Right now’s the day. In a matter of hours, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, 83, will formally abdicate in favour of her 55-year-old son, Crown Prince Frederik.
Frederik shall be proclaimed King from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace at 3pm native time by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
From then on, he and his spouse, Crown Princess Mary, shall be referred to as Their Majesties, The King and Queen of Denmark. You’ll be able to watch it stay from hellomagazine.com
In the meantime, the couple’s eldest son, Prince Christian, 18, will change into Crown Prince of Denmark.
Their three youngest youngsters, Princess Isabella, 16, and 13-year-old twins, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine will change into second, third and fourth in line to the throne respectively.
We’ll be sharing stay updates from Margrethe’s abdication and Frederik’s accession as they occur.
This is what you may anticipate by way of the timeline:
- 1.35pm: Frederik, Mary and Christian will journey to Christiansborg Palace
- 1.37pm: Queen Margrethe will go away for Christiansborg Palace
- 2pm: Queen Margrethe II will formally abdicate on the Council of State.
- 2.30pm: Frederik and Mary will host a particular reception
- 3pm: Frederik shall be proclaimed His Majesty King Frederik X from the balcony of Christiansborg Palace
Frederik’s accession comes simply two weeks after Margrethe shocked the world when she introduced her choice to abdicate in her New Yr’s deal with – the primary within the Danish monarchy’s historical past in practically 900 years.
© GettyMargrethe mentioned: “In February this 12 months I underwent in depth again surgical procedure. It went nicely, due to the expert healthcare workers who took care of me. In fact, the operation additionally gave rise to fascinated by the long run – whether or not the time had come to depart the accountability to the following era.
“I’ve determined that now’s the proper time. On 14 January 2024 – 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father – I’ll step down as Queen of Denmark. I go away the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik.”
© GettyIt was additionally confirmed by the Danish royal palace that the queen informed her sons, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, of her plans simply three days earlier than her announcement.
Frederik, who has been inheritor to the throne for the reason that age of three, will rejoice his 20th marriage ceremony anniversary with spouse Mary in Could.
The Danish royal met Tasmania-born Mary in the course of the Sydney 2000 Olympics on the Slip Inn pub.
