00:00 Denmark is set to experience a historic royal handover, getting their first new monarch
00:08 in more than 50 years.
00:10 So what can we expect to see in this succession to the throne?
00:13 Well, Prince Frederick will be proclaimed king on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace.
00:17 We're told it'll be a simple ceremony with just a touch of royal spectacle.
00:22 But when you speak to locals here, they say that they like this simple and pared back
00:26 approach of their monarchy.
00:28 The royal in Denmark, it's on a different scale than in the UK.
00:34 Not as much money, the glamour is still there, but on another scale.
00:41 I think many of us, we weren't expecting this to happen now.
00:46 So it's quite historical.
00:51 So right now I'm actually just walking around, just trying to take it all in.
00:56 Queen Margrethe has been a part of our society for so many years now.
01:00 I'm going to be here tomorrow to witness it.
01:01 It's quite historical.
01:04 What do you think of the royal family?
01:07 I'm a Republican, I will say, but I have a huge respect for the royal family.
01:13 The Australian-born Princess Mary is set to become queen, and she's certainly got plenty
01:17 of fans.
01:19 Many say that her humble and approachable nature has only made the monarchy more popular.
01:25 All Danes love Crown Princess Mary.
01:26 I'm not sure that it's the Australian thing in her, but they love her.
01:32 She's done wonderful things for our royal family, and she's really liked in Denmark.
01:40 Also they are, of course they're royals, but they're part of the society.
01:46 They bicycle around, they have their kids in normal schools, not like private schools.
01:53 Once the new king is proclaimed, there'll be a cannon salute, a fireworks display, a
01:58 changing of the royal flags, but then without much more fanfare, his reign will begin in
02:04 earnest.
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