Queen Margrethe II of Denmark will abdicate the throne after nearly 52 years. The queen made the surprise announcement in her annual New Year’s Eve address to the Danish public on Dec. 31, announcing ...

DENMARK -- Denmark's King Frederik X has taken the throne after the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II, looking emotional as he waved to the thousands who gathered in the capital Copenhagen ...

In a surprise New Year's Eve announcement, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II said she plans to abdicate her throne more than five decades after succeeding her father King Frederik IX. "I have decided that ...

First she abdicated to give her son the throne…and now she has designed one for him. Over the weekend, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark bestowed upon her son King Frederick and his wife Queen Mary a pair ...

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen, who is Europe's longest-reigning living ...

HELSINKI (AP) — Scaled-down celebrations took place Sunday in Denmark marking 50 years on the throne by Queen Margrethe, whose reign is now Europe’s longest following the death of Britain’s Queen ...

Then Queen Margrethe II of Denmark arrives at the Munich's residence. Sven Hoppe/dpa The former Danish Queen Margrethe II has defended her parents against accusations raised in a book that they were ...