The 83rd birthday of Denmark’s beloved monarch Margrethe II last weekend would not have been a cause for particular excitement. Normally, the queen would probably not have shown herself so solemnly to her subjects in her city residence, Amalienborg Palace. It wasn’t a milestone birthday, nor was there a special occasion like last year’s golden jubilee.

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