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   How long did Margrethe II reign in Denmark?

   • 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. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV .

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   Did Denmark expect Queen Margrethe to stay on the throne?

   • Queen Margrethe is a popular figure in Denmark, and many Danes had expected her to remain on the throne until her death. "She is to us what Queen Elizabeth was to you," Danish journalist Tine Gotzsche told the BBC. Queen Margrethe attended the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, and they celebrated their respective jubilees in the same year.

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   When did HM Queen Margrethe II become the first Danish sovereign?

   • 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. The Act of Succession has since been amended in 2009, when full equality in the succession to the Throne was introduced.

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   How old was Queen Margrethe when she ascended the throne?

   • 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 of Queen Margrethe II, in 1972. (Hulton Archive via Getty Images) "My beloved father, our king, is dead.

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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. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV .

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   Dec 31, 2023 · 31 December 2023. By Jacqueline Howard & Oliver Slow,BBC News. Watch: Queen of Denmark announces abdication live on TV. Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise...

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   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.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Margrethe II became the queen of Denmark upon the death of her father, King Frederik IX, on January 14, 1972, and occupied the Danish throne for exactly 52 years. On January 14, 2024, she abdicated in favor of her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, who became King Frederik X.

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   Her Majesty Queen Margrethe announced in the New Year's Adress on 31st December 2023, that Her Majesty would step down as Queen of Denmark on 14th January 2024 and hand over the throne to her son, King Frederik X.

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   Jan 12, 2024 · 12. By JAN M. OLSEN. 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.

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    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...