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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 12, 2024 · 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.
Jun 20, 2024 · 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.
Jan 7, 2024 · The 6-foot tall chain-smoking monarch is expected to dedicate her retirement to the things she loves most: languages, the arts and taking long walks around Copenhagen alone. Despite the personal sacrifices she made to wear the crown, Margrethe said she never once regretted her surprise role.
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.
Dec 31, 2023 · The queen announced during her New Year's speech that she would abdicate on the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her...
Dec 31, 2023 · 31 December 2023. Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address on Sunday evening. The 83-year-old is the longest-serving living monarch in Europe,...
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 · Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, unexpectedly declared that she would abdicate her throne after more than a half-century, announcing in her New Year’s...
Dec 31, 2023 · Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year’s speech on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 that she would abdicate on Jan. 14.
