The Throne Room
The Throne Room is one of the most magnificent halls of the palace. It takes its name from the thrones standing at the end of the oval room.
It was here, in the Throne Room, that HM The King waited, on the historic day of 14 January 2024, before he stepped onto the balcony to meet the people.
The monarch is proclaimed from the balcony of the Throne Room
You can still sense the atmosphere from 14 January 2024, when tens of thousands of Danes waited on the square below, their eyes turned to the balcony. Behind the doors, the future monarch was waiting to meet the people.
The Throne Room is found behind the doors of the balcony where new Danish monarchs are proclaimed. This was where HM The King waited before meeting the people for the first time in his new role as king. As his mother, HM Queen Margrethe II, did, in 1972, and her father, Frederik IX, did, in 1947.
From the Throne Room, the Prime Minister steps onto the balcony with the future monarch by their side to proclaim the new king or queen at the succession of the throne. Ever since the introduction of absolutism, in 1660, the head of the Danish government has proclaimed the new monarch from the palace on Slotsholmen (Castle Islet). The last time a new monarch was proclaimed was on 14 January 2024, when the King was proclaimed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
A historical relic from the time of absolutism
The Throne Room is one of the most magnificent halls of the palace. It takes its name from the thrones standing at the end of the oval room.
Even though the King and Queen do not use the thrones, they remain here, as a historical relic from the time of absolutism, which lasted from 1660 to 1848. The king's throne is adorned by two gilded lions, the queen's throne by two gilded fantastical beasts, so-called griffins. The thrones were nearly lost to the flames when the second Christiansborg Palace burnt down, in 1884, but fortunately, they were saved from the burning building in time.
Surrounded by green marble pilasters and golden silk tapestries, the King receives kings, presidents and ambassadors in the Throne Room in connection with state visits or the annual New Year's levees at the palace.
