The Pod Well Travelled: Royal Tourism

Stephen ScourfieldThe West Australian
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Camera IconDenmark's King Frederik X and Denmark's Queen Mary wave from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. Queen Margrethe II has become Denmark's first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she handed over the throne to her son, who has become King Frederik X. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Credit: Martin Meissner/AP

In this week’s episode, we celebrate the coronation in Denmark of King Frederik X and Queen Mary. . . all things royal. . . and what royal families do for tourism.

More than 100,000 visitors were in Copenhagen for the Danish coronation, and it has been estimated that the coronation of King Charles III in Britain brought the UK up to £1billion in tourism earnings.

Around 15 million people a year visit the Palace of Versailles, once home to Queen Marie Antoinette, and Princess Grace still feels very present in Monaco.

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