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Jan 1, 2024 · The abdication of Queen Margrethe II – Europe's longest-serving monarch – caught Denmark by surprise. The 83-year-old made the announcement in her traditional New Year's Eve address to the ...
Margrethe II (Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid; born 16 April 1940) was the Queen regnant of Denmark from 1972 until her abdication in 2024. Life. Princess Margrethe was born at Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen. Her parents were Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. She was baptised on 14 May 1940 at the Naval Church in Copenhagen.
Jan 13, 2024 · A portrait of Princess Margrethe in 1953. Margrethe was born on April 16, 1940. Because it was the middle of World War II and the German occupation, ceremonial flag raising replaced the ...
Jan 14, 2022 · Margrethe II has reigned for five decades without a scandal. Her biggest vice is smoking, reportedly up to 30 cigarettes a day. The Danes nicknamed her the "Volcano Queen" for this reason. Even at ...
Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark's King Frederik X ascended the throne on Sunday, succeeding his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who formally abdicated after 52 years as monarch, with large and admiring crowds gathered in the ...
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Jan 14, 2024 · By Associated Press. 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 ...
May 4, 2023 · She was proclaimed Queen from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace 15 January 1972, by Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag. Queen Margrethe II relinquished all the monarch's former titles except the title to Denmark, hence her style "By the Grace of God, Queen of Denmark" (Danish: Margrethe den Anden, af Guds Nåde Danmarks Dronning).
