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Ingrid of Sweden. Religion. Church of Denmark. Signature. Danish royal family. 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 · Margrethe ascended the throne at the age of 31, becoming the first female monarch of Denmark since her namesake ruled the Scandinavian kingdoms in the 14th century. The first official photograph ...
Jan 12, 2024 · Updated 12:34 AM PDT, January 12, 2024. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Queen Margrethe II, Denmark’s monarch for more than half a century, stunned her country when she announced on New Year’s Eve that she will hand over the throne to her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik. Her abdication on Sunday will be the first time a Danish monarch has ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Margrethe Alexandrine Thorhildur Ingrid. Born: April 16, 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark (age 84) Margrethe II (born April 16, 1940, Copenhagen, Denmark) was the queen of Denmark who ascended to the throne upon the death of her father, King Frederik IX, and occupied the Danish throne for exactly 52 years. On January 14, 2024, she abdicated in favor ...
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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. "I ...
Dec 31, 2023 · 5 of 7 |. FILE - Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, left, and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark stand outside of the Metropolitan Cathedral during the funeral of former king of Greece Constantine II in Athens, on Jan. 16, 2023. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince ...
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Margrethe Alexandrine Þorhildur Ingrid, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II was born on 16 April 1940 at Amalienborg as the daughter of Frederik IX (d. 1972) and Queen Ingrid, born Princess of Sweden (d. 2000). Queen Margrethe’s motto was "God’s help, the love of The People, Denmark’s strength". Queen Margrethe's monogram.
