In just a week’s time, Queen Margrethe II
will abdicate and bring to an end a reign that has spanned over
half a century. She will be succeeded immediately by her elder son,
who will become Frederik X. It is a moment of history but the
process that will see the throne pass between mother and son will
be a simple and low key one. Arrival of a queen Photographer Per
Morten Abrahamsen for…
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will
formally abdicate by signing a declaration in front of her
country’s Council of State. And the Royal Household has confirmed
that the moment that Her Majesty’s signature is complete on the
Declaration of Abdication will be…
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
The Danish Royal Household has confirmed
title changes brought about by the abdication of Queen Margrethe II
and the accession of her son as king. The abdication takes place on
January 14th 2024 and with just days to go, the court has announced
how four members of the royal family will be known from that date
onwards. The statement confirms what was already known. On January
14th 2024, the…
Cheers for a king and queen in waiting as Denmark's royals arrive for glittering gala
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…
Denmark's Prime Minister speaks of shock in country at abdication of Queen Margrethe
1st January 2024
Denmark’s Prime Minister has spoken of
the shock felt by some in the country at the announcement that
Queen Margrethe is to abdicate. The Danish queen said she would
stand aside in her traditional New Year’s Eve address and set the
date of her abdication for…
The Queen of Denmark surprised the world
on New Year’s Eve 2023 when she announced her plans to abdicate.
Margrethe II, who had said in past interviews that she wouldn’t
give up the throne and would reign until her death, told Denmark
she is stepping aside on January 14th 2024 in favour of her elder
son, Frederik, as ”the time is right”. The news shocked Denmark
with…
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…
The first details of how the reign of
Queen Margrethe II will end have been revealed. The Queen of
Denmark announced she will abdicate during her New Year’s Eve
speech and confirmed she will step aside on January 14th 2024, the
52nd anniversary of her…
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 on May 26th 1968 in Copenhagen, the
first child of Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik. He became
heir to the throne of…
