Queen Margaret II of Denmark will abdicate on January 14 next year after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederick, as announced this Sunday in her annual New Year’s speech.
The queen, 83 years old, who acceded to the throne in 1972, She is the longest-serving monarch in Europe after the death of British Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
Operation in February
In February she underwent successful back surgery. “Naturally, the operation made me think about the future“If the time had come to leave responsibility to the next generation,” he noted in his speech. “I have decided that now is the right time. “On January 14, 2024, 52 years after succeeding my beloved father, I will leave the throne of Denmark,” he said. “I leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik.”
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In Denmark, formal power resides in the elected Parliament and its government. The monarch is expected to stay out of partisan politics, representing the nation in traditional roles ranging from state visits to national day celebrations.
Born in 1940, Margarita has enjoyed throughout her life a broad support from the Daneswho appreciate his discreet and creative personality.