King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark are closing out the summer with what Danish media are already calling the wedding of the season. This Saturday, August 22, the royal couple will take their seats among the guests at Egeskov Castle for the marriage of Gregers Carl Preben Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille to his fiancée, Cecilie Juhl — a ceremony that carries far more personal weight for the king than any ordinary society wedding.

Gregers is the eldest son of Count Michael Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille, and Frederik has been his godfather since childhood. That bond is what will put the King and Queen inside the church rather than sending their regards…

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