Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announced that she is abdicating her position in the new year after nearly 52 years on the throne. During her New Year's Eve speech, Margrethe II, 86, said that she ...

Two months prior to that, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated so that Willem-Alexander could assume the throne. Denmark is one of just seven kingdoms left in Europe. Like the coronation of ...

Apart from the abdication, the protocol is largely similar to previous royal successions in Denmark. As in 1972 when Margrethe acceded to the throne, no foreign dignitaries or royals have been ...

the eyes of the Aussie public are firmly glued to their television screens to watch Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark ascend to the throne. Queen Margrethe, 83, announced on New Year’s Eve her ...

“So this will be the day where we issue a commemorative coin that makes the occasion of our new king assuming the throne and ...

When Queen Margrethe II of Denmark steps down on Sunday, many Danes will be bereft. Now that she is abdicating in favour of Crown Prince Frederik, 55, the question is whether she has broken a ...