Queen Margrethe II of Denmark sent shockwaves around the world by announcing her abdication live on TV during a New Year’s address on Sunday, Dec. 31. The 83-year-old monarch cited her.
The Danish monarch, 83, announced in her annual New Year s Eve speech that she will step down on January 14 - the first abdication in the Nordic state for 500 years.
A rebellious teen turned "woke" family man, Denmark's future king Crown Prince Frederik is the embodiment of the country's relaxed, liberal monarchy."He was not strictly speaking a rebel, but as a child and young man, he was very uncomfortable with the media attention and the knowledge that he was going to be king," said Gitte Redder, an expert on the Danish royal family.