Court for specially invited guests

In connection with the Council of State, the new King and Queen will hold court for specially invited guests in the Throne Room at Christiansborg Palace at 14:30 hrs.

Court – in Danish, kur – is derived from the French “cour”, which means court. The Danish use of the word especially refers to the ceremony in which a number of people obtain an audience with and greet the monarch. The Royal House of Denmark holds annual courts – also called as levees – for a wide circle of people in connection with the commencement of a new year. Ordinarily, a court or levee is carried out while standing, unlike a banquet, at which one is seated at a table. 

Representatives of official Denmark and of the Realm will take part in the court. 
 
The court guests in the Throne Room:
HM The King and HM The Queen
HRH The Crown Prince
HRH Prince Joachim
 
Ms Jane Stephens 
 
Statsminister Mette Frederiksen
Formand for Folketinget Søren Gade 
H.E. Højesteretspræsident Jens Peter Christensen 
H.E. Forsvarschef, general Flemming Lentfer 
Statsrådssekretær, departementschef i Statsministeriet Barbara Bertelsen 
Rigspolitichef Thorkild Fogde 
Biskop over Københavns Stift Peter Skov-Jakobsen 
Formand for Naalakkersuisut Múte I.B. Egede  
Lagmand for Færøernes landsstyre Aksel V. Johannesen 
Representatives from the Court