"According to Danish public broadcaster DR, the king's first appointment was a lunch at the Hans Egede house Greenland's oldest house, built in 1728, that was the residence of Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary Hans Egede. It's now used for official government receptions. DR reported a packed itenerary, saying that Frederik would tour Nuuk's high school, visit a factory, meet students, visit the vast island's Arctic Command and attend a social coffee break with the general public at the Katuaq Cultural Center,"
"Despite Denmark's past as colonial power, the monarchy and Frederik have long enjoyed considerable popularity with much of the population of Greenland. The king is an avid sportsman who enjoys the outdoors. As a young man in 2000, he took part in a gruelling four-month 3,500 kilometer ski expeditioon across Greenland as part of the Danish Navy's elite Sirius dogsled patrol."
King Frederik X landed in Nuuk and was greeted by Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and well-wishers waving Greenland flags. The king's first appointment was a lunch at the Hans Egede house, now used for official government receptions. The itinerary included tours of a high school, a factory, meetings with students, a visit to the Arctic Command, and a public coffee break at the Katuaq Cultural Center, followed by evening engagements. The visit carried symbolic weight after US threats to seize Greenland and heightened tensions among the US, Denmark and NATO. The king will travel to Maniitsoq and to a Danish Arctic training center in Kangerlussuaq. The monarchy remains popular in Greenland despite colonial history. Frederik is an avid outdoorsman who completed a gruelling 3,500 km ski expedition in 2000 and became monarch in January 2024 after Queen Margrethe's abdication.
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