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Frederik of Denmark opens up about his marriage

KING Frederik of Denmark has shut down rumours of infidelity in his new book, saying he and wife Mary have reached a “stable point” in their lives together.

Frederik (55) was proclaimed king just two weeks after Queen Margrethe’s surprise abdication in January. Critics argued that the 83-year-old stepped down as Europe’s longest-serving living monarch after 52 years to put her “wayward” son on the throne and save his marriage.

In November last year reports swirled that Frederik was having an affair with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casanova after they were photographed together during a

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