Royals set to relocate as palace announces major change

and are bracing for a big move next month. The Danish royals will relocate to the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace in May, where they will reside during the summer months, the royal house has announced.

Frederik and Mary reside at Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg in Copenhagen along with their four children, Crown Prince Christian, Princess Isabella and twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine. But on May 5, they will move to Fredensborg, where the Danish royal family usually spend their spring and summer months. The royal family will be officially welcomed at 5pm by the mayor of Fredensborg, while a welcome ceremony will celebrate their arrival.

It will include a performance by the Fredensborg Castle Church Girls' Choir and the Fredensborg Brass Ensemble.

Fredensborg Palace was built as a country seat for Frederik IV by the architect J.C. Krieger, with construction beginning in 1719, while the main building was first used in 1722.

It was rebuilt and expanded during the reigns of Christian VI and of Frederik V and Queen Juliane Marie by the architects N.Eigtved, L. de Thurah and C.F. Harsdorff.

The palace is often the setting for important events in the life of the Danish royals, as various celebrations take place there.

On the palace's south side lies Chancellery House, which was built in 1731 during the reign of Christian VI for the king's ministers and government officials.

It belonged to Queen Margrethe's late mother, Queen Ingrid, until 2000.

Margrethe then gifted the House to Frederik and Mary around the time of their wedding in 2004.

It used to be their main residence until 2010, before they moved to Frederik VIII's Palace.

Now, it remains their summer residence, while they move to Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg during the winter.