Unexpected Guest Crashes the Danish Royal Family's Palace Balcony Moment

King Frederik of Denmark rang successful his 57th day successful Copenhagen pinch a pavilion quality alongside his family, a roaring crowd waving flags and a surprise! 

On Monday, May 26, nan King was joined by members of nan Danish royal family connected nan pavilion of Frederik VIII's Palace astatine Amalienborg, including his mother Queen Margrethe, his woman Queen Mary and 3 of their 4 kids. But during nan appearance, an unexpected impermanent besides sewage immoderate attraction from those gathered below!

While nan King and his family waved, 1 of nan royal family’s pet dogs made their measurement onto nan balcony. As seen successful footage of nan unexpected moment, nan pup wandered out, making nan family laugh. Then, 14-year-old Prince Vincent leaned down to show disconnected a instrumentality — and nan separator collie did a handshake pinch a paw, drafting coos from nan crowd.

The canine past took a look astir and sewage a pet from King Frederik earlier heading backmost inside.

Like her eldest boy and his family, Queen Margrethe is simply a well-known canine lover, owning respective different breeds complete nan years. Her pets person moreover joined her successful charismatic royal portraits.

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In summation to his boy Prince Vincent, King Frederik was joined during nan pavilion quality by his 2 daughters, 18-year-old Princess Isabella and 14-year-old Princess Josephine (Vincent and Josephine are twins).

The only royal kid not successful attendance was nan eldest child, Crown Prince Christian, 19, who is presently undertaking subject training. 

In January 2024, King Frederik acceded to nan throne erstwhile Queen Margrethe abdicated aft reigning for more than half a century. 

“That overmuch clip does not walk without a trace for immoderate quality being – not moreover me! Time wears on, and nan “bad things” go much numerous,” she said successful a reside astatine nan time, according to an English translator of her remarks. “You tin nary longer flooded nan aforesaid things arsenic you erstwhile could.”