 After the king's death in 1947 the dowager queen took up residency there for extended periods until her own death five years later.Klitgaarden was then inherited by Hereditary Prince Knud while his elder brother, King Frederik IX, received the more representative Marselisborg Palace.Prince Knud and his family were also frequent users of the property but after his death in 1995 it was put up for sale by his heirs.