Queen Margrethe of Denmark has abdicated.
Just after 2pm, in front of a Council of State at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Her Majesty signed a Declaration of Abdication.
She was succeeded immediately by her son who becomes King Frederik X.
The abdication brings to an end a reign of 52 years.
Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark, 1972 – 2024
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