Der Historiker Vilhjálmur Örn Vilhjálmsson schreibt dazu in The King and the Star – Myths created during the Occupation of Denmark:
„The above-mentioned myths and fabricated stories about King Christian X and the Danish Jews during World War II were originally introduced for the sole purpose of improving the reputation of occupied Denmark abroad. The tales certainly did not and most likely were not intended to improve the situation of the Jewish population in Denmark. Out of all these stories about the Danish King and Jews, the myth about the King and the Star grew to be the favorite. It was believed to have been created in the US due to the great good-will Denmark had received overseas for the rescue of Danish Jewry in 1943. Fortunately most Danish Jews never bore the yellow racial badge. Those Danes who were forced to wear the yellow star on their garments were for instance Jews deported from Denmark to Theresienstadt in 1943, as well as many Jews born in Denmark who, in their time of need, were not admitted back into their native country by the Danish authorities.“ Vilhjálmur Örn Vilhjálmsson: The King and the Star: Myths created during the Occupation of Denmark. (Memento vom 16. August 2009 im Internet Archive)
