The magnificent Amalienborg Palace is the residence of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and other members of her now-thinning royal family.
The Danish royal family there are nine castles and palaces, the largest of which is Amalienborg – the Queen’s official winter residence is four times the size of Wembley.
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The complex of four brightly colored palaces makes up Danish The royal residence still looks as palatial and dignified as it was when King Christian VIII was the first to choose it as his residence in 1794.
Four identical castles are built around an octagonal courtyard and each is a different member of the royal family.
But perhaps there is not enough distance to separate the kings after the recent royal crisis caused Margarethe’s four grandchildren to be stripped of their titles.
Frederik VIII’s palace is the residence of Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary and their young families – who still retain their titles.
Christian VII Palace, Christian IX Palace, and Christian VIII Palace make up the rest of the rich and magnificent colossal structure.
Endless halls adorned with priceless art and tapestries lead to gilded state rooms and endless treasures set on 285,244 square feet of water.
The Rococo-style palace, built around 1750, hosts most of the formal events, and every year the Danes take to the grounds to wave flags on the Queen’s birthday.
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In September, Queen Margarethe, 82 years old, surprise and surprise royal titles of her four grandchildren belongs to her youngest son, Prince Joachim, 53 years old.
The popular monarch – who has reigned on the throne for half a century – announced that half of her grandchildren would be stripped of the titles of prince and princess.
The shocking move among interested parties and an explosive royal controversy ensued when the young Prince saw that his children were now only earls and countesses.
At the time, Joachim was furiously complaining that his children “didn’t understand” the decision and had been “mistreated”.
“Why delete their identities? Why should they be punished in this way?”
The Queen’s hope is that the four grandchildren will now “be able to shape their own lives without being limited by the special considerations and obligations that an official link to the Danish Royal Family involves” .
She called her controversial decision: “a necessary proof of the future of the monarchy.”
The Queen was forced to apologize shortly after facing public outcry and upset with her own family, but she insists it was the right decision and “has been around for a long time”.
“As a mother and grandmother, I underestimated how much influence my young son and his family could have,” she said.
“That made a big impression, and I apologize for that.”
Their titles have been stripped as of January 1, while the Queen’s four other grandchildren belonging to Crown Prince Frederik will remain princes and princesses.
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