Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment:Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art
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Denmark’s Notre-Dame moment:Fire engulfs Old Stock Exchange filled with priceless art

Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.

  • byJan Olsen

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Mary moved to tears on first day as Denmark’s new queen

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Mary and Frederik respond to scandalous rumours with a fairytale moment

Europe correspondent Rob Harris was among the 100,000 people on the streets of Copenhagen watching on in below-freezing temperatures as Mary Donaldson from Hobart became Denmark’s new queen.

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King Frederik X has acceded to the Danish throne after his mother,Queen Margrethe,formally signed her abdication.

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In pictures:How Denmark cheered as Mary became queen

Tens of thousands of people have turned out in Copenhagen to welcome Denmark’s new king and queen.