HM Queen Margethe II's Ruby Anniversary on the Throne

Here is part of the agenda for Queen Margrethe II's celebration of forty years as Denmark's monarch:

SATURDAY, 14 JANUARY 2012

WREATH LAYING CEREMONY
9:50 a.m.
Special train with the Royal Carrriage carrying the royal family arrives at Roskilde Station


10 a.m.
Wreath laying ceremony at King Frederik IX’s and Queen Ingrid’s graves, Roskilde Cathedral


COACH RIDE
12:40 p.m.
Coach ride from Amalienborg through the pedestrian street with escort by the the Royal Danish Hussar Guard Regiment to Copenhagen’s City Hall. The route

RECEPTION AT COPENHAGEN’S CITY HALL
1 p.m.
Official reception at Copenhagen’s City Hall
Entertainment in the ceremonial hall, HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Consort enter the balcony


GALA PERFORMANCE IN DANMARKS RADIO’S CONCERT HALL
8 p.m.
Gala performance
During the intermission, HM The Queen and HRH The Prince Consort will greet guests