Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to abdicate the throne after 52 years

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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to abdicate the throne after 52 years.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced to step down from the throne on 14 January after 52 years.
She will be succeeded by her son Crown Prince Frederik. He is the oldest son of the Queen Margrethe.
Frederik has served as regent whenever his mother was outside the kingdom. Crown Princess Mary will become the queen.
Margrethe II is the Europe’s longest-reigning living monarch. She accepted the throne at the age of 31 after the death of her father King Frederik IX.
Queen Margrethe II said that after the back surgery in early 2023, she decided to pass on the responsibilities to her son.
Queen Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark.
Denmark has the oldest ruling monarch in Europe, which traces can be found from 958 AD.