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Danish Queen Margrethe II will officially step down today (14 January) after 52 years on the throne. The monarch made the announcement on New Year’s Eve that she would become the first in almost ...
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 ...
One Danish royal has decided to put down their crown for good. On New Year’s Day, Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced that she would step down as monarch on January 14, 2024. FYI, the royal ...
Queen Margrethe of Denmark announced she will abdicate her role after serving 52 years on the throne, paving the way for her son to lead the country’s monarchy.
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 ...
The queen of Denmark has announced her abdication in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech.. Queen Margrethe II will be succeeded by her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on 14 January – 52 years to ...
14 January – Queen Margrethe II signs paperwork at a Council of State meeting, formalizing her abdication after 52 years on the throne. She is succeeded by her son, Frederik X, who is proclaimed king by prime minister Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of Christiansborg Castle.
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.