During a press conference in Lithuania, Danish King Frederik says that he will visit Greenland in February.
“It will be really good to come back to Greenland,” says King Frederik.
“Our thoughts are very often with the Greenlandic population these weeks. We are following it very closely, and we also talk about it with our children, who ask about it,” says the King.
He says that the royal couple are very concerned about the situation, and that they are aware of the great support Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark have received.
The King says that what is happening in Greenland has affected both him and Queen Mary a lot.
“We can sense in the media that the Greenlandic people have been very concerned. It concerns us both. Greenland is very important to us,” says the King.
Will Speak to Greenlanders at Eye Level
This is the first time that King Frederik has spoken out about the situation in Greenland since attention has flared up again.
“This is a time that is very marked by unpredictability and uncertainty and changes, and it is also on such a visit that you can feel how important it is to have close relationships that share common interests and values and a common vision for the future,” says Queen Mary.
The royal couple say that King Frederik will use the visit to meet with Greenlanders at eye level and hear about their thoughts, concerns, and how their everyday lives are affected by the situation. “It will be really good to come back to Greenland,” he says.
The King’s visit will last from 18 to 20 February.
In 2025, the King visited Nuuk, where he landed on 29 April. He was on a fishing trip in the fjord and held a public coffee meeting in Katuaq.
The King Is a Strong Card
Gitte Redder, journalist and co-author of the book The Greenlanders’ Royal House, told the Danish media outlet Berlingske that the King cannot decide to travel to Greenland on his own, but that the government is in charge.
That interview was published before the King announced his trip today.
“And I don’t doubt for a moment that King Frederik is ready to come up and show the Greenlanders that they have his unreserved support. He is ready when the government is ready to play the strong card that the King is. Not just in the Realm, but also to signal to the great powers that the kingdom belongs together,” she tells Berlingske.
The King’s plan to visit Greenland comes after several weeks of tension between the Kingdom and the United States, where the American president has repeatedly said that he wants control of Greenland.
Source: Sermitsiaq (in Danish)
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