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They were the words spoken by a king as a country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. Now, they pay tribute to them both, written for posterity at the chapel where both now rest. As Britain prepares for its first King’s Christmas speech in seventy years, the words of one of the most famous festive addresses of…

Rosenborg Castle has plenty of royal history and carries an air of regal menace that is only slightly softened when the snow falls. Decked in flakes, it still looks as if its only place in a fairytale is as the home of a villain. It has majesty and mystery and covered in snow, it’s a winter wonder. Guillaume Baviere, via Flickr Rosenborg was built on the orders of Christian IV who ruled…