Published January 14,2024
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King Frederik X grew to become Denmark‘s new regent on Sunday as his mom Queen Margrethe signed a declaration of her abdication.
Thousands of Danes flooded the streets between the palace and royal residence within the capital Copenhagen to witness the unprecedented occasion. The queen signed a declaration of her abdication at a authorities council on the parliament.
The signing ceremony formally designated Frederik to grow to be king. Police within the metropolis estimate that greater than 100,000 individuals turned out within the streets to welcome the brand new King.
Born in 1968, Frederik Andre Henrik Christian is the primary youngster of Margrethe and her late husband, Prince Henrik, who died in 2018. His forename was chosen consistent with the Danish royal customized of the inheritor obvious being named both Frederik or Christian. His solely sibling, Prince Joachim, was born in 1969.
King Frederik’s son Christian — now formally crown prince — was additionally current on the signing ceremony. Meanwhile, Australian-born Mary is the primary commoner to grow to be queen in Denmark.
Copenhagen police predicts a turnout of greater than 100,000 individuals within the streets to welcome the brand new King.
Queen Margrethe introduced her intention to abdicate the throne in her New Year’s Eve deal with. Aged 83, she mentioned she would formally step down on Jan. 14 after 5 a long time on the throne.
She ascended the throne in 1972, following the loss of life of her father, King Frederik IX. She has grow to be the primary Danish monarch in practically 900 years to abdicate voluntarily.
Source: www.anews.com.tr