Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced on Sunday, during her traditional New Year's speech, that she would abdicate the throne on January 14, after 52 years of rule.
On 14 January 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, I will step down as Queen of Denmark. I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederick
she said during her televised wishes.
The unified and popular queen, widowed since 2018, underwent major back surgery in February, preventing her from appearing in public until April.
The process has […] It gave rise to thoughts about the future, and whether it was time to pass on responsibilities to the next generation
The Queen, 83 years old, was captured.
On the throne since her father's death in 1972, this polyglot intellectual has gradually modernized the monarchy.
Since the death of her distant cousin Elizabeth II, Margaret has become the last reigning queen in Europe. More than 80% of Danes are supporters of the monarchy, and they turned out in their thousands to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his rule last year.
Many of us have never known another king before. Queen Margrethe is an example for Denmark and, over the years, has directed words and sentiments to who we are as a people and as a nation
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen responded in a press release.
If Crown Princesses have been called upon to rule in many European countries, Margaret is the only woman from the Old Continent to have ruled.
Queen, the Dane could never be because the Constitution prohibited until 1953 the crown from reaching a woman's head. At the expense of his uncle Knud and his son, the law was changed by referendum, under pressure from Danish governments concerned with modernity.
The basis of its popularity is this The Queen is not political at all, she unites the nation rather than divides it
Historian Lars Hofback Sørensen explained to AFP during celebrations for the 50th anniversary of his rule in 2022.
She managed to be a queen who united the Danish nation through many changes: globalization, the emergence of a multicultural state, and economic crises. […] And the epidemic
had evolved.
A fashion designer and scenographer, the Queen excelled, especially in drawing and painting. Margaret has illustrated numerous literary works, such as the 2002 reissue of Lord of the rings
Written by J. R. R. Tolkien. His paintings have been exhibited in prestigious museums and galleries in Denmark and abroad.
