King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark announce first royal voyages together since taking the throne – as they plan to sail historic yacht to Sweden, Norway and Greenland

King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark have announced their first royal tours together since taking the throne.

The royal couple – who became king and queen last month following the abdication of Queen Margrethe – will visit Sweden, Norway, Greenland and the Faroe Islands this summer.

Announcing their upcoming trip, the palace's Instagram account confirmed that the king and queen will travel aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog.

At the beginning of May, the couple – who have been married for almost twenty years and have four children – will be the first to visit Sweden.

The following week, Frederik and Mary make an official state visit to Norway.

The palace also outlined plans for the king and queen of Denmark to visit the Faroe Islands and Greenland in June and July.

However, the company emphasized that the dates for these two trips had not yet been confirmed.

The palace said in a statement: “The first state visits will provide the new king and queen with the opportunity to meet monarchs in Sweden and Norway, marking the close ties between the Nordic monarchies.”

The Royal Yacht Dannebrog has served as the Danish Royal Family's cruise ship since May 1932 and has traveled more than 800,000 miles.

The luxury yacht provides accommodation for the royal family during both their private holidays and during official foreign engagements.

The royal compartment of the yacht still contains furniture and accessories from 1879 that were on board the family's previous yacht.

Frederik and Mary are keen sailors and took part in a yacht race in Sydney in December 2017 when they visited the Queen's birthplace at Christmas.

In August 2022, the couple competed against each other in a sailing 'Royal Race' at the Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix – with Mary narrowly beating her husband.

In the photo: Royal yacht Dannebrog. The yacht has served as the cruise ship of the Danish Royal Family since May 1932 and has traveled more than 800,000 miles

Pictured: King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark waving to the crowd outside Christiansborg Palace after Queen Margrethe's abdication

Earlier this month, the Danish royal family celebrated Queen Mary's 52nd birthday by sharing a photo of the royal family with her father John Donaldson.

Late last year, King Frederik, 55, and Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova, 47, were pictured taking a walk in a park, going to an art exhibition and having a meal while watching flamenco.

The images – which sent shockwaves through the Institute – were first published by Spanish magazine Lecturas in November 2023, prompting the mother-of-two to deny 'malicious' rumors about her friendship with the royal family.

King Frederick and Queen Mary of Denmark met at the Slip Inn pub in Sydney in 2000 when the royal family, then 32, traveled to Australia to support the Danish sailing team at the Olympics.

Mary – who worked in advertising – probably had no idea that the handsome European tourist she had been chatting with for hours was actually the future King of Denmark.

To mark her 52nd birthday, the royal shared a photo with her father, 82, taken in December during a family trip to Australia (pictured)

Frederik and Mary make their first official appearance together at the Tasmania Yacht Club ahead of the Dragon Boat World Championship on January 19, 2003

Princess Mary shows off her engagement ring to the media during a press conference at Fredensborg Castle on October 8, 2003

After meeting in the pub, then 32-year-old Fred asked Mary for her phone number and a romance blossomed.

'The first time we met, we shook hands. I didn't know he was the prince of Denmark. Half an hour later someone came up to me and said, 'Do you know who these people are?' Mary revealed in an interview about the meeting with the heir to the Danish throne.

They maintained a long-distance relationship for a year, with Frederik taking secret trips Down Under before Mary moved to Denmark in 2001 to study the Danish language at Studieskolen in Copenhagen.

In early 2003, Frederick's mother, Queen Margrethe, publicly acknowledged the relationship and the couple announced their engagement at Amalienborg Castle later that year, on October 8.

Frederik and Mary married on May 14, 2004 at Copenhagen Cathedral, with the newly minted Crown Princess opting for a beautiful dress by Danish designer Uffer Frank and a veil first used by Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden in 1905.

Their first child, Prince Christian Valdemar Henri John, was born on October 15, 2005; Princess Isabella Henrietta Ingrid Margrethe followed on April 21, 2007.

Nearly four years later, Mary and Frederik welcomed twins, Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda and Prince Vincent Frederik Minik Alexander, at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on January 8, 2011.

The family has returned to Mary's native Australia many times, visiting famous landmarks in Sydney, Canberra and the Northern Territory and even spending Christmas Down Under.