“King Frederik X said the fire was a ‘sad sight’ for such an important part of Denmark’s cultural heritage: The distinctive dragon spire has helped define Copenhagen”, writes the BBC, which also notes that the fire had an impact on King Frederik’s mother.
“He took over for Queen Margrethe II in January, and the events for her 84th birthday that were planned for Tuesday were toned down because of the fire,” writes the newspaper.
The luxury magazine Town & Country reproduces almost all of King Frederik’s posts on Instagram and the royal magazine Hello! Even calls King Frederik’s statement “deeply felt”.
The international royalist media Royal Central also writes about the fall of the “celebrated spire, which is known throughout the world as a symbol of Denmark”.
Here they zoom in on how King Frederik, in his words, helped the Danes “come to terms with the fact that one of the country’s most famous buildings suffered extensive damage”.
Neighboring countries are affected
In Denmark’s neighboring countries, King Frederik’s statements about the fire at the Stock Exchange have also attracted attention.
The Dutch newspaper Vorsten describes how King Frederik has “reacted with horror to the devastating fire”.
French Point de Vue even recalls when Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned down.
In grandiose language, it is described here how “the Danes woke up bruised after the fire”, and therefore “King Frederik wanted to react” to the loss of the Børsbygningen, which was not least “built under his ancestor King Christian IV”.
In conclusion, it is mentioned how King Frederik and Queen Mary, with their subsequent presence at Queen Margrethe’s birthday at Fredensborg Castle, “made the Danes smile again after the shock of the fire in Copenhagen”.
In Sweden, the main focus is on the disruption of Queen Margrethe’s birthday.
In Svensk Damtidning, King Frederik is quoted only as having called the fire “a national tragedy”, and Swedish royalist media write that “the great darkness” fortunately did not destroy the birthday celebration.
