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In a surprise move Denmark’s 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’s Eve speech broadcast on Danish television.
She cited a back surgery in February 2023 as giving her thoughts about the future.
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She will abdicate on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen.
"I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik," she announced.
The 83-year-old is the world's only reigning queen and the longest serving monarch in Europe, taking the throne after the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972.
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A rebellious teen turned "woke" family man, Denmark's future king Crown Prince Frederik is the embodiment of the country's relaxed, liberal monarchy.
Passionate about the environment, he has discreetly imposed himself in the shadow of his hugely popular mother, Queen Margrethe II, championing Denmark and its drive to find solutions to the climate crisis.