Danish New Royal Sentence Emphasizes 'Greenland'...Warning to Trump?

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U.S. President-elect Trump has announced his intention to purchase Greenland, a Danish territory in the Arctic Ocean, and the Danish king has unveiled a new royal sentence emphasizing Greenland amid controversy.

"On December 20 last year, a new royal coat of arms was enacted, and a new royal flag was introduced correspondingly," the Danish royal family said on its website.

If you look at the new sentence, the three existing crowns disappear and instead the polar bear is largely expressed.

The ram also moved and was greatly emphasized.

"The upright polar bear became a symbol of Greenland in the 1960s," the royal family said. "The sheep symbolizes the Faroe Islands."The three missing crowns

represent the 'Kalmar Alliance', a union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the royal family said the three crowns were removed as they were no longer meaningful.

The change in the sentence was made on the recommendation of a committee appointed after the accession of King Frederick X to the throne in January last year, it added.

However, some observers say the move is related to Trump's announcement of his intention to purchase Greenland.

King Frederick X has emphasized Denmark's ownership of Greenland on several occasions in recent years.

"We are all united and each is dedicated to the Kingdom of Denmark," he said in his first speech this year, "from the Danish minority in Schleswig, located outside the kingdom, to Greenland, we belong together."

Danish royal expert Lars Hovbakke Schirensen interpreted the sentence change as a reflection of Frederick X's interest in the Arctic and a message to the world.




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