Margrethe II announced her abdication (effective 14 January 2024) as Queen of Denmark during her New Year's Eve address to the nation on 31 December 2023. She was succeeded by her elder son, King Frederik X, on 14 January 2024.[1][2] Margrethe's abdication was the first voluntary abdication of a Danish monarch since that of King Eric III in 1146.[3]
- ^ Einarsdóttir, Silja Björklund (31 December 2023). "Dronning Margrethe av Danmark går av" [Queen Margrethe of Denmark abdicates]. NRK. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Missede du det store øjeblik? Se hele dronning Margrethes tale her" [Did you miss the big moment? See Queen Margrethe's entire speech here]. DR (in Danish). 31 December 2023. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ "Denmark's King Frederik X takes the throne after abdication of Queen". CNN.