Will Prince Frederik (55) and Princess Mary (51) shine on the throne? A big change is coming to the Danish royal family in January. The reigning monarch Queen Margrethe (83) announced at the turn of the year that she would abdicate. Her son is the heir to the throne. But there will be no pompous coronation. Speaking to Glamial, nobility expert Jürgen Worlitz now assesses how Frederik and Mary will appear in public as a royal couple.
And the expert apparently sees a clear distribution of roles among the Danes. “Frederik will carry out his duties more quietly, even a little more lackluster, because he is a man. The glamor role falls to his wife. This means: Mary will create a wow effect with her elegance,” explains Jürgen Worlitz in Glamial. Interview. The 55-year-old faces the big task of “loosing old court barriers” and “breaking up encrusted structures”. But he is well prepared for this thanks to decades of practice: “Frederik is a man in his prime who knows exactly what to expect. He was prepared for this position from early childhood.”
Officially, Mary will have the title of Queen and not King Consort. Nevertheless, due to the established structure of the European noble houses, it is precisely planned what role she will play. “If there is a king somewhere, then his wife is his support and decorative accessory. If, on the other hand, there is a so-called prince consort somewhere, then the queen is in charge and her husband is the ‘rock in the surf’ who has to march obediently behind her “, says Jürgen Worlitz.
