{"id":13452,"date":"2024-01-01T01:48:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T01:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/danish-queen-margrethe-announces-surprise-abdication-after-52-years-on-the-throne\/"},"modified":"2024-01-01T01:48:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T01:48:35","slug":"danish-queen-margrethe-announces-surprise-abdication-after-52-years-on-the-throne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/01\/danish-queen-margrethe-announces-surprise-abdication-after-52-years-on-the-throne\/","title":{"rendered":"Danish Queen Margrethe announces surprise abdication after 52 years on the throne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      In a surprise move Denmark\u2019s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her traditional New Year\u2019s Eve speech broadcast on Danish television.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      She cited a back surgery in February 2023 as giving her thoughts about the future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cIn two weeks time I have been Queen of Denmark for 52 years,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cSuch an amount will leave its mark on anybody \u2013 also on me! The time takes its toll, and the number of \u2018ailments\u2019 increases. One cannot undertake as much as one managed in the past,\u201d she added.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cIn February this year I underwent extensive back surgery,\u201d she said. \u201cEverything went well, thanks to the competent health personnel, who took care of me. Inevitably, the operation gave cause to thoughts about the future \u2013 whether now would be an appropriate time to pass on the responsibility to the next generation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cI have decided that now is the right time,\u201d she said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cOn 14th January, 2024 \u2013 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father \u2013 I will step down as Queen of Denmark. I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Queen Margrethe II took over the throne on 14 January 1972 following the death of King Frederik IX.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      After the death of Britain\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II last year Margrethe became the longest-serving monarch in Europe.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Prince Frederik will take over the throne as His Majesty King Frederik X in January, the Danish Prime Minister\u2019s office said in a statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      After a meeting in the Council of State, the Prime Minister will proclaim the change of throne at Christiansborg Castle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Queen will continue to be titled as Her Majesty following the handover.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Denmark\u2019s royals have a limited role under the country\u2019s constitution, with power resting with parliament. Monarchs play an important ambassadorial role as well as signing off on new legislation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Margrethe has throughout her life enjoyed broad support from Danes, Reuters reports.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprise move Denmark\u2019s Queen Margrethe II has announced she will abdicate her role early in 2024, after a reign lasting more than five decades. Margrethe, 83, will hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik, she said in her traditional New Year\u2019s Eve speech broadcast on Danish television. 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