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I mistook this for abolishing the monarchy. THAT would have been wild.
Me too. After reading the article I was like...
I read abduction and im like how does that work
🤣
Third cousin of QE2, related through Queen Victoria. The fact that European monarchies still exist is wild.
You're kidding yourself if you think royalty ever went away.
They simply changed the titles so the poors wouldn't notice.
She revealed the decision was made after a period of reflection following surgery on her back in early 2023.
"The surgery naturally gave rise to thinking about the future - whether the time had come to leave the responsibility to the next generation," she said.
"I have decided that now is the right time," she added, and offered her thanks to the Danish public for their support over the years.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address.
"I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik," she announced.
The 83-year-old is the longest serving monarch in Danish history, taking the throne after the death of her father King Frederik IX in 1972.
Queen Margrethe is a popular figure in Denmark, and many Danes had expected her to remain on the throne until her death.
This year, aside from the announcement, she also spoke of the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as the importance of addressing climate change.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.
The original article contains 260 words, the summary contains 115 words. Saved 56%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!
TIL there's a queen of Denmark 🤷♀️
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2023
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