(14 Jan 2012) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of guards arriving on horseback
2. Close of horses' hoofs
3. Wide of Queen Margrethe's carriage arriving
4. Close of insignia on horse's livery
5. Wide of Queen Margrethe leaving carriage and walking into City Hall (partially obscured by cameraman)
6. Wide of children's band from Tivoli amusement park
7. Mid of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary getting out of car, waving to crowd
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Kirsten Albrechtson, vox pop:
"I think she's a good Queen, and she unites the people of Denmark, and we follow what's going on in the (royal) family."
9. Mid cutaway of banner for royal anniversary
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jon Grundtvit, vox pop:
"I wanted to see the Queen, I think it's a part of our understanding of ourselves being Danish and part of our history, and I thought it was important to come and wave."
11. Mid of military band playing, UPSOUND: music
12. Close of band, UPSOUND: music
13. Wide of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henry waving on balcony
14. Mid of crowds cheering
15. Wide of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henry waving on balcony
16. Mid of crowds cheering
17. Wide of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henry waving on balcony
STORYLINE
Tens of thousands of flag-waving Danes braved freezing temperatures on Saturday to cheer Denmark's popular figurehead monarch as she celebrated 40 years on the throne.
Escorted by mounted Hussars, Queen Margrethe travelled in an 1840 horse-drawn carriage through Copenhagen to attend a reception at the City Hall, attended by Scandinavian royalty and other members of the Danish Royal family - including Crown Prince Frederik and Australian-born Crown Princess Mary.
Events at Copenhagen City Hall formed the focal point of weekend celebrations.
Queen Margrethe, the 71-year-old head of Europe's oldest monarchy, began the day by laying a wreath at the tomb of her father, King Frederik IX.
After a banquet lunch, Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik, waved from a City Hall balcony to thousands of people outside, bursting out in a surprise jubilee song and hurrahing.
Margrethe, whose powers are largely ceremonial, became Queen on January 14 1972, after her father died age 72.
Through the past 40 years, Danes have held an affinity with the Danish royals who have remained largely scandal-free.
Besides Margrethe's royal duties, she has won praise for her artistic works, which range from abstract paintings and embroidery of church vestments to altar pieces, dinnerware and scenery and costumes for television and theatre plays.
However, some believe she soon should retire and hand over her duties to her eldest son, 42-year-old Crown Prince Frederik.
That's what Queen Juliana of the Netherlands did in 1980, when she turned 71, abdicating in favour of her daughter, Queen Beatrix.
But Margrethe believes staying is part of the job description in a hereditary monarchy. "It is a commitment that I actually feel very comfortable with," she told a news conference recently.
Her family traces its lineage back to Viking kings in the 10th century.
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