The following are the guidelines and opportunities for the media in connection with HM The Queen’s New Year’s address on 31 December 2018 and the New Year’s banquet and New Year’s levees on 1, 3 and 4 January 2019. Please note that the deadline for applying for accreditation for all of the arrangements is Tuesday, 18 December 2018.

The New Year’s address on 31 December 2018
HM The Queen gives the New Year’s address on Monday, 31 December 2018 at 18.00 from Fredensborg Palace.   

Pool (few slots): Photo opportunity after the New Year’s address.
Meeting time: 17.30 at the Blue Gate, Fredensborg Palace, where there will be a security check by PET.

An application for accreditation including name, position, media affiliation and contact information must be sent to kom@kongehuset.dk by 12.00 on Tuesday, 18 December at the latest.

Accredited members of the media will get a direct message by 16.00 on Wednesday, 19 December at the latest. You must bring your press card. Members of the media who are not accredited will not have access to the pool.

The speech will not be sent out on an embargoed basis beforehand but will be accessible on the Royal Danish House’s website, www.kongehuset.dk, immediately after it is given.

New Year’s levee and banquet on 1 January 2019
New Year’s levee and banquet on Tuesday, 1 January 2019 at 19.30 in Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg.
The guests arrive starting at 18.25.

Participants: The government, the Danish Parliament’s Speaker and specially-invited guests. HM The Queen, the Crown Prince Couple, TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie will be present.

There will be three press pools, which must be applied for beforehand. It is not possible to move between the three positions.  

Pool 1 (limited space): On the palace square by the entrance to the Entrance Hall, where the guests arrive from 18.25-19.00 and the royal family in the time period of 19.10-19.15.
Pool 2 (1 still photographer position): In the Entrance Hall, where the guests and the royal family arrive and the Royal Life Guard is inspected.
Pool 3 (10 slots): By the Main Stairway, where the guests will pass by in the time period of 18.25-19.00.
Meeting time for all pools: 17.30 by the Main Gate, Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg, where there will be a security check by PET.

TV 2 handles the broadcast coverage (HOST) and, in this connection, sets up lighting on the palace square and in the palace. 

An application for accreditation stating the desired pool assignment, name, position, media affiliation and contact information must be sent to kom@kongehuset.dk by 12.00 on Tuesday, 18 December at the latest. Accredited members of the media will get a direct message by 16.00 on Wednesday, 19 December at the latest. You must bring your press card. Members of the media who are not accredited will not have access to the pools.

The guest list will be posted on the Royal Danish House’s website, www.kongehuset.dk, on 1 January at 18.25 and the menu and music program at 20.00.

New Year’s levee on 3 January 2019, Amalienborg
New Year’s levee on Thursday, 3 January 2019 at 09.50 in Christian VII's Palace, Amalienborg.
The guests arrive starting at 09.30.

Participants: Justices of the Supreme Court and the officer corps of the Royal Life Guard and the Guard Hussar Regiment. HM The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple are present.

Pool: Members of the media can stand in an assigned area at the Main Gate, where the guests will arrive. It will not be possible to cover the arrival of HM The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple.
Meeting time: 09.15 by the Main Gate, Christian VII’s Palace, Amalienborg

An application for accreditation including name, position, media affiliation and contact information must be sent to kom@kongehuset.dk by 12.00 on Tuesday, 18 December at the latest. Accredited members of the media will get a direct message by 16.00 on Wednesday, 19 December at the latest. You must bring your press card. Members of the media who are not accredited will not have access to the pool.

New Year’s levee on 3 January 2019, Christiansborg Palace
New Year’s levee for the diplomatic corps on Thursday, 3 January 2019 at 11.30 at Christiansborg Palace.
The guests arrive starting at 10.50.

Participants: The present chiefs of mission of the diplomatic corps with spouses as well as side-accredited ambassadors with spouses. HM The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple will be present.  

There will be two press pools. Members of the media with access to both pools will be led from Pool 1 to Pool 2.

Pool 1 (30 slots): Drabant Hall, where guests and the royal family arrive in the time period of 10.50-11.30.
Pool 2 (20 slots): The balcony in the Great Hall, where photographing may take place during the presentation of the diplomats. Afterwards, journalists and photographers leave Christiansborg Palace, approx. 12.00.
Meeting time: 09.45 by the Queen’s Gate, Prince Jørgen’s Courtyard, Christiansborg Palace, where there will be a security check by PET.

An application for accreditation stating the desired pool assignment, name, position, media affiliation and contact information must be sent to kom@kongehuset.dk by 12.00 on Tuesday, 18 December at the latest. Accredited members of the media will get a direct message by 16.00 on Wednesday, 19 December at the latest. You must bring your press card.  Members of the media who are not accredited will not have access to the pools.

New Year’s levee on 4 January 2019, Christiansborg Palace
New Year’s levee on Friday, 4 January 2019 starting at 09.30 at Christiansborg Palace.
The guests arrive in the time period of 09.00-12.30.

Participants: Officers from the Defence and the Danish Emergency Management Agency, the I., II. and III. ranking classes and invited representatives of larger national organizations and royal patronages. HM The Queen and the Crown Prince Couple will be present.  

Pool 1 (30 slots): In the Drabant Hall, where guests and the royal family arrive in the time period of 09.00-10.25.

There is no additional opportunity for photographing inside the palace.

Meeting time: 07.30 at the Queen’s Gate, Prince Jørgen’s Courtyard, Christiansborg Palace, where there will be a security check by PET.

An application for accreditation stating the desired pool assignment, name, position, media affiliation and contact information must be sent to kom@kongehuset.dk by 12.00 on Tuesday, 18 December at the latest. Accredited members of the media will get a direct message by 16.00 on Wednesday, 19 December at the latest. You must bring your press card. Members of the media who are not accredited will not have access to the pool.

Carriage tour
HM The Queen rides in the Gold Coach, escorted by the Guard Hussar Regiment’s Mounted Squadron, on Friday, 4 January at 09.10 from Amalienborg to Christiansborg Palace and at approx.13.30 from Christiansborg Palace to Amalienborg.

Please note that the accreditation lists will be shared with relevant cooperating partners.
 

Sincerely,

Lene Balleby​​​​​​​
Director of Communications