(11 Sep 2022)
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Copenhagen - 10 September 2022
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Danish Queen Margrethe II arriving by car at the Royal Theatre
2. Queen on red carpet
3. Queen receives flowers and waves to the public who cheer
++DAY SHOTS++
4. An Empty Amalienborg Castle area during the day
5. Various of TV cameras inactive at castle
6. Poster of queen
7. Royal guards at castle
8. Various of British embassy and floral tributes to Queen Elizabeth II
9. Wellwishers leaving tributes at embassy
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura-Jane Yated, Finance worker, 38, Briton living in Denmark:
"We were quite touched that the Danish Queen decided to limit her celebrations for her own jubilee, because that is something special for her and it's something she should celebrate."
11. People looking at floral tributes
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Daniel Northall, Marketing, 41, and Laura -Jane Yated, British and living in Denmark:
Northall: "It is actually quite moving that the Danish Queen decided to postpone some of the celebrations. It speaks volumes. It really does."
Yated: "But, is it so Danish, because we live here because people are so thoughtful and so kind, so it is not a surprise, but it is still very much grateful that she would do that for our Queen."
13. Various of florar tributes
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Karen Jacobsen, Danish royalist:
"I can see how much Queen Elizabeth has meant to England and it is one thing that is keeping everybody together so of course I understand, that over there they are in mourning and I can only give my thoughts and empathy to the English people, but I don't think it should influence ceremonies here in Denmark."
15. Books about Danish queen
16. People watching royal guards
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Katrin Robinson, Researcher:
++SOUND AS INCOMING++
"From my understanding the Queens had met many times. So it is also a time for the Queen here to mourn the loss of a friend as well, so it is understable that it has been cancelled and I am sure that she will have a great time."
19. Poster of queen at Royal Theatre, pan to people
20. Royal family arrive, including Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
21. Royal guard arrive
22. People watching
23. Royal guard
24. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her husband arriving
25. People watching
STORYLINE:
Denmark's Queen Margrethe has cancelled many of her 50th jubilee celebrations as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday.
Queen Margrethe, 82, whose reign is now Europe's longest, has praised Britain's late monarch as "a towering figure among European monarchs and a great inspiration to us all" and said "We shall miss her terribly."
Flags on the Danish royal palace in Copenhagen were lowered on Friday.
Palace press spokeswoman Lene Balleby said the changes to the celebrations program were made on "the wish of the (Danish) queen."
Two events scheduled for Saturday - an appearance by Margrethe on the Amalienborg Palace balcony to greet throngs of well-wishers as well as a ride through the capital in a horse-drawn carriage - were cancelled.
The square remained empty and TV cameras covered.
A luncheon at the Copenhagen City Hall has been postponed, while events including a performance at the Royal Theatre's Old Stage, a religious service and a Sunday evening banquet will be scaled down.
Margrethe was proclaimed queen on Jan. 15, 1972, a day after her father King Frederik IX, died following a short illness.
Meanwhile outside the British Embassy people continued to lay floral tributes for Queen Elizabeth II.
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