Denmark

Who will attend Denmark's day of history as the throne passes to a new monarch?

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12th January 2024
When King Frederik X is proclaimed King of Denmark on January 14th 2024, it will be a decidedly more simple affair than the coronation of King Charles III last year at Westminster Abbey. However, the apparently simple schedule belies a moment of great history and it will be attended by significant members of his royal family. Queen Margrethe Of course, Queen Margrethe will be in…
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Denmark

First special event for Denmark's royals in week of history

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8th January 2024
It’s a big week for the Danish royal family as it prepares for the first abdication of a monarch in six centuries. But before that moment of history, there’s the small matter of a prince and princess becoming teenagers. Yes, with just days to go until they become King and Queen of Denmark, Frederik and Mary have also seen their two youngest children reach those teenage…
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Denmark

Revealed: how Margrethe II will abdicate and end her reign of 52 years

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3rd January 2024
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 the moment that her reign ends and that of her son, Frederik begins. The abdication will take place on January 14th 2024 at…
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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 on May 26th 1968 in Copenhagen, the first child of Margrethe and her husband, Prince Henrik. He became heir to the throne of…
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