Editing Frederik IX (section)

==Death and funeral==
[[File:Roskilde mauzoleum.jpg|thumb|left|Mausoleum of Frederik IX, next to [[Roskilde Cathedral]]]]
Shortly after Frederik delivered his New Year's address on 31 December 1971, he became ill with flu-like symptoms. On 1 January 1972, he received treatment for pneumonia, with his New Year levées scheduled for 5 and 6 January being cancelled. On 3 January, he suffered a [[cardiac arrest]] and was rushed to the [[Copenhagen Municipal Hospital]]. After a brief period of apparent improvement, the king's condition deteriorated further on 11 January, and he died three days later, on 14 January, at 7:50&nbsp;pm surrounded by his immediate family and closest friends, having been unconscious since the previous day.<ref>Jon Bloch Skipper. ''Sømandskongen''. Pp 300—309. [[Aschehoug (Egmont)|Aschehoug]] (2005). {{ISBN|978-87-1111-789-7}}.</ref><ref name=obit>{{cite news |title=Frederik of Denmark Dies. Margrethe to Be Queen |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/15/archives/frederik-of-denmark-dies-margrethe-to-be-queen-frederik-of-denmark.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 15, 1972 |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011728/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/15/archives/frederik-of-denmark-dies-margrethe-to-be-queen-frederik-of-denmark.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-14 |title=Frederik 9.´s sidste dage |url=https://www.dr.dk/historie/webfeature/frederik-ix-sidste-dage |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |language=da-dk}}</ref> He was succeeded by his eldest daughter, [[Margrethe II]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 1972 |title=Margrethe Proclaimed Queen of Denmark in Brief Ceremony at Palace |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/16/archives/margrethe-proclaimed-queen-of-denmark-in-brief-ceremony-at-palace.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328012026/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/16/archives/margrethe-proclaimed-queen-of-denmark-in-brief-ceremony-at-palace.html |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=8 February 2017 |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref>

Following his death, Frederik's coffin was transported to his home at [[Amalienborg Palace]], where it stood until 18 January, when it was moved to the [[chapel]] at [[Christiansborg Palace]].<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Royalty and Danish Commoners Honor King Frederik at Burial |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/25/archives/royalty-and-danish-commoners-honor-king-frederik-at-burial.html |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=January 25, 1972 |access-date=8 February 2017 |archive-date=7 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307164343/https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/25/archives/royalty-and-danish-commoners-honor-king-frederik-at-burial.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There, the coffin was placed on ''[[castrum doloris]]'', a ceremony largely unchanged since introduced at the burial of [[Frederick III of Denmark|Frederik III]] in 1670, and the last remaining royal ceremony where the [[Danish Crown Regalia]] is used. The king then [[lying in state|lay in state]] for six days until his [[funeral]], during which period the public could pay their last respects.<ref>Jon Bloch Skipper. ''Sømandskongen''. Pp 315. [[Aschehoug (Egmont)|Aschehoug]] (2005). {{ISBN|978-87-1111-789-7}}.</ref>

The funeral took place on 24 January 1972, and was split in two parts. A brief ceremony was first held in the chapel where the king had lain in state, in which the [[Diocese of Copenhagen|Bishop of Copenhagen]], {{ill|Willy Westergaard Madsen|da}}, said a brief prayer, followed by a hymn, before the coffin was carried out of the chapel by members of the [[Royal Life Guards (Denmark)|Royal Life Guards]] and placed on a [[Limbers and caissons|gun carriage]] for a procession to the [[Copenhagen Central Station]]. The gun carriage was pulled by 48 [[Sailor|seamen]] and was escorted by [[Guard of honour|honor guards]] from the Danish [[Royal Danish Army|Army]], [[Royal Danish Air Force|Air Force]], and [[Royal Danish Navy|Navy]], as well as honor guards from France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.<ref>{{cite news |agency= [[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |title= Hans Majestæt, Kong Frederik den IX's bisættelse 1:2. |url= https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/448/begravelse-kong-frederik-ix/66178/hans-majestaet-kong-frederik-den-ixs-bisaettelse-12 |date= January 24, 1972 |access-date= 14 January 2023 |archive-date= 15 January 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230115060714/https://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/448/begravelse-kong-frederik-ix/66178/hans-majestaet-kong-frederik-den-ixs-bisaettelse-12 |url-status= live }}</ref>

At the Copenhagen Central Station, the coffin was placed on a special railway carriage for the rail journey to [[Roskilde]]. The [[funeral train]] was pulled by two [[SJ F (steam locomotive)|DSB class E]] steam engines. Once in Roskilde, the coffin was pulled through the city by a group of [[Sailor|seamen]] to [[Roskilde Cathedral]] where the final ceremony took place. Previous rulers had been interred in the cathedral, but it was the King's wish to be buried outside.<ref>Roger Lundgren. ''Ingrid''. Pp 147. People'sPress (2010). {{ISBN|978-87-7055-826-6}}.</ref>

Queen Ingrid survived her husband by 28 years. She died on 7 November 2000. Her remains were interred alongside him at the burial site outside Roskilde Cathedral.