New Year Address

HM The King delivers the New Year Address every year on 31 December at 6 pm.

In 2024 the address was broadcast live on TV and radio from Kongens Modtagelsesgemak in Frederik VIII's Palace.

On 1 January 1941, Christian X gave the first radio broadcasted New Year Speech.

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HM Queen Margrethe's New Year Address 31 December 2023. Photo: Keld Navntoft, Ritzau Scanpix ©
HM The King's New Year Address 31 December 2024. Photo: Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix ©