Queen Margrethe of Denmark will abdicate
this afternoon. The Danish monarch will sign away her throne in a
special Council of State meeting at Christiansborg Palace. As soon
as her signature is complete, her son will become King Frederik X.
Witnessing this moment of history will be Frederik’s elder son,
Christian, who, at the moment of accession, becomes Crown Prince of
Denmark. Waiting…
The sun has set across Denmark on the
final full day of the reign of Queen Margrethe II. As evening fell
on January 13th 2024, the only monarch that most of the Danish
population have ever known was making the final preparations for
her abdication. Margrethe II gives…
Charles III found out he was King in a
simple but heartbreaking way. The Monarch wasn’t with his mother,
Queen Elizabeth II, when she died. He had spent a long time with
her on the afternoon of her death but had gone out for a walk to
allow his sister, Princess Anne…
The sealed letters left by Queen Elizabeth II found after her death
13th January 2024
Queen Elizabeth II left two sealed
letters in the final red box of her historic reign. They were found
after she had died. The discovery is described in a new book.
‘Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story’ by Robert
Hardman is currently being serialised in the Daily Mail. In it, the
Mail’s royal writer notes the two letters were uncovered when a
footman brought a locked…
His face smiles from lamp posts and
banners around the country he will soon reign while his new role
has been discussed endlessly in newspapers and on TV and radio but
one tradition has really shown the soon to be King Frederik of
Denmark that his reign is imminent.
Denmark is preparing to say goodbye to
the reign of Queen Margrethe II but the wave of tributes pouring in
aren’t limited to her own kingdom. In the heart of her capital,
Copenhagen, a particularly poignant tribute has been made to the
current longest reigning monarch…
A very significant move will signal the
start of the reign of King Frederik X of Denmark. Immediately after
Queen Margrethe has signed the Declaration of Abdication, she will
leave the chamber at Christiansborg Palace where the moment of
history occurs during a Council of State. As she walks away, her
son and successor will take a few steps around the table where he
will assume the head place…
With just days to go until Queen
Margrethe abdicates the throne of Denmark, emotional tributes are
beginning in earnest. The streets of Copenhagen are filling with
posters showing the monarch’s monogram and one simple phrase ‘Tak,
Dronning Margrethe”. First…
Why Queen Margrethe will be able to step in for her son after he becomes King Frederik X
10th January 2024
Queen Margrethe could, technically,
resume control of the royal reins even after her abdication. The
Danish Court has announced that Her Majesty will be able to act as
regent in place of the soon to be Frederik X after she gives up the
throne. Regencies happen fairly…
Queen Margrethe II will make the final
procession of her reign in an historic carriage. The Queen of
Denmark will travel to Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen to sign
away her throne in a carriage made to mark another milestone moment
in her royal family. Her Majesty will use the ‘Golden Wedding’
carriage which was made at the end of the 19th century to mark the
50th anniversary of the…
