The Latest Breaking News from Margrethe II

Queen of Denmark announces surprise abdication in New Year TV address

Queen Margrethe II to step down after more than half a century on the throne

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2023

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announces shock abdication in New Year’s Eve speech

Queen Margrethe II has been on Denmark’s throne for 52 years and is the current longest-serving monarch in Europe

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2023

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark announces surprise abdication

Monarch will step down on 14 January, the 52nd anniversary of her accession, and leave the throne to her son Frederik

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Windsors v Borbones: comparing the public pay of European royal families

Stipends, palace maintenance, staff costs and taxes all differ, but the British royals are given the most taxpayer money

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Three royal princesses' remarkable US tour - from Disney trips to meeting Elvis

Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Princess Margaretha of Sweden and Princess Astrid of Norway travelled on a joint trip of California in 1960 and were pictured at Disneyland and met other famous faces

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Denmark's aging queen to resume most duties next month

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, whose half-century reign makes her Europe’s longest-serving monarch, is expected to resume most of her official duties after last month’s back operation, on her 83rd birthday next month

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Prince Joachim of Denmark announces he is moving to the US for new job after children lose titles

Prince Joachim’s four children were stripped of their royal titles by Queen Margrethe II last year

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023

Danish prince moves to US for defense industry attache post

Prince Joachim of Denmark is moving to the United States to take up the post of defense industry attache at the Danish embassy in Washington starting in September

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023