Queen hailed as royal carriage makes its way to City Hall

Danes out in force to celebrate their queen

Queen Margrethe of Denmark took to her royal carriage as part of her 75th birthday celebration today, giving the public the chance to see her up close and to cheer her on.

The queen and the Royal Family greeted onlookers from her balcony at Christian VII’s Palace at Amalienborg at noon before taking her carriage ride along the streets of Copenhagen to City Hall.

READ MORE: Catch the Danish queen waving from a balcony today

City Hall appearance
A few Copenhagen Post readers were able to snap a few photos of the queen’s procession from various angles, including some from the walking street.

At 2pm, the queen will appear at the City Hall’s balcony to wave to her people once again before returning to Fredensborg Palace.





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