Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces abdication on live TV
The Danish queen has unexpectedly announced her decision to step down from the throne on 14 January, exactly 52 years since her ascension in 1972.
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She made the announcement during her annual New Year’s Eve speech. Her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will succeed her.
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