The former crown prince, 55, was then formally proclaimed king by the country's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace in the heart of the Danish capital.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has announced her decision to abdicate the throne in favor of her son, Crown Prince Frederik. This news comes as Denmark prepares for a new regent and royal couple.

The 83-year-old Margrethe is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years since King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery in 1146.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has signed her historic abdication in a step that made her son Frederik X immediately become king.

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed Frederic king from the balcony of Copenhagen's Christiansburg Palace. The abdication leaves Denmark with two queens.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, after nearly 900 years of monarchs, signs her historic abdication, allowing her son Frederik X to immediately ascend to the throne.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the streets of Copenhagen to celebrate the accession of Denmark's new king, Frederik X, on Sunday, just two weeks after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, made ...

King Frederik X has taken the throne of Denmark after the abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II, the royal family shared on social media.

In a simple ceremony, the Crown Prince was proclaimed King Frederik X of Denmark. His mother Queen Margrethe II abdicated after 52 years as monarch.