Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication
She has been hailed for subtly modernising Danish royalty in her half-century on the throne.
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Queen Margrethe II of Denmark gives a New Year's speech from Christian IX's Palace, Amalienborg Castle, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on December 31, 2023, announcing her upcoming abdication. AFP
By NewVision Reporter
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Denmark's popular Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, said Sunday that she would abdicate on January 14 and pass the baton to her