At Henrik’s funeral he had the flowers and wreaths arranged as a “blooming garden” as a final gesture to his wife in reference to his wedding speech: “I came from the land of flowers to a blooming garden. Lilac and golden rain. Elder and peony. Flowers in parks, in fields, and in forests. Flowers in the roadside. But the girl was the most beautiful flower of them all.” I’m guessing that was a reference to his wife’s name meaning daisy (which is her nickname) 🥺 Though I don’t agree with his decision to not be buried with his wife he found a compromise by having part of his ashes buried at Fredensborg Palace. I like that Margrethe wasn’t afraid to openly cry at her husband’s funeral, apparently she also cried when giving her first speech after her dad died. I feel the same about Prince Edward openly crying at his mother’s.
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Him not wanting to be buried with her is so petty. I can’t romanticize a relationship like that.
Fragile ego.
Why didn’t he want to be buried next to her?
Such a handsome devil when he was young! She always looked at him with such love and fondness, and they were clearly very well matched. Their last years together were obviously difficult, his bitterness and later dementia (how much of the bitterness came from his illness we’ll never know) must have been tough for her (and for him), but they hd many, many years of partnership. She looked so alone at his funeral. I sort of miss him – I like our new king and queen well enough, but they’re a little bland and corporate. Henrik was always colourful and good fun, he couldn’t be boring if he tried.
Seems like they had a complicated relationship with each other and a fraught one with their kids. Seems like terrible relatives and I’m glad they’re not my family
I’ve never seen her wedding dress before. It’s so elegant.
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