Always a planner, the Queen of Denmark in 2003 commissioned an artist to construct an elaborate glass sarcophagus that she envisioned as the final resting place for herself and her husband. Reflecting Margrethe's artistic sensibilities, the four-tonne tomb that rests upon silver elephants in Roskilde Cathedral took 20 years to complete. But when the sarcophagus with room for two was almost finished, Prince Henrik announced his wife would be spending eternity alone. Despite falling 'madly in love' when they met in London in 1965, having two sons together, and representing the hopes and dreams of Danes for a generation, the relationship was riddled with jealousy and resentment. Born into a war-torn nation that constitutionally banned women from wearing the crown, Margrethe had an unlikely ascension to the throne. 'Denmark is more important to me than anything else.'
Always a planner, the Queen of Denmark in 2003 commissioned an artist to construct an elaborate glass sarcophagus that she envisioned as the final resting place for herself and her husband. Reflecting Margrethe's artistic sensibilities, the four-tonne tomb that rests upon silver elephants in Roskilde Cathedral took 20 years to complete. But when the sarcophagus with room for two was almost finished, Prince Henrik announced his wife would be spending eternity alone.
Despite falling 'madly in love' when they met in London in 1965, having two sons together, and representing the hopes and dreams of Danes for a generation, the relationship was riddled with jealousy and resentment. Born into a war-torn nation that constitutionally banned women from wearing the crown, Margrethe had an unlikely ascension to the throne. 'Denmark is more important to me than anything else.
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