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