IMO you are over-interpreting things a bit.I would like to ask you members a question.
As you may know one of my pet-opinions is that M&F have taken over from the Regent Couple in most things but name.
Examples: A summer cruise, that apart from Guards Hussars, is identical to a cruise by the Regent Couple.
Normally QMII would rush home when a general election is called, including cancelling something as important as a state visit. This time she just left it to Frederik.
QMII is the commander-in-chief, yet when the navy turned 500 a year ago, she made one appearance and left the rest to M&F, including the highly symbolic naval review.
The regular visits to the Faroese Islands and Greenland are also indentical to the Regent Couple's.
Prince Henrik has basically retired.
Frederik is handling more and more public audiences.
In the documentary, The Kingdom behind the scenes, QMII admitted she is listening more and more to Frederik and allow him to put a significant thumbprint on the events.
Now, my question to you is: Are you in agreement with me? Also in comparison to how other RF's are handling it?
Or am I over-interpreting things?
I will take a backseat in this one and mainly listen with interest to your opinions.
I don't think that Frederik&Mary have taken over in most things but name and I also don't think that Prince Henrik has basically retired. He was with the Queen in the USA and in Greenland and he will go to Russia next week. He still has his engagements in Dk and abroad, although fewer than before. I would call it half-retirement.
Queen Margrethe is still very active and present IMO, except when she is on holiday. She seems to have the attitude: Whatever happens during that time, my son and heir is Regent and he can handle it. (I mean how would it look if she rushed back? Wouldn't that make the whole "Regent"-position a bit ridiculous?)
Your examples: To me the summer cruise seemed very similar to those in 2004, 2006 and 2008. AFAIR Frederik&Mary haven't done any regular visits to the Faroese Islands and Greenland except those in the company of the Regent Couple/Queen (Frederik had a few engagements there but no official visit). AFAIR the Regent Couple attended the naval parade and reception, the 2 most important events of the 500th anniversary (but perhaps you mean another event?).
To me it seems the Regent Couple stepped back to a certain amount to let the CP Couple step in/up. F&M certainly have taken over more and more duties and gained more importance in the last years. Currently it seems the two couples are somehow sharing the responsibilites (2 couples - 2 palaces in Amalienborg) - perhaps more so than in other monarchies, except in the Netherlands - but I would say it's 50/50 at the moment, not more.