Abdication of Queen Margrethe II

Cheers for a king and queen in waiting as Denmark's royals arrive for glittering gala

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1st January 2024
There were cheers for the man about to become his country’s first king in over half a century as he made his first appearance since the shock news that his reign is about to begin. Crown Prince Frederik, just a handful more days away from the start of his own reign, arrived at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen for the traditional New Year’s Levee to cheers and applause. It was a first…
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Abdication of Queen Margrethe II

Denmark's Prime Minister on Queen Margrethe: ''she has done honour to the Kingdom''

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1st January 2024
Denmark’s Prime Minister has paid an emotional tribute to Queen Margrethe following the monarch’s surprise decision to abdicate. Just minutes after the Queen of Denmark revealed that she would step aside in early January, PM Mette Frederiksen described Margrethe as ”the epitome of Denmark”. Her words came in a statement issued on New Year’s Eve as people across…
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Denmark

Frederik of Denmark, born to be king

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31st December 2023
Denmark will start the New Year with a new monarch. Margrethe II will abdicate on January 14th 2024 and the throne will pass to her elder son who will become Frederik X. He will be the first King of Denmark in over fifty years. Frederik Andre Henrik Christian was born…
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Danish government confirms Queen Margrethe will remain 'Her Majesty' after abdication

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31st December 2023
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is to abdicate and bring to an end the longest reign of any current Monarch in Europe. The Danish queen will give up her throne on January 14th 2024, the 52nd anniversary of her accession. She will be succeeded by her elder son who will become Frederik X. The Danish Royal Household has announced that further details about the abdication will be made shortly…
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A year of controversy, again, for Spain's royals but 'Leonormania' provides a path to the future

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31st December 2023
The future queen of Spain has taken centre stage in her royal family’s life in 2023. In the year that Princess Leonor turned 18, and came of age, the heir to the throne has been the highest profile member of her dynasty. From military training to parliamentary promises, the Princess of Asturias has been a leading light for a royal family that has otherwise been mired in controversy. Again.
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