Frederik X Takes the Throne After Queen’s Abdication
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's prime minister proclaimed King Frederik A large crowd gathered for the event. Margrethe, 83, became the first Danish monarch in nearly 900 years to voluntarily abdicate the throne. Thousands of people gathered outside the palace where the succession took place, with an atmosphere of jubilation as the Scandinavian nation experienced […]
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 […]