Queen of Denmark Margrethe II announces abdication
Queen of Denmark announces abdication live on TV https://t.co/qBapDq51lB
- BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 31, 2023
- She will abdicate on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen.
- Unlike British royal tradition, there will be no formal crowning ceremony for Crown Prince Frederik, who is 55. Instead, his accession will be announced from Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen on the day.
- He will take her place as King of Denmark and head of state in the country - which is a constitutional monarchy - as well as in Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
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