Queen Margrethe II shocked Denmark in a speech Sunday and revealed she's giving up the throne Jan.14. Her son, Crown Prince Frederik, succeeds her. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced during a New Year's Eve address that she plans to abdicate the throne, allowing for her son, Crown Prince Frederik, to take charge. The queen said she would ...

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark abdicated the throne Jan. 14 after a 52-year reign. Her son Crown Prince Frederik—now King Frederik the 10th—will rule. By Elyse Dupre Jan 14, 2024 4:39 PM ...

Queen Margrethe of Denmark revealed during her New Year's Eve. speech that she will abdicate on Jan. 14, 2024, as her son, Crown Prince Frederik, ... Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced on New Year's Eve that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II steps down this weekend as Europe’s longest-serving monarch and the first Danish royal to abdicate since 1146. Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty Images.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 84, who "shockingly" renounced the Danish throne in January after 52 years, is in Copenhagen's University Hospital after falling at her Fredensborg Castle home recently.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, the longest-serving monarch in Europe, unexpectedly declared that she would abdicate her throne after more than a half-century, announcing in her New Year’s speech ...

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has been Queen for 52 years, making her Denmark's longest-serving monarch. Queen Margrethe took to the throne in 1972, after the passing of her father, King Frederik IX.

Margrethe II is related to Queen Elizabeth through Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark. The Danish royal is a descendant of both, meaning she is a third cousin of the late British Queen.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II made a surprise announcement during her New Year's Eve address to her nation: She will step down as monarch. By Corinne Heller Dec 31, 2023 8:20 PM Tags.