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Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972. He was educated privately at home and at Krebs School, École des Roches and Øregård Gymnasium.
Jan 13, 2024 · CNN — He’s been known as the Crown Prince of Denmark since the age of three, but on Sunday, he left Copenhagen’s Christiansborg Palace as King Frederik X, sovereign of Europe’s oldest...
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Dec 31, 2023 · Getty Images. Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Princess Mary in 2018. Danes were given a surprise on New Year's Eve as Queen Margrethe II announced her abdication. The world's only...
Jan 12, 2024 · 22 of 24 |. FILE - Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik, centre, takes part in the Royal Run Sonderjylland, in Sonderborg, Denmark, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. As a teenager, Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight, and pondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king.
Jan 14, 2024 · Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries of Danish royal tradition and retiring after a 52-year reign. (Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Dec 31, 2023 · Crown Prince Frederik: the former party prince who will be Denmark’s next king. As his mother, Margrethe, abdicates after 52 years as queen, Frederik looks ready to extend her style of...
Jan 14, 2024 · King Frederik: Tens of thousands turn out for succession. 14 January 2024. By Ruth Comerford,BBC News. Watch: Highlights of King Frederik X succeeding his mother as the monarch of Denmark....
