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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday that the future of Greenland would be decided by Greenland, and called the United States Denmark’s most important ally. King Frederik X has been asserting the kingdom'’s rights to Greenland as well as the Faroe Islands, a self-governing archipelago located between Iceland and Norway . Last month, the king changed Denmark’s coat of arms to include fields that represent Greenland and the Faroe Islands. Greenland is represented by a silver bear with red tongue. The royal announcement noted that since 1194, the royal coat of arms “visually symbolized the legitimacy and sovereignty of the state and the monarch.” “We are all united and each of us committed for the Kingdom of Denmark,” the king said in his New Year's address, adding: “all the way to Greenland.” During his first term, trump mused about purchasing Greenland, which gained home rule from Denmark in 1979. He canceled a scheduled trip to Denmark in August 2019 after its prime minister dismissed the idea. Reviving the issue in a statement last month as he announced his pick for U.S. ambassador to Denmark, Trump wrote: “For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the US feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” Trump’s eldest son has become a prominent player in his father’s political movement .