Queen of Denmark Margrethe II announces abdication

[lovelylaura23]

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

Comments

[funhouse]

I read there are no reigning queens after this. When Frederick becomes king his 18yo son will be next in line. Mad

[fauxkaren]

Yeah. The next generation will have a lot of queens regnant. But when Margrethe steps down that will be it for queens regnant until Victoria in Sweden (unless there are some unexpected deaths).

Waiting in the wings are female heirs for Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. So in a few decades, there will be a lot of reigning queens.

[warwarwar]

I really hope that in a few decades, these useless monarchies are abolished across the earth.

[squirrels_oh_no]

I wonder if any of the heirs will say, "Fuck this," and the spare will have to step up for once LOL.

[lovelylaura23]

[funhouse]

William could do the funniest thing ever

[octoberstarlite]

If William were to abdicate it wouldn’t go to the spare though, it would go to his children.

[__onthebound]

he'd be king ....regnant?

[octoberstarlite]

Well, if George is under 18 a senior Royal would be his guide king sort of speak and actually it could be Andrew as he is a senior royal which er….yeah.

[piratesswoop]

we just have to keep our fingers cross that carl gustaf leaves things to victoria, but i think he'll spitefully reign until he dies because he cannot live with the thought of her being queen instead of his precious wronged angel son

[emmanium]

It's incredible (read: pathetic) how salty he still is over the law for the succession being changed. Carl Philip was literally a baby, he didn't lose anything!

[fruitymangoes]

It must hurt Victoria to hear him constantly bitching about it :/

[thebadunkadunk]

Don't people love Victoria? She seems like a hard worker. And Estelle is very polished for an 11 year old. She has a better attention span than me

[piratesswoop]

yes! like she is very well liked, probably even more than her dad. i do think it would be worth waiting until estelle is at least 18 so she can enjoy her childhood without having to worry about heir duties.

[loveumbrella]

i dont give a shit about royals but Victoria I like, and Estelle cracks me up. So they can stay imo

[nutmegdealer]

i wish him nothing but daughters.