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In light of the news that Queen Margrethe will abdicate for her son, Prince Frederik, we're taking a look back at Denmark's royal family over the years, with sweet snaps of the matriarch, Queen ...
Margrethe and Henri, with their families, at a photocall after the announcement of their engagement, 7 October 1966. Princess Margrethe, eldest daughter and heiress presumptive of King Frederik IX of Denmark, first met French diplomat Henri de Laborde de Monpezat at a dinner at the French embassy in London in 1965 while the princess was a student at the London School of Economics. [1]
1972. King Frederick IX died in 1972, and Margrethe succeeded at the age of 31. In her first address to Denmark, the-now Queen Margrethe II said, "My beloved father, our King, is dead.
Henrik as a baby in 1934–35 Henrik lighting a cigarette for Margrethe, 1966. Henrik was born in Talence, Gironde, France.He was the son of André de Laborde de Monpezat (6 May 1907 in Mont-de-Marsan – 23 February 1998 in Le Cayrou) and his then-partner and future wife Renée-Yvonne Doursenot (24 October 1909 in Périgueux – 11 February 2001 in Le Cayrou [4]), who was then married to Prof ...
Queen Margrethe II's family came together and put on a united front for a special occasion. ... Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark, his wife, Crown Princess Mary, their children, Prince Christian ...
Margrethe II (Danish: [mɑˈkʁeˀtə]; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024.
The royal family of Norway descends in the legitimate male line from Frederick VIII of Denmark, Queen Margrethe II's great-grandfather. Haakon VII of Norway, who was born Prince Carl of Denmark as Frederik VIII's younger son, was, like his uncle, George I of Greece, invited to reign over another nation. As with the Greek branch's descendants ...
On New Year's Eve, Queen Margrethe of Denmark made a shocking announcement: She will abdicate the throne in two weeks. Her son, Prince Frederik, will succeed her as monarch, and her daughter-in ...