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Princess Isabella's reaction to her parents' kiss was captured on camera© Getty

Princess Isabella has sweet reaction to her parents King Frederik and Queen Mary's public kiss

Princess Isabella is the Danish King and Queen's eldest daughter

Danielle Stacey
Online Royal CorrespondentLondon
January 18, 2024
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King Frederik and Queen Mary shared a tender moment on the balcony at Christiansborg Palace after Frederik's proclamation last Sunday.

Mary joined her husband just moments after, with the couple waving and smiling at the thousands of people in the crowd.

Frederik then leaned in to give his wife a kiss, and cameras appeared to pick up their 16-year-old daughter Princess Isabella's reaction to the sweet moment.

Take a look in the clip below…

WATCH: Princess Isabella reacts to King Frederik and Queen Mary's kiss

Frederik's accession to the Danish throne came just two weeks after his mother Queen Margrethe announced her shock abdication in her New Year's address.

A spokesperson from the royal palace confirmed to Danish newspaper Berlingske that the queen only informed both her sons, Frederik and Prince Joachim, three days before her public announcement.

On 14 January – 52 years to the day that Margrethe succeeded her father King Frederik IX – she signed a formal declaration of abdication.

An hour later, Frederik was then proclaimed King by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at Christiansborg Palace.

=The Crown Prince is formally proclaimed new Danish King Frederik X by the Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen© Getty
The moment Frederik was proclaimed King

Frederik and Mary's four children, Crown Prince Christian, 18, Princess Isabella, and 13-year-old twins Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine also made an appearance on the balcony.

Princess Isabella, Crown Prince Christian, King Frederik X of Denmark, Queen Mary of Denmark, Princess Josephine and Prince Vincent wave after the proclamation© Getty
The King and Queen and their children on the balcony

HELLO!'s A Right Royal Podcast is back and our hosts are examining the relationship between King Frederik and Queen Mary, who will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in May.

While the new King and Queen are both overwhelmingly well-liked with the Danish public, during the episode, Chris Ship, ITV News Royal Editor,  explained that King Frederik had to contend with the fact that his wife is, perhaps, even more popular than he is. 

Take a listen below…

On Monday, the King, Queen and the Crown Prince made their first public appearance since the accession, attending a meeting at the Danish parliament, Folketing.

The Danish royals are expected to attend a celebratory service at Aarhus Cathedral on Sunday. 

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