Editing Frederik X (section)

==Reign==
[[File:2024 Proclamation of King Frederik of Denmark.jpg|thumb|The proclamation of King Frederik X from the balcony of [[Christiansborg Palace]] on 14 January 2024]]
Queen Margrethe II announced [[Abdication of Margrethe II|her abdication]] during her annual live broadcast New Year's Eve address on 31 December 2023. Frederik succeeded her as King of Denmark on 14 January 2024, after Margrethe formally signed an instrument of abdication during a meeting of the [[Council of State (Denmark)|Council of State]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Einarsdóttir |first=Silja Björklund |date=31 December 2023 |title=Dronning Margrethe av Danmark går av |trans-title=Queen Margrethe of Denmark abdicates |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/dronning-margrethe-av-danmark-gar-av-1.16697543 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231174727/https://www.nrk.no/norge/dronning-margrethe-av-danmark-gar-av-1.16697543 |archive-date=31 December 2023 |access-date=1 January 2024 |website=NRK |language=no}}</ref>

After succeeding to the throne, he was proclaimed king from the balcony of [[Christiansborg Palace]] by Prime Minister [[Mette Frederiksen]] as has been the custom for Danish monarchs since the introduction of the [[Constitution of Denmark|constitutional monarchy]] in 1849. His [[Royal mottos of Danish monarchs|motto]] is {{Lang|da|Forbundne, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark}} (English: "United, committed, for the Kingdom of Denmark"), the first motto that does not mention God since [[Frederik VII]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2024 |title=Her er kong Frederiks valgsprog |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2024-01-14-her-er-kong-frederiks-valgsprog |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114142000/https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2024-01-14-her-er-kong-frederiks-valgsprog |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 January, the royal family appeared in Parliament for a ceremony marking the transition of head of state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Denmark's new King Frederik X appears before parliament |website=[[Reuters]] |date=15 January 2024 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/denmarks-new-king-frederik-x-appears-before-parliament-2024-01-15/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |last1=Gronholt-Pedersen |first1=Jacob |last2=Jacobsen |first2=Stine |last3=Gronholt-Pedersen |first3=Jacob }}</ref> On 21 January, the royal family attended a celebratory church service at [[Aarhus Cathedral]], led by the [[Bishop of Aarhus]] and Royal Chaplain-in-Ordinary, [[Henrik Wigh-Poulsen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-21 |title=Danish royals attend church service to mark King Frederik's first visit outside the capital |url=https://apnews.com/article/denmark-royal-family-king-frederik-church-service-24e516e1cfb3836727dec91a143ffbb4 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>

On 31 January 2024, Frederik visited Poland and was received by its president [[Andrzej Duda]], in his first overseas trip as monarch. Danish monarchs traditionally travel first to another [[Scandinavian country]], but Frederik had planned the trip prior to Margrethe's abdication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2024 |title=Denmark's King Frederik X visits Poland in his first trip abroad as monarch |url=https://apnews.com/article/poland-denmark-king-5f4255983633bbb018e2e780236f44ef |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

The King and Queen made their first state visits in May 2024, visiting [[Sweden]] and [[Norway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kungahuset.se/arkiv/pressmeddelanden/2024-02-09-statsbesok-fran-danmark|title=Statsbesök från Danmark|website=www.kungahuset.se}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.no/artikkel.html?tid=225223&sek=112472|title=Danmarks kongepar på statsbesøk til Norge 14.–15. Mai}}</ref> In June, they toured [[Greenland]], one of the autonomous territories of the Kingdom of Denmark. Their planned tour of the [[Faroe Islands]] was postponed due to workers' strikes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/kongeparrets-besoeg-paa-faeroeerne-den-12---14-juni-2024-udsaettes|title=Kongeparrets besøg på Færøerne den 12. - 14. juni 2024 udsættes|website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref> The tour is now scheduled for 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://in.fo/news-detail/kongur-kemur-ikki-fyrr-enn-naesta-ar |title=Kongur kemur ikki fyrr enn næsta ár |date=21 June 2024}}</ref>

In November 2024 the Royal Court announced that the King had decided to phase out the system of granting companies [[List of purveyors to the Court of Denmark|royal warrants]], which has been extant in Denmark since the 19th century. The motivation was that a system in which companies can claim special recognition from the royal house was not in keeping with the times. All warrants and similar titles are to be phased out by 31 December 2029.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Warrant system to be phased out |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/royal-warrant-system-to-be-phased-out |access-date=2025-01-09 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref>

In January 2025, when [[Donald Trump|U.S president elect Donald Trump]] renewed talks about the intended [[Proposals for the United States to purchase Greenland|U.S purchase of Greenland]], the King made a speech promoting unity and collaboration within the Kingdom of Denmark. He also issued a royal decree to update the [[Royal coat of arms of Denmark|royal coat of arms]] from his mother's 1972 design. The changes included increasing the sizes of the symbols of [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]] to make them more prominent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Miranda |date=2025-01-06 |title=Danish king changes coat of arms amid row with Trump over Greenland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/06/danish-king-changes-coat-of-arms-in-apparent-rebuke-to-donald-trump |access-date=2025-01-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=King of Denmark unveils new coat of arms after Trump's bid for Greenland |date=7 January 2025 |url=https://www.9news.com.au/world/king-of-denmark-changes-coat-of-arms-after-donald-trump-greenland-stand-off/b9a3c1e0-737f-4d6f-bbb2-76c1cd3e5f94 |access-date=2025-01-09}}</ref> The new design “strengthens the prominence of the Commonwealth in the royal coat of arms,” according to a statement made by The Royal House on January 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Timset |first=Annabelle |date=January 7, 2025 |title="As Trump eyes Greenland, Danish king makes it bigger on his coat of arms" |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/07/trump-greenland-denmark-king-coat-of-arms/}}</ref>

=== State visits ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Month and year
! Incoming
! Outgoing
|-
| 1<ref name="KQ">{{Cite web |title=The King and The Queen to visit Sweden, Norway, The Faroe Islands and Greenland |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/the-king-and-the-queen-to-visit-sweden-norway-the-faroe-islands-and-greenland |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref>
| 6–7 May 2024
|
| '''[[Swedish royal family|Sweden]]'''<br />''[[Carl XVI Gustaf|King Carl XVI Gustaf]] and [[Queen Silvia of Sweden|Queen Silvia]]''
|-
| 2<ref name="KQ" />
| 14–15 May 2024
|
| '''[[Norwegian royal family|Norway]]'''<br />''[[Harald V|King Harald V]] and [[Queen Sonja of Norway|Queen Sonja]]''
|-
| 3<ref>{{Cite web |title=State visit from Iceland on 8-9 October 2024 |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/state-visit-from-iceland-8-9-october-2024 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref>
| 8–9 October 2024
| '''[[President of Iceland|Iceland]]'''<br />''President [[Halla Tómasdóttir]] and husband Björn Skúlason''
| 
|-
|4<ref>{{Cite web |title=State visit from The Arab Republic of Egypt |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/state-visit-from-the-arab-republic-of-egypt |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref>
|6–7 December 2024
|[[President of Egypt|'''Egypt''']]<br />''President [[Abdel Fattah el-Sisi|Abdel Fattah Al Sisi]]''
|
|-
|5<ref name="VJ">{{Cite web |title=State visits to Finland and France as well as accession visit to Japan in the spring of 2025 |url=https://www.kongehuset.dk/en/news/state-visits-to-finland-and-france-as-well-as-accession-visit-to-japan-in-the-spring-of-2025 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=www.kongehuset.dk}}</ref>
|4–5 March 2025
|
|[[President of Finland|'''Finland''']]<br />''President [[Alexander Stubb]]''
|-
|6<ref name="VJ" />
|31 March–2 April 2025
|
|[[President of France|'''France''']]<br />''President [[Emmanuel Macron]]''
|}