NUUK, Greenland — King Frederik X of Denmark arrived in Greenland on Tuesday, kicking off a visit to the semiautonomous territory that U.S. President Donald Trump wants to annex because of its strategic Arctic location.
Frederik's trip to the island's capital city of Nuuk follows the new Greenlandic prime minister's visit to Copenhagen earlier this week. Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen accompanied the monarch to Nuuk.
The king wore a jacket with emblems of the Danish and Greenlandic flags as he disembarked from the plane to applause.
Danish broadcaster TV2 asked Frederik about his mission during his trip. He said he wasn't on a mission, and he was happy to be there.
Nielsen also told reporters that the Danish royal house's love for Greenland can't be questioned. He added that the monarch is well-liked on the island.
The flight was originally scheduled for Monday, but was delayed because of poor weather conditions.
Frederik is expected to meet with the new Greenlandic government this week, as well as attend a traditional ''kaffemik,'' or coffee break, to meet with Greenlanders, the royal house said.
Weather forced him to cancel the anticipated trip on Wednesday to Station Nord, the island's northernmost military and scientific station, plus forgo a meeting with an elite dogsled unit of the Danish special forces that patrols the remotest parts of northeast Greenland.
