King Frederik of Denmark (55) took over as the successor to the Danish Queen Margrethe II (83) in Copenhagen with Queen Mary (52) at his side as head of the Danes. Maria Montell speaks in a podcast about her love for the heir to the throne at the time.

“It's terrible to have to stand up and announce to the entire Danish population that you're in love with someone," says the now 55-year-old singer and the then prince were lovers in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The new royal couple was more on vacation than at work, says Montell in the podcast '112 för brustna hjärtan' (German: '112 for broken hearts.') She reports on her time with Frederik in the show '112 för Brustna Hjärntan.'