Denmark’s prime minister proclaimed Frederik X as king on Sunday after his mother Queen Margrethe II formally signed her abdication, with massive crowds turning out to rejoice in the throne ...

Queen Margrethe II reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. She has been succeeded by her son, King Frederik X, and his wife, Queen Mary.

Long before she became queen, Mary of Denmark developed a close and loving relationship with her mother-in-law, Margrethe II.

The surprise abdication of Queen Margrethe II in late December 2023 ... The former reigning monarch of Denmark, Queen Margrethe announced during her New Year’s Eve address in 2023 that she ...

Queen Mary, formerly Mary Donaldson, spent her early ... moved to Denmark to study Danish language at Copenhagen's Studieskolen in 2001. In early 2003, Frederik's mother Queen Margrethe publicly ...

Mary was last in Australia in October 2024. She became Queen of Denmark following the abdication of Queen Margrethe II and the crowning of her husband as King Frederik X on January 14, 2024.