King Frederik and Queen Mary arrive in France for Paris 2024, palace reveals

King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark are in Paris for the Olympic Games.

The royal couple – who famously met during the Sydney 2000 Games – have a busy schedule of events before they attend the opening ceremony.

They are expected to join other royals from across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and Asia at the Games.

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King Frederik and Queen Mary make their official return to public life in Paris following a short holiday in Denmark's south.

Following royal tradition, the monarch and Queen Mary took up residence at Graasten Palace with their youngest children Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine, before they were joined by relatives.

The couple later left Graasten for a private holiday elsewhere.

They are now in France for Paris 2024 and will attend a number of events in the coming days, the Danish Royal Household has announced.

Firstly, they will be at the opening of the Danish Pavilion within the House of Denmark, a culture centre just off the Champs-Elysées.

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The pavilion will showcase all things Denmark to visitors throughout the Games, offering exhibits promoting the country's world-renowned way of life, its sustainable credentials, food and culture and of course, Denmark's tourism hotspots.

Later on Thursday local time (Friday AEST), King Frederik and Queen Mary will attend an official dinner at the Carrousel du Louvre.

The following day, they will be at a glittering reception inside the Palais de l'Elysées, hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.

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They will then join thousands of spectators along the Seine for the official opening ceremony on Friday evening (Saturday morning AEST).

King Frederik's aunty, Princess Benedikte, will also be in Paris for the Games.

The King and Queen Mary, along with Princess Benedikte, will be at selected competitions throughout Paris 2024 in support of the Danish athletes.

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But undoubtedly, Queen Mary will be asked just where her true allegiance lies if Team Denmark take on Team Australia.

In 2016, when in Brazil for the Rio Games, then-Crown Princess Mary was asked by an Australian journalist to pick sides.

"I'm looking forward to following not just the Danish athletes [but everyone]," Mary said diplomatically.

The journalist pressed: "Will there be a little bit of support for the Australian athletes?"

Mary replied, with a slight sigh: "Absolutely, yes...so long as they're not competing against a Dane".

In 2000, then-Crown Prince Frederik was in Australia as part of Denmark's official delegation for the Sydney Games.

It was there he met his future wife, then known as Mary Donaldson, inside the Slip Inn pub at Darling Harbour.

Mary moved to Copenhagen two years later and the couple married in a fairy tale wedding on May 14, 2004.

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Princess Anne of Britain is in Paris for the event, as is Prince Albert while other royals are due to arrive within hours.

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