Denmark’s King Frederik X Takes Over After Queen Margrethe II Abdicates
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – JANUARY 14: The carriage of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark as crowds wave Danish flags ahead of the proclamation of Crown Prince Frederick X as the new King of Denmark on January 14, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. arrives. King Frederik X will succeed Queen Margrethe II, who ruled for 51 years. (Photo […]
Queen Margrethe II Officially Abdicates Throne of Denmark
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Denmark's Queen Margrethe II signed a historic abdication on Sunday, paving the way for her son Frederick X to immediately become king, Danish broadcaster DR reported. Margrethe, 83, became the first Danish monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne in nearly 900 years, since King Eric III Lamb abdicated in 1146 and […]