Crown Prince Frederik will take the name Frederik X. Queen Margrethe II made the surprising announcement on live TV during her traditional New Year's Eve speech.
Denmark s royal family is one of the oldest monarchies in the world dating back to Gorm the Old (also called Gorm the Languid) who was ruler of Denmark from 936. With the recent news of the sudden abdication of Queen Margrethe, the longest-serving monarch, the Danish royal family has been in the spotlight more than ever.
The ecumenical festival "Himmelske dage", "Heavenly Days", held every three years in Denmark, is starting in Roskilde today with over 600 events on churches, faith and society. The motto for this edition is "Grab the Future", because we want to investigate "how faith can be used as a lever for a future that seems