HM Queen Margrethe's New Year Address

Every year on December 31st at 6 pm HM Queen Margrethe has delivered the New Year Address.

Traditionally, the address is broadcast live on TV and radio.

The New Year’s address has as an exeption been held from Fredensborg Palace in connection with renovation projects at Amalienborg.

On 1 January 1941, Christian X gave the first radio broadcasted New Year Speech.

Read Queen Margrethe's New Year Addresses

Queen Margrethe's New Year Address, Amalienborg, 1982. Photo: Polfoto ©
Queen Margrethe's New Year Address, Fredensborg Palace, 2018. Photo: Keld Navntoft, Ritzau Scanpix ©