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

[maggiecate]

The photos from her accession are so sad - she looks poleaxed with grief for her father. I thought she’d carry on but this is definitely a kinder way to hand over.

[lovelylaura23]

Oh damn. Royalty showing emotion for once.

[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.

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[fernandocolunga]

Breaking: woman who hasn’t worked a day in 52 years said she is done pretending

[yurasama_love]

Didn't Frederik have a cheating scandal recently?

But also, congratulations on your retirement Queen Margrethe!

[fauxkaren]

lol yeppppppppppppp

he did indeed