Last year it was 50 years since Queen Margrethe (82) took over the Danish throne, but did you know that a change in the law was needed before Margrethe could become queen?
Until 1953, it was the case that only the son would inherit the throne in Denmark. Margrethe’s parents, King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid, however, had only three daughters.
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The royal couple did not want to have any more children, and there was therefore talk of changing the succession law in Denmark. In 1953, the change in the law went through.
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Live a life of luxury
Thus, King Frederik’s little brother, Crown Prince Knud, was cheated out of the role of king. It was also Knud’s son, Count Ingolf, who theoretically would have taken over the throne upon Knud’s death.
Count Ingolf (83) has nevertheless not suffered any hardship, and together with his wife Countess Sussie (73) has lived a great life in luxury. Until recently, the couple lived on the magnificent Egeland Gods, but in December they chose to move into a more modern house.
LIFE OF LUXURY: Countess Sussie and Count Ingolf have lived a long life in luxury, living on the magnificent Egeland Estate. Photo: Jacob Ljørring
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In connection with the move, Count Ingolf and Countess Sussie are now selling 39 precious objects at auction. This is reported by Biled Bladet.
– What is special about this is that these are objects that have been passed down in the Danish royal family. Heirlooms that have previously been at Amalienborg Castle can suddenly end up anywhere and with anyone, says Se og Hør’s royal house expert Caroline Vagle.
Among the items being auctioned off are sideboards, sculptures, paintings and a pool table.
HERITAGE: These silver plates were given as a wedding present to King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine when they married in 1898. Photo: Bruun Rasmussen Art auction
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Several of the historical objects are to be inherited from Ingolf’s grandparents, King Christian and Queen Alexandrine. Among other things, a silver tableware from the former royal couple has been put up for auction with a price of between 30-40,000 Danish kroner. This corresponds to approximately NOK 58,000.
If you have the money to spend, an oil painting by the Danish artist Anton Melbye can also be yours. The picture has been put up for auction with a price of over NOK 200,000.
EXPENSIVE: The painting by Anton Melbye has, among other things, hung with King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine. Photo: Bruun Rasmussen Art auction
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– Naturally
According to Billed Bladet, the items have been passed down for a number of years, but now Count Ingolf is choosing to get rid of them.
The background for this must be for completely natural reasons, believes the Danish royal house expert Marianne Singer. She tells Dagbladet that this has happened before.
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– To me, this does not seem strange, because it has happened before as well. In 2018, the count’s nieces, Josephine, Feodora and Camilla, put the Russian diamond and sapphire tiara, which they had inherited from their parents, up for sale at Bruun Rasmussen, she says.
Singer adds that the nieces also sold several hundred items from the estate of the Count’s sister, Princess Elisabeth.
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– For Count Ingolf, it is natural to put his heirlooms up for auction, as there is no room for everything they have had on the estate in their new home.
– I don’t think that it has been easy to sort some things away for the auction, but that it has been necessary. I am sure that the count couple have several historical and royal objects with them in their new home, she adds.
