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Margrethe II had previously said she would never abdicate the throne. [1] In an interview in 2012 to mark her ruby jubilee, she said she would "remain on the throne until [she fell] off" [2] and added, "In my eyes, it's part of the position that you have when you inherit a monarchy: it is a task you have handed down to you, and that you keep as long as you live, the way my father did and my ...
Princess Mary and Prince Frederik attend the traditional new year reception, after Queen Margrethe made her shock announcement about abdication. Patrick van Katwijk - Getty Images October 2023
Queen Margrethe is only the second Danish monarch to give up the throne voluntarily. The first was King Eric III, back in 1146. The Last Time a Monarch Abdicated in Denmark
The queen will formally sign her abdication on Jan. 14 at a state council, a meeting with the Danish Cabinet at the Christiansborg Palace, a vast complex in Copenhagen that houses the Royal ...
Margrete: Queen of the North (Danish: Margrete den Første) is a 2021 Danish historical drama film, directed and co-written by Charlotte Sieling. The film is a fictionalised account of the ' False Oluf ', an impostor who in 1402 claimed to be the deceased King Olaf II/Olav IV of Denmark - Norway , son of the title character Margrete I of Denmark .
Rigmor Mydtskov (1925, Copenhagen – 2010) was a Danish court photographer who is remembered for her portraits of artists performing in Danish theatres but especially for her many portraits of Queen Margrethe and other members of the Danish royal family.
Queen Margrethe of Denmark kicked off 2024 with a royal surprise!During her official New Year's Eve address on Sunday, Denmark's longest-reigning royal announced that she will officially abdicate ...
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