Changing of the guard
There is a changing of the guard at Amalienborg, and we take a closer look at the royal parts of our collections.
From bloodfeast to abdication
![Royal subjects gathered at a table for a Christmas feast. Armed men come through the door.](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2024-01/blodgildet3.jpg?h=4bf179cc&itok=NkSSIWTx)
Blood is unlikely to flow at a throne change now, but it has not always been that way. Several of the Royal Danish Library's manuscripts illustrate how complicated successions could be in the past.
Photographed Majesty
![The royal family on a sofa at Amalienborg](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2024-01/kongefamilien_0.jpg?h=1a723640&itok=MVp2Vhls)
Queen Margrethe must be one of the most photographed of her generation. The collections are also filled with photographs of the monarch. We examine how the monarchy uses them.
Podcast - Margrete I
![Margrethe with scepter and crown](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2021-09/margrethea_0.jpg?h=4fca52b0&itok=85t_JG13)
Have you seen the new movie about Margaret I? Listen to our podcast about the movie, Margaret's life and how to portray historical figures in fiction.
HM Queen Margrethe II - 52 years on the throne
![Her Majesty Queen Margrethe 2](https://www.kb.dk/sites/default/files/styles/630_415/public/2020-04/hmdm2.jpg?h=d9af3b15&itok=Gs2GhVqH)
After 52 years on the Danish throne, her majesty, Margrethe II, will step down as Denmark's regent on 14 January 2024. We celebrate the Queen's long life and career with a look at our collections.