Editing Ingrid of Sweden (section)

==Widowed queen==
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[[File:Ingrid of Sweden, Queen Consort of Denmark, greeting the crew of Regina Mærsk in 1983 (7312758256).jpg|thumb|left|Ingrid at a ship christening in 1983]]
In 1972, King Frederik IX died, and Ingrid was widowed at the age of 61. Her elder daughter, aged 31, became the new queen, and Ingrid now assumed a position as family matriarch. That same year, after having sworn to respect the Danish constitution, she was appointed ''Rigsforstander'' (formal regent) and representative of the monarch whenever her daughter (and later her grandsons) were absent, a task she performed on many occasions. This was exceptional; previously, only the Crown Prince had been allowed to act as regent in the absence of the monarch.

She was patron of a long line of social organizations, positions which, one after another, she eventually left to Princess Benedikte as years passed: ''Røde Kors'', ''Ældre Sagen'', ''Red Barnet'', ''Løgum Klosters Refugium'', and ''Fonden for Træer og Miljø''. She also founded the organizations ''Kong Frederik og Dronning Ingrids fond til humanitære og kulturelle formål, Ingridfondet'' for South Jutland, ''Det kgl. Grønlandsfond'', and ''Dronning Ingrids Romerske Fond til støtte af kulturelle og videnskabelige formål''. She was described as dutiful, well-prepared and energetic.