Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who has reigned for greater than 50 years and is Europe’s longest-serving monarch, stated throughout her conventional New 12 months’s Eve speech on Danish tv that she’s going to abdicate the throne in early 2024.
The 83-year-old queen stated she’s going to hand over the crown to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. on January 14, 2024, 52 years to the day she succeeded her father, King Frederik IX, after his demise.
Crown Prince Frederik is 55 years outdated.
“In February this yr I underwent in depth again surgical procedure,” she stated throughout her speech. “The whole lot went nicely, because of the competent well being personnel, who took care of me. Inevitably, the operation gave trigger to ideas concerning the future – whether or not now could be an acceptable time to cross on the accountability to the following technology.
“I’ve determined that now could be the appropriate time,” she stated.
“On behalf of your complete inhabitants, I wish to prolong a heartfelt thanks to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the Kingdom,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated in an announcement on the PM’s web site.
Queen Margrethe grew to become Europe’s longest-serving monarch following the demise of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. The UK monarch had been queen for 70 years and 214 days.
