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The Danish royal family has been criticized for its “unprofessional” way of governing over the long Easter weekend.
The Danish people have criticized the royal house for going back in time by using the flag system to indicate who is home instead of using an official calendar.
The flag method goes against the King’s promise to bring the monarchy into the future and, as his people have complained, actually drags it backwards.
To make matters worse for the crown, the Palace had issued an official statement stating that the entire family was abroad for the weekend and that the country would be returned to the rule of Queen Margaret as regent.
This was directly contradicted by the flag that flew over their house in Amalienborg over the weekend, indicating that King Frederick, Queen Mary or Prince Christian were home.
The “flag method” has been called unprofessional by Danes, who say they should always know who is in charge and at home, without having to go to the palace to see
When WhatsNew2Day Australia asked the palace who was home, they simply repeated the claim that the family was on holiday and the regent was in charge.
Danish tabloid BT claims that it was Mary who was unable to travel in time with the rest of the family and spent much of Easter alone.
Communications adviser Anne Thygesen told the tabloid that the flag game did not look good for the palace.
‘It shouldn’t be a guess, a riddle or detective work to find out who the country’s head of state is. “It seems like it was almost the step before Morse code, runes and carrier pigeons, very, very old-fashioned,” he said.
The Danish press and citizens should not have to go to the palace to see what flags are raised to find out who is in charge, he explained, which is what has been happening.
The family was supposed to be vacationing together, abroad, according to palace communications, however the old-school flag method revealed that to be false.
He said trusting flags makes it easier for rumors to start.
“I really don’t think they had bad intentions, but it seems unprofessional to me, because maybe you didn’t want to tell them that Mary didn’t come during the first few days, when she had to fix something at home,” he said.
The new monarchs are no strangers to rumors and have ignored conversations about infidelity since the King – then Prince – was photographed in Madrid with another woman.
The woman at the center of the scandal, socialite Genoveva Casanova, ruled out any romance between the couple and said they are just friends.
Rumor has it that Queen Mary was the one who stayed home while everyone else went on vacation.
But the palace has only said that it refuses to respond to the rumours.
The flag debacle led many Danes to joke that the King went on holiday during Easter to Madrid, which they claim must be his chosen destination.
‘Honesty creates trust, while secrets create gossip and distrust. What has been done can never be undone, no matter how much one tries and how much others try.’
Others defended their King.
‘It is not to be taken for granted that the King was supposed to travel there before the rest of the family was “happy to come.” Unless you know the King personally and he has told you so, there is no need to spread bad rumors about him. This is true whether you like the man or not,’ one growled.
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