frederik x of denmark and his australian born wife queen mary. the couple met in a bar in sydney during the 2000 olympics and married 20 years ago. they start their new roles amid rumours of problems in their relationship. queen mary is now widely viewed as key to the success of her husband s rang. the success of her husband s ran. ~ , the success of her husband s ran. ~ , ., the success of her husband s rant. 4 , ~ , rang. frederik x will be a very different one rang. frederik x will be a very different one up rang. frederik x will be a very different one up from - rang. frederik x will be a very different one up from his i different one up from his mother because he is much more informal, you could compare it with william and kate in the uk. mary is a very important person, she is very relaxed when talking to people and she has done a lot of work for the monarchy and any society. kevin hoaan is monarchy and any society. kevin hogan is ready. monarchy and any society. kevin ho
me everywhere. we will have more on that story throughout the day here on bbc news. the longest serving monarch in europe, queen margrethe of denmark, formally abdicates today after 52 years on the throne. her eldest son frederik and his australian wife mary will be proclaimed as king and queen this afternoon. from copenhagen, our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. it was 1972 when denmark last did this. preparing for a change of sovereign. there will be plenty of pomp, but the danes don t do the big coronation ceremony. instead, the questions bob pulis the declaration of abdication will be signed and the new king proclaimed from the balcony. last week queen margrethe said
the eruption is closer to the fishing town than a similar eruption last month. the local authorities have declared an emergency in the area around a0 kilometres from iceland s capital, reykjavik. 100 days after hamas attacked israel, triggering war in gaza, relatives of the hostages taken on that dayjoin a rally in tel aviv. the head of the un s agency for palestinians has described the death and destruction since october the seventh as a stain on our shared humanity. in the last half an hour queen margrethe of denmark has abdicated after more than half a century on the throne. the crown passes to her son, frederik. now on bbc news.click.
frederik x is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. tens of thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland. in the southwest of the country. these are the live pictures of the area and while it s now dark there, you can still see the lava glowing and smoke rising over the skyline. and these pictures from a little earlier today show some houses set on fire by the molten lava. now, remember this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month but this time it s much closer to the town. people living in homes nearby have already left the area.
by violent drug gangs. frederik x is now the king of denmark, following the formal abdication of his mother, queen margrethe. tens of thousands of danes gathered in copenhagen to witness his historic succession. hello. welcome to the programme. we begin with the latest from iceland. in the southwest of the country. these are the live pictures of the area and while it s now dark there, you can still see the lava glowing and smoke rising over the skyline. and these pictures from a little earlier today show some houses set on fire by the molten lava. now, remember this follows a similar eruption in the same area last month but this time it s much closer to the town. people living in homes nearby have already left the area.