Sealed with a kiss, a new era dawns for the world's oldest monarchy. Cheered on by hundreds of thousands of his shivering subjects, Frederik X of Denmark pledged to be a 'unifying' king as he made his first appearance as head of state on the balcony of Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace.Moments later, he was joined by his new queen, Mary, and their four children. Finally, the new king and queen gave the people what they wanted – a kiss.Here was a scene more reminiscent of a than an abdication, but then the queen was wearing a white gown and we were in genuinely uncharted territory.
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