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...text of a constitutional amendment to allow the ascension of a woman to the throne. If passed by both Parliament and popular referendum, which is likely, 12-year-old Princess Margrethe will be heiress presumptive (in the place of her uncle Prince Knud, 52-year-old brother of King Frederik), with the possibility of becoming the first Danish queen since Margrethe I (1353-1412), a precocious sovereign who made bright Danish history. Margrethe I became the 10-year-old child bride of King Haakon VI of Norway, assumed the crown of Norway when he died, and, by invitation from...
Died. Alexandrine, 73, longtime (1912-47) Queen of the Danes and mother of Denmark's present King Frederik IX; in Copenhagen...
...Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. Among the special events: a gift contributed by his subjects, a check for 5,000,000 kroner ($966,500), which the King said would be used to further Swedish culture; an all-Wagnerian concert by the Royal Court Orchestra, conducted, after shirtsleeved rehearsals, by King Frederik of Denmark...
Glittering in his gold-laced uniform, Denmark's King Frederik boarded the 1,054-ton royal yacht Dannebrog in Copenhagen harbor and weighed anchor for Greenland on his first official visit since 1921. Queen In grid, who does not share her salty husband's love of the sea, announced that she would make the trip...
Back in his native Denmark, Captain Kurt Carlsen went aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog for a half-hour chat with King Frederik IX. Commented Carlsen: "It was a simple meeting between two sailors...