Thousands of people will gather in downtown Copenhagen on Sunday to witness a historic moment in one of the world’s oldest monarchies Source: Denmark to proclaim a new king as Queen Margrethe signs historic abdication Category: International
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For centuries monarchs were far more likely to die from disease or violence than to hand over titles that carried real power before the democratic era of constitutional monarchies. But as life expectancy grows ever longer, even a schedule of symbolic duties can be exhausting in a monarch’s later years. Source: Denmark’s queen is abdicating […]
Queen Margrethe II will become Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly 900 years when she hands over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik Source: Denmark’s queen is abdicating the throne. More royals have been doing that lately Category: International