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Danish order of precedence


The Danish order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of Danish officials used to direct protocol. It has no official status and entails no special privileges, but has been established in practical use, e.g. determining seating arrangements at formal occasions in the royal house. The order of precedence is very elaborate, and especially the lower classes include a lot of relatively obscure civil servant positions; the following is only an excerpt.

Members of the royal family are not part of the official order of precedence, but are traditionally placed on top of the hierarchy. Their order is as follows:

When the Queen is out of the country the heir apparent is regent.

If the Crown Prince is also out of the country, the role of regent falls to the next adult in the line of succession. The eligible persons are:

The actual order of precedence is divided into five classes:


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