a week where the drama between Greenland, the United States, and Denmark once again filled the headlines, the king came with a statement that was interpreted by many as a direct comment on the tense situation that has arisen in the wake of President Donald Trump's repeated statements about wanting to take over Greenland:

- We live in a changed reality. There should be no doubt about my love for Greenland and my bond with the Greenlandic people.

A few hours later, the quote was brought to the royal house's own Instagram profile – in Danish, Greenlandic, and English. And on Tuesday afternoon, during the ongoing state visit to France, the king repeated the message:

- I have a special relationship with Greenland and the Greenlandic people.

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Not Overstepping Diplomatic Rules

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It has not gone unnoticed that King Frederick in this way speaks directly into the reality that many experience as a crisis time. Both at home, across the realm, and in the rest of the world.

This suggests, according to DR's royal house commentator Thomas Larsen, a royal couple that follows the world's developments, the situation in Greenland, and above all a king who is "top-briefed" on the threats and risks that follow the current security situation in Europe.

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> King Frederick steps in at the right moment. He consolidates the relationship between Denmark and Greenland, the close ties between the two countries, and does not overstep any diplomatic rules.

> Thomas Larsen, royal house commentator

In his opinion, it is completely "appropriate" that the king and the royal house come with these comments, which speak to the current world situation.

- King Frederick uses his special position. He can come with messages that can unite the population.

Also in relation to the current situation in and around Greenland, Thomas Larsen sees a king and a royal house that understand how to use the special role that the royal house has.

- King Frederick steps in at the right moment. He consolidates the relationship between Denmark and Greenland, the close ties between the two countries, and does not overstep any diplomatic rules.

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A Unifying Figure

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If one asks historian and royal house expert Emma Paaske, then King Frederick follows in the footsteps of earlier rulers and royal couples. For it is quite normal that the country's monarch takes on a special position when there is unrest either at home or abroad.

- He functions as an apolitical, unifying figure, that we can all be united by, she says and draws parallels to, among others, Christian X., who was king during World War II.

He was especially known for riding morning turf around Copenhagen during the occupation.

- He became a symbol and a point of reference for many Danes during the war.

Emma Paaske continues with the fact that Queen Mary has also commented on the current world situation. It happened during the state visit to Finland in March of this year, where Queen Mary, in addition to King Frederick, said that "we are stronger when we stand together."

- They speak in a way that is harmless. These issues divide us not, but their answers are important, because they signal unity.

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