It’s been a dramatic month for Denmark’s royal household, with Queen Margrethe saying her abdication in favour of her elder son, the brand new King Frederik.
The former monarch stood down from the Danish throne after 52 years, making the announcement in a shock deal with to the nation dwell on tv.
Now The Guardian experiences that the long-reigning sovereign is to have her life story delivered to display, in a TV present Af Guds nåde (‘By the grace of God’). The present is being developed by the makers of hit political Danish drama Borgen, Sam Productions, alongside Danish broadcaster TV2. Margrethe’s story will being together with her delivery in 1940, and will likely be set at Amalienborg royal palace within the capital metropolis of Copenhagan
According to The Guardian, the present’s producers will inform the story from the angle of members of the royal household and in addition royal court docket workers.
Margrethe was Denmark’s longest serving monarch earlier than her shock abdication on the age of 83. Her son Frederik is now the King, together with his spouse Mary having grow to be the primary Australian-born lady to grow to be a European monarch.
Af Guds nåde has reportedly been developed over the previous 18 months, and is anticipated to be launched subsequent yr.
The present’s govt producer, Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen, stated the previous queen “has been part of the history of all Danes.”
“It was not on the cards for the little princess to be queen, but times changed and she became a great queen. Now is the time to tell the magnificent story, which can give us an insight we have not had before.”
There isn’t any information but on how the present will likely be distributed internationally. Netflix drama The Crown, all in regards to the UK’s royal household over the course of Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, got here to an finish after six seasons late in 2023.