The King’s Suite

The King’s Suite is mainly used by the Scandinavian royal families, but presidents, parliament heads, prime ministers and foreign ministers also use these royal chambers. The total number of VIP visits per year is about 700. Today’s King’s Suite was opened in 1998, when it replaced a 38-year-old suite located in Terminal 2.

The King’s Suite comprises a reception area, the king’s room proper, and two small lounges, so that there are facilities for receiving several VIPs at the same time. In the reception area, the wall is decorated with a beautiful French tapestry by Danish artist Naja Salto. The floor is made of granite quarried from the Danish island of Bornholm and decorated with a rug created specifically for the room. The King’s Room is 65 square metres in size and located in Pier West. Paintings by the artists Jytte Rex, Trondur Patursson and Jens Birkemose adorn the walls, and the furniture is the from the “King’s Furniture” range designed by Danish architects Rud Thygesen and Johnny Sørensen.

The King’s Suite also includes a Queen’s Room, where Queen Margrethe of Denmark “signs in and out of the country”, as it is called, when she travels abroad and leaves responsibility to a regent, for instance Crown Prince Frederik or Prince Joachim. Chauffeurs, bodyguards and others who accompany the royal passengers also have their own room: a pleasant service allowing them to remain in close contact with their “principals”. As an extra service, the toilet has a changing table for royal babies, and there is a small lawn in front of the King’s Room for furred, four-legged passengers.

The royals have access to the King’s Suite via a gate near the airport police station. If the royal passengers or other VIPs wish to shop, a lift takes them directly up to the transit area.