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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.
Jan 7, 2024 · After more than 50 years on the throne, Denmark's Queen Margrethe is abdicating to her son. But there was one man who could never come as close to the queen as her crown.
The Act of Succession of 27 March 1953 gave women the right of succession to the Danish Throne but only secondarily. On the occasion of her accession to the Throne on 14 January 1972, HM Queen Margrethe II became the first Danish Sovereign under the new Act of Succession.
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.
Sep 12, 2022 · At age 82, the Danish queen, a distant cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, has spent 50 years on the throne and is now the only queen among the world's royalty, and the oldest monarch.
Jan 1, 2024 · Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced during a New Year's Eve address that she plans to abdicate the throne, allowing for her son, Crown Prince Frederik, to take charge. The queen said she would...
Margrethe II of Denmark, 1940–. Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 1940, is the eldest daughter of Frederik IX of Denmark and Princess Ingrid of Sweden, later Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Margrethe graduated from Zahle's school in Copenhagen in 1959.
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