No sooner had The Danish Royal Guard marched in front of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II's mansion, before cheering crowds of people stormed the now empty space in front of the balcony for an optimal view, when The Queen came out on the balcony to greet her visitors - with her closest family, Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik X and Crown Princess Mary from Tasmania/Australia, Prince Joachim and Princess Marie from France - and all of her grand children.
As one woman in the crowd noted, 'I once shook the hand of Bill Clinton during his visit - but the Americans don't really have this kind of ceremony, do they?' To which her husband noted, 'I don't know about that, after shaking Clinton's hand she didn't wash her hand for several weeks, and she hasn't been quite herself since then either.'
Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II and Prince Consort Henrik leaving Amalienborg in horse driven coach.