King Frederik and Queen Mary struggled with a cordoned-off rope on Tuesday while trying to reach their seats at the Folketing, Denmark's parliament, in Copenhagen. At the official opening at Christiansborg Palace on October 6, the couple looked visibly confused by the unscripted moment as they tried to enter the chamber.
The 58-year-old king tried to move the barrier himself. Queen Mary, 54, directed him to another roped-off seating area, and staff then stepped in to help.
He laughed, shrugged, and smiled, then sat beside the queen for the legislative proceedings. The Folketing is a unicameral legislature that shares power with the monarchy under the Danish Constitution.
Its 179 members, from 17 political groups, pass laws for the king to sign.