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Denmark

Denmark’s Crown Prince and Princess mark National Flag Day

On Sunday, the 5th of September 2021, Denmark celebrated its Flag Day, a national holiday designed to honour those who have been sent out on missions (including the Armed Forces and medical personnel ) as well as their families. 

To mark the day, the Crown Prince Couple has carried out a series of engagements. 

They started by laying wreaths at the Monument to Denmark’s International Effort in Kastellet, Copenhagen, during which the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister for Defense gave speeches, before the traditional anthem,, “In Denmark I was born”, was played.

After that, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary took part in a church service at Holmens Kirke to commemorate all the soldiers Denmark has lost through the years. The service was also attended by soldiers of units that have been deployed over the last two years.  

Finally, as a last event, the Crown Prince Couple moved on to Christiansborg Palace Square, where, to the tune of his own personal march, Crown Prince Frederik inspected a parade force made of about 1200 soldiers.

Flag Day in Denmark has officially been celebrated since 2009, when the nation decided to create a Day, which was chosen as September 5th, to honour troops who are currently deployed or have been in the past, and all those who have died in the line of duty. 

The Crown Prince and Princess have taken part in many of the Flag Day events since it began; nowadays, with Prince Joachim and Princess Marie living in Paris and Queen Margarethe often being on tour to other parts of the Kingdom, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary have been more and more under the spotlight in such events. 

This comes as Crown Princess Mary is set to travel to Italy on Tuesday and Wednesday, to take part in the Salone del Mobile, a fair aimed at celebrating the best the world has to offer in terms of architecture and home-related art. Over the last few years, the exhibition has taken a stronger interest on sustainability.