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  • Birthday 04/28/1988

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  1. Queen Margrethe II has now formally abdicated, and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has proclaimed King Frederik X from the balcony of Christianborg Palace.
  2. That would have been almost as surprising as the abdication itself. In Denmark, the tradition of coronations was discontinued several centuries ago. When absolute monarchy was introduced in 1660, the coronation ritual was replaced with a simpler anointment ceremony, which was in turn abolished when Denmark got its first democratic constitution in 1849.
  3. That's might be the tradition, as it has also been in Denmark so far, but abdication is legally possible in the UK, although it requires an act of Parliament. The most recent British monarch to abdicate was King Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936.
  4. Not quite yet Queen Margrethe won't abdicate until 14 January, during a Council of State starting at 14:00 CET. At 15:00, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will then proclaim the new King of Denmark from the balcony of Christianborg Palace.
  5. Yesterday, during her annual New Year's address, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced her intention to abdicate on live television. She will formally step down on 14 January 2024, 52 years to the day since she became queen. Not only is she the longest-serving monarch in Danish history, she is also the world's only reigning queen following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the world's longest-serving living monarch. I wouldn't exactly call myself a staunch royalist, but as a Dane I most certainly felt the presence of history yesterday when I watched the Queen's New Year's address, as we always do on New Year's Eve at 18:00. What an ending to the year!
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