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Denmark’s new King Frederik X, in his first speech as monarch, said he hopes he can be a “unifying king” and praised his mother, who formally abdicated the throne on Sunday. “My hope is to be a unifying king of tomorrow,” he told thousands of cheering people, saying he takes on this responsibility with “respect, pride and great joy.” His mother Queen Margrethe II will always be remembered as an extraordinary ruler, said the 55-year-old former crown prince on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. Cheers broke out repeatedly among the people in front of the balcony, especially when…

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