Denmark will proclaim Crown Prince Frederik as the new King Frederik X in a ceremony today as Queen Margrethe becomes the first Danish monarch in 900 years to abdicate
During her 52-year reign Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has become a uniting figure for Danes, inspiring broad support for the monarchy at a time when royals across Europe sometimes struggle to stay relevant in modern society. The queen, 83, who became the longest-serving monarch in Europe after Britain's Queen Elizabeth died in 2022, will pass the throne to her son, Frederik, on Sunday. Nearly 80% of Danes support the monarchy, recent opinion polls show, compared with less than half when Margrethe took the throne in 1972.