Tomorrow, Denmark Welcomes a New King and Queen
Tomorrow, Denmark Welcomes a New King and Queen Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Denmark/ May 2023/ GETTY Following her Majesty, Queen Margarethe's surprise abdication, Crown Prince Fredrick and Crown Princess Mary will automatically become the new King and Queen of Denmark. This news comes after several health scares for Queen Margarethe, most recently a serious back surgery that left her incapable to rule for a long period of time. We learned about her Majesty's intention to abdicate in her annual new years eve speech. If I am correct, the news broke, shortly before the broadcast was aired, on X (formerly known as Twitter). Queen Margarethe's abdication took us all by surprise, since she had previously mentioned how she has no intention of relinquishing her right to the throne. Her Majesty Queen Margarethe II/ November 2021/ GETTY Her Majesty Queen Margarethe ascended the throne in 1972, at the age of 31. By her side was her beloved hu...