Family light: Queen Margaret of Denmark's family photo Queen Margrethe of Denmark celebrates her 83rd birthday at Amalienborg Palace, ascending to the palace balcony with her children and grandchildren, waving warmly to the people in the square. This is the first time since the "title seizure" that the queen is in the same frame with the second son's family, and it also marks the first time that the Danish royal family has been united since the outbreak of the epidemic.
The family stood on the balcony and waved, seemingly united, but it made people feel a lot of emotion. Such a picture is reminiscent of the day in the future, when the British family of William and Harry may also laugh and talk on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, and the acting skills of this scene are comparable to the Little Golden Man Awards Ceremony! Unlike the Royal Palace of Madrid and Buckingham Palace, the balcony of Amalienborg Palace is not spacious, and in order to give every member of the royal family a chance to show, and also to allow photographers to capture more material, the waving session is divided into three parts.
First of all, Queen Margaret appeared alone on the ** grand balcony. Dressed in a light blue suit, she was in good spirits, and although she did not wear important jewelry, she still showed the majesty of the queen.
In front of the people, she is still smiling, without the callousness of the past when she stripped her grandchildren of their titles. The Queen had just undergone spinal surgery not long ago, and it was a difficult time for an old lady in her 80s.
However, her complexion looks good, and she should be recovering quite well. Next up is the family of the eldest son, Prince Frederick, and the second son, Prince Joachim, on the balconies to the left and right of the queen.
At the end of 2022, the "Title Incident" occurred, and the Queen announced that the four children of the second son's family would lose the title of Prince and Princess. This decision caused shock and controversy from the outside world.
The ex-wife of the second son, Prince Joachim, said that the children were shocked by the grandmother's decision, and the current wife, Mary, also said that her daughter Athena was ridiculed at school. The second son, Prince Joachim, himself even called it "deceived", because the queen negotiated with him that "the children will lose their titles after the age of 25", and no one expected the queen to be so decisive.
At the time of the family's appearance, Princess Mary was wearing a pink suit, while Athena had grown up and showed an elegant French girlish temperament. The family behaved calmly on the balcony, and despite the family turmoil, they still showed a united and friendly side.
The crown prince's family was on the balcony on the other side, and then the two brothers and the queen were united on the balcony in the middle, but even if everyone was a decent person, on the surface, the mother and son were filial piety, brothers and brothers, but the gap could still be seen at a glance. As the saying goes, three feet of ice is not a day's cold! The celebration of the Queen's birthday each year also reflects the subtle changes in the relationship between members of the royal family.
In 2017, the Queen celebrated her birthday with her husband, Prince Henrik, and his family at Marcellisburg Palace in Aarhus. In 2018, when I returned to Amalienborg Palace, without Prince Henrik, everyone seemed more restrained.
In 2019, the Queen's birthday was celebrated in Aarhus, and the absence of her second son, Prince Joachim's family, may not have attracted much attention at this time. But today, all of this is particularly remarkable.
In 2020 and 2021, due to the epidemic, the queen and the children did not live together, and Ah Wang spent his birthday with him, and there was no scene of a big combination. In 2022, it is the 50th anniversary of Queen Ma's accession to the throne, and a series of celebrations were originally prepared, but due to the shrinking scale of the epidemic, when it came to her birthday, she could only celebrate it with her eldest son's family in Aarhus.
This year is the second son's family to celebrate her birthday again after five years, but they can no longer find the happy family atmosphere when the prince was still alive. The queen said after the "seizure of the title" that her actions were too arbitrary, and although she hurt her four grandchildren in perspective, she had to make these decisions while she was alive, and did not want to leave possible sibling disputes to her son.
For this family, reuniting after five years, especially after the queen's major surgery, made her feel a lot of emotion, and even red eyes when facing the people. She is the queen of the Danes, but at this moment, she may just want to be a gentle mother, a kind grandmother.
On the balcony, she waved with her children and grandchildren, not only to greet the people, but also to celebrate life and cherish the family. In her smile, we see not only a queen, but also the epitome of a warm family.