Several times a year, the Danish queen changes official residence, according to old tradition.
On Saturday, March 26, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe was welcomed home to Fredensborg Castle by the area’s residents. Also present at the ceremony were the Queen`s two sisters,Queen Anne-Marie of Greece and Princess Benedikte of Denmark and Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg.
Since 1988, the city of Fredensborg has arranged a torchlight procession when Queen Margrethe returns to teh castle. With the torchlight procession, the citizens of Fredensborg also marked the Queen’s Golden Jubilee as well as the city’s 300th anniversary this year.
The queen expressed her thanks for the warm welcome before everyone present sang “There is a lovely country”. The song is Denmark’s national anthem together with the royal anthem «King Christian stood by the high mast». The text was written in 1819 by Adam Oehlenschläger.
In total, almost 1,000 people turned up on Saturday evening to welcome the Danish Queen to the castle where she actually lives the most. Hundreds of them had lit torches, many had brought their children with them to enjoy the evening.
Fredensborg Castle on Zealand in Denmark is the Danish royal family’s spring and autumn residence, and is often used for important state visits and events in the royal family. The castle is the residence the royal family uses the most. The Castle was designed and built by architect Krieger under the rule of King Frederik IV. Construction began in 1719 and the castle was inaugurated on the king’s birthday on October 11, 1722.
Later, the castle was rebuilt and expanded several times by four other architects. The castle and surrounding gardens were protected in 1918, the protection includes eight buildings.
