Frederik x after his mother, Queen Margrethe signed the abdication after 50 years on the throne. She is the first danish monarch to voluntarily renounce the throne in more than 800 years. She said she was stepping aside because of health problems. Daniela relph joined the crowds in copenhagen. More than half A Million people live in copenhagen. It felt like most of them were out on the streets today. Every Vantage Point made use of to see the first change of monarchy in 52 years. Queen Margrethes Abdication on new Years Eve shocked denmark. Today, just two weeks later, she made herfinal Carriage Ride as queen. Independent, artistic, eccentric at times, she has been a hugely popular figure in public life, and the crowds wanted to be here to say goodbye