'These islands are Danish', kings proclaimed (6)

I believe the answer is:

faroes

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'these islands' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Another definition for faroes that I've seen is " Danish Atlantic islands".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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