Queen of Denmark drops New Year’s bombshell and resigns live on TV

The Queen of Denmark has announced she will step down from the throne in two weeks.

Dec 31, 2023 - 19:00
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Queen of Denmark drops New Year’s bombshell and resigns live on TV
Denmark's queen has unexpectedly announced her abdication in her traditional New Year's Eve speech (Picture: Getty)
Denmark’s queen has unexpectedly announced her abdication in her traditional New Year’s Eve speech (Picture: Getty)

The Queen of Denmark has announced she will step down from the throne in two weeks.

Margrethe II revealed in her New Year’s Eve speech she will abdicate on January 14.

This is exactly 52 years to the day of her ascension in 1972.

Her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik, will succeed her.

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