Frederik X kisses wife as he becomes King of Denmark
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Tens of thousands of people turned out to watch King Frederik X succeed his mother as the monarch of Denmark, in a historic moment for the nation.
The new monarch blinked back tears as he acknowledged the cheering crowds outside Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen.