Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (83), who had reigned for 52 years, the longest reign among the world’s current monarchs, abdicated the throne on the 14th (local time). The queen was succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, 55, who was crowned as Frederick X.
According to Reuters, on this afternoon, Queen Margrethe II signed a declaration of abdication in the presence of King Frederick X at a cabinet meeting held at Christiansborg Palace in the capital Copenhagen. “God bless her,” she said to the Queen, and then she left the palace. This is the first time in about 900 years that a monarch has voluntarily stepped down in Denmark since Eric III entered a monastery in 1146.
View largerDenmark’s new King Frederick X and Queen Mary wave to the crowd from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on the 14th (local time). King Frederick 2024.01.15. [코펜하겐=AP/뉴시스] Margrethe II, who ascended to the throne in 1972, was the longest-reigning monarch since the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who reigned for 70 years. With her pragmatic and unconventional nature, she was praised for successfully leading the modernization of the Danish royal family.
Denmark traditionally does not hold a separate coronation ceremony. Instead, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed Frederick X the new king of Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands from the palace balcony. In his first speech to the people gathered in front of the palace, the new king said, “I will work to unite the Danish people.” Frederick X majored in political science at Aarhus University in Denmark and served in the army, navy, and air force.
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