The church service came exactly a week after Frederik, 55, was proclaimed king after his 83-year-old mother Margrethe signed her abdication during a meeting with the government. “I chose some of the hymns we’re going to sing, and the king said, I would like to sing these hymns.”The hour-long service marked Frederik’s first official visit as king outside the Danish capital Copenhagen. “I think he’s going to be a king of the people,” said Aarhus resident Charlotte Houman. “I think he’s gonna embrace the people ... he’s going to be different in is his way of ruling. I think he’s going to be not too much top down, but he’s gonna be embracing the people, different kinds of people.

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Persons: —, King Frederik X, Queen Mary, Queen Margrethe, Denmark’s, Frederik, Margrethe, Christina Elmstroem, ”, Henrik Wigh, Poulsen, “, Charlotte Houman Organizations: Aarhus Cathedral, Aarhus, Associated Press, Police, Charlotte Locations: AARHUS, Denmark, Aarhus, Danish, Copenhagen