- Exactly fifty-two years after ascending to the throne in 1972, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has declared her intention to resign on January 14, 2024. Crown Prince Frederik, her oldest son, will take her place as heir. Her Majesty the Queen’s lifetime devotion and ceaseless efforts on behalf of the Kingdom were much appreciated by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who announced the decision in a press statement.
- With her kind demeanor and skill as a linguist and designer, Queen Margrethe has been one of Denmark’s most well-liked public personalities for many years.
- She used to be a member of a Danish women’s air force unit and was an avid skier, taking part in endurance tests and judo classes in the winter. Wearing a military uniform, she paid a visit to Danish troops in southern Afghanistan in 2011 at the age of 70.
- As queen, she traveled all throughout the nation and frequently traveled to the two Danish Realm semi-independent regions, the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. Although her participation in party politics was expressly prohibited by the Danish Constitution, she was obviously knowledgeable about the law and the laws she was asked to sign.
- Since he was eighteen, the heir apparent to the Danish throne, Frederik Andre Henrik Christian, has taken on the role of regent while his mother is not in the country.
- Since turning eighteen, he has taken on the role of regent whenever his mother was not in the country and performed formal tasks, greeting foreign dignitaries and shaking hands with thousands of people.
- Crown Princess Mary will become queen, while Crown Prince Frederik will be crowned king in the new year. There will be a new royal pair and regent in the country. They may look forward to all of this knowing that they are prepared for the duty and the responsibility, according to the prime minister’s statement.

Source:
Metro