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The King and Queen of Denmark, Frederik X and Mary, began an official two-day visit to Estonia this Tuesday, where in the capital, Tallinn, they were received by the President of the Baltic country, Alar Karis, and the First Lady, Sirje Karis.
A military honor guard and local residents waving small Danish flags at Tallinn Town Hall Square welcomed the Danish royal couple, who are accompanied by the Foreign and Defense Ministers, Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Troels Lund Poulsen.
The visit of the Danish royals to Estonia, which takes place at the invitation of Karis and precedes the one they will make next to Lithuania, includes this Tuesday official acts such as the laying of a wreath at the monument to the War of Independence of 1918-1920 in Freedom Square and a visit to the memorial to the victims of communism alongside the Estonian First Lady in Maarjamäe.
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Afterwards, they will have lunch with the Estonian Prime Minister, Kristen Michal, and meet with the President of the Parliament, Lauri Hussar. They will then visit the technology, science, and innovation-focused learning center 'Rakett69 Science Studios', where they will greet girls aged 8 to 14 from the educational organization HK Unicorn Squad. By nightfall, the Estonian president and his wife will offer the King and Queen of Denmark a concert and a state banquet in St. Nicholas' Church, which suffered severe damage during the 1944 bombings, but was rebuilt and reopened in 1984 as part of the Estonian Art Museum. The next day, Frederik X and Mary will visit the Estonian cybersecurity center 'CR14', where cyber defense is premiered and tested, and they will offer a thank-you reception at Tallinn's medieval Town Hall. The Estonian President and First Lady will finally bid farewell to the King and Queen of Denmark at a special place for the bilateral relationship, in the Danish King's Garden in Tallinn, where, according to legend, the national flag of Denmark, the Dannebrog, descended from the sky in 1219 during a battle led by the Danish King Valdemar Sejr (Valdemar II the Victorious) in what is now Estonia. After the miraculous appearance of the flag, the course of the battle tilted in favor of the Danes and led to their victory. The royal couple made the first of three state visits to the Baltic countries in Latvia in October 2025. Denmark maintains strong historical ties with the three countries and established diplomatic relations for the first time in 1921. The Nordic country never recognized the Soviet annexation of the Baltic countries and, in August 1991, was one of the first countries to re-establish diplomatic relations after their separation from the Soviet Union.
