They came, Queen Margrethe II signed the abdication paperwork, Frederik was proclaimed Denmark’s new king, and Mary was proclaimed the Queen Consort. And that was that – simples… Royal succession is a low-frills approach compared to the Brits, but there was a bit more to it than that. Tens of thousands of Danes turned out to see the pair take to the balcony of Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Castle, where Frederik got a bit teary as he praised his mother and said he wanted to be “a unifying king” for the future. And then the 55yo kissed his Queen (who was decked out in white) and everyone cheered. Across the weekend, Aussies are getting behind the occasion with fans heading to Sydney’s Slip Inn, where the couple met. And our government has gone all out – PM Anthony Albanese announced $10,000 for Wildcare Tasmania’s work to protect the Tasmanian Devil.