Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is stepping down as Europe's longest-serving living monarch at age 83. The Danish queen — dubbed the "Ashtray Queen" — inherited the title after Queen Elizabeth II died.

The queen of Denmark has announced her abdication in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech. Queen Margrethe II will be succeeded by her son, Crown Prince Frederik, on 14 January – 52 years to the day ...

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II steps down this weekend as Europe’s longest-serving monarch and the first Danish royal to abdicate since 1146. Like her friend and distant relative the late Queen ...

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark made a surprise announcement during her television address Sunday, marking the New Year, telling citizens she would be abdicating the throne. Iran's president says ...

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate the throne after nearly 52 years. The queen made the surprise announcement in her annual New Year’s Eve address to the Danish public on Dec. 31, announcing ...

DENMARK -- Denmark's King Frederik X has taken the throne after the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II, looking emotional as he waved to the thousands who gathered in the capital Copenhagen ...

The world's only current reigning queen, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, has announced she will be stepping down from her position at the age of 83, following 52 years on the throne. She shared the ...

From Queen Elizabeth II’s record-breaking 70-year reign to Queen Elizabeth I’s transformative Elizabethan era, this article ...

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The family of the avant-garde Danish artists Arje and Irene Griegst want the world to enjoy their legacy, but within limits. By Chantel Tattoli Implanted after the monarch, 87, contracted an infection ...