Poignant behind-the-scenes footage posted on the Danish Royal Family s Instagram shows the moment Frederik nervously approached the Christiansborg Palace balcony in Copenhagen.
The new monarch, 55, was joined by his younger brother - who now lives in Washington DC - at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen for his first official engagement since becoming King today.
Hotels and accommodation in the Danish capital are booked and busy, the Guardian reports, as excited crowds have already started to gather in Copenhagen ahead of the event.