
THE magnificent Amalienborg Palace is dwelling to Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and different members of her now-decreased royal household.
The Danish royal household has 9 castles and palaces, however the largest of all of them is Amalienborg – the Queen’s official winter residence, which is 4 occasions the dimensions of Wembley.

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The sprawling advanced of 4 palaces that make up the Danish royal residence in all probability nonetheless seems as grand and stately because it did when King Christian VIII first made it his dwelling in 1794.
The 4 an identical mansions are constructed round an octagonal courtyard and every home completely different members of the royal household.
However maybe there’s not sufficient room between their majesties after the current royal disaster resulted in 4 of Margarethe’s grandchildren shedding their titles.
Frederik VIII’s Palace is dwelling to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary and their younger household – who’ve retained their titles.
Christian VII’s Palace, Christian IX’s Palace and Christian VIII’s palace make up the remainder of the huge edifice of wealth and splendor.
Infinite halls are adorned with priceless artworks and tapestries, resulting in gold-studded state rooms and infinite treasures unfold over 25,000 sq ft overlooking the water.
The Rococo-style palace, constructed round 1750, is the scene of virtually all royal occasions and yearly Danes come to the courtyard to wave flags on the Queen’s birthday.

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In September, Queen Margarethe, 82, all of the sudden and unexpectedly stripped 4 of her grandchildren, who belonged to her youngest son, Prince Joachim, 53, of their royal titles.
The favored monarch, who has been on the throne for half a century, introduced that half of her grandchildren would lose their titles of prince and princess.
The transfer met with horror from these concerned and an explosive royal row ensued when the youthful prince noticed his kids have been now demoted to earls and countesses.
An offended Joachim complained on the time that his kids “didn’t perceive” the choice and had been “mistreated”.
“Why would her identification be eliminated? Why should they be punished on this method?”
The Queen hoped that the 4 grandchildren would now be “free to arrange their very own lives, unconstrained by the particular concerns and duties that formal membership of the Danish royal household entails”.
She referred to as her controversial resolution “a needed safeguard for the way forward for the monarchy”.
The Queen was compelled to apologize shortly after a public outcry and displeasure from her family, however insisted it was the appropriate resolution and “a very long time coming”.
“As a mom and grandmother, I underestimated the affect my youthful son and his household felt,” she mentioned.


“It makes an enormous impression, and I’m sorry.”
Their titles have been eliminated as of January 1, whereas the Queen’s different 4 grandchildren, who’re owned by Crown Prince Frederik, stay as Prince and Princess.

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