Denmark Queen Margrethe II Announces Surprise Abdication On Live TV After 52 Years
“I leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik,” she said. Copenhagen: Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday. The 83-year-old queen, who ascended the throne in 1972, … Read more
