New era for Denmark as Queen Margrethe abdicates

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 14, 2024 7:15 pm

COPENHAGEN: Denmark turns a page in its history on Sunday when Queen Margrethe abdicates and her son becomes King Frederik X, with more than 100,000 Danes expected to turn out for the unprecedented event.

Thousands of people began assembling early Sunday outside Copenhagen's Christiansborg Palace despite the winter chill, many bundled up in warm bonnets and ski pants to ward off the freezing temperatures.

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