Overview

• King Frederik X and Queen Mary joined King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia at Amager Strand to inaugurate two binoculars aimed at viewing across the strait.
• The royal couples reenacted the bridge’s original 2000 opening by crossing the 9.9-mile link in a motorcade to the artificial isle of Peberholm.
• Following the public ceremony, the Danish monarchs hosted a private luncheon for their Swedish counterparts at Frederik VIII’s Palace in Amalienborg.
• Queen Mary emphasized royal wardrobe continuity by rewearing a coral Scanlan Theodore suit first unveiled in 2022.
• The event underscored decades of Danish-Swedish cooperation and personal bonds between the two royal families through multiple godparent relationships.