Queen Margrethe sat on the Danish throne for more than half a century. Now she wants to hand the scepter over to her son Frederik. She rode the carriage one last time to the New Year’s reception.
Queen Margrethe II traveled by carriage from her palace to the New Year’s reception in Christiansborg Palace for the last time as Danish regent. Danish television showed that morning how many people in Copenhagen stood in the snow and waved to Margrethe (83) as she drove past in her gold-plated carriage.
At the annual reception, around 1,000 invited guests present their New Year’s wishes to the royal family. The monarch’s carriage ride there from her residence, Amalienborg Palace, through Copenhagen’s city center is a tradition. In 2025, however, it will not be Margrethe, but rather her son Frederik – if he keeps this tradition.
In her New Year’s speech on December 31st, Margrethe surprisingly announced that she wanted to abdicate as queen after 52 years on the throne. She cited a back operation last year as the reason for this, which she survived well but which made her think. On January 14th, the 55-year-old crown prince is scheduled to take over the throne as King Frederik X.
Source: Stern
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