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 ...

Queen Margrethe rode through Denmark's capital in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her final public New Year's celebrations before her Jan. 14 abdication after 52 years on the throne.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announced during a New Year's Eve address that she plans to abdicate the throne, allowing for her son, Crown Prince Frederik, to take charge. The queen said she would ...