Jan 12, 2024 · Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest reigning monarch, announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. Share Copy

During her New Year's Eve address on 31 December 2023, Margrethe II announced that she would step down as Queen of Denmark, being the first voluntary abdication of a Danish monarch since that of Eric III in 1146.

Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark’s prime minister has proclaimed Frederik X as king after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication. Massive crowds turned out to rejoice in the throne passing from a beloved monarch to her popular son.

Dec 31, 2023 · Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year’s speech on Sunday that she would step down on Jan. 14th.

Dec 31, 2023 · In a surprise move Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades. Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne...

Dec 31, 2023 · Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address. She will formally step down on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen....

Jan 14, 2024 · COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark's prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to...

Jan 14, 2024 · D enmark ushered in a new era on Sunday as King Frederik X ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, formally signed her abdication, ending her 52-year reign as Denmark’s...

Jan 14, 2024 · Queen Margrethe of Denmark has abdicated the throne. During a Council of State at Christiansborg Palace on Sunday, Queen Margrethe, 83, signed a declaration of her abdication, making her...

Dec 31, 2023 · Queen Margrethe II announces her abdication from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, on Sunday, Dec. 31 2023, during her New Year's address.