from the throne. denmark s queen margrethe the second made the surprise announcement in her new year address. the 83 year old will formally step down onjanuary 14 that s 52 years to the day since she came to power in 1972. her son, crown prince frederik, will take her place as king of denmark and head of state in the country. for more on the queen s reign and what s next, the bbc s naomi choy smith sent this report. a surprise announcement, live on national television, during queen margrethe s traditional new year s address. translation: on the 14th of january 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83 year old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery naturally gave rise - to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided tha
cities celebrating as well, so shall we show you some live pictures from rome as well, in italy? where we can see, again, fireworks. amazing work there as well. also, we can also show you some live pictures from berlin germany. amazing pictures, again, isn t it? so, many european cities welcoming the new year, of course many cities here in asia have welcomed 2024 about six, seven hours ago. of course, will we will bring you more on new year s celebrations around the world later in the programme. the us military says its helicopters have destroyed three small boats in an attack on a container ship in the southern red sea. it s the second assault by iran backed houthi rebels on the ship within 24 hours. the us says the gunmen who launched the raid from yemen attacked in four boats, coming within 20 metres of the vessel. the fourth craft fled the area. the houthi rebels say their actions are in protest against the gaza war, where there ve been more air strikes by israel. 0ur
father, i will step down as the queen of denmark. the 83 year old danish queen said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery l naturally gave rise to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided that now is the right time. queen margrethe plans to hand the throne to crown prince frederik, the eldest of her two sons. for many danes, queen margrethe is the only monarch they have ever known. she s seen here visiting windsor castle in 1974, two years after she succeeded herfather, king frederik. after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest serving monarch in europe. denmark s prime minister thanked queen margrethe for her service, saying it was difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne. a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welco
said time had taken its toll on her health and she made the decision to abdicate after undergoing back surgery in february. translation: the surgery naturally gave rise - to thinking about the future, whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation. i have decided that now is the right time. queen margrethe plans to hand the throne to crown prince frederik, the eldest of her two sons. for many danes, queen margrethe is the only monarch they have ever known. she s seen here visiting windsor castle in 1974, two years after she succeeded herfather, king frederik. after the death of queen elizabeth ii, queen margrethe became the longest serving monarch in europe. denmark s prime minister thanked queen margrethe for her service, saying it was difficult to understand that the time had come for a change of throne. a feeling echoed across denmark as the nation prepares to welcome the next royal generation. naomi choy smith, bbc news. the queen caused a st