Queen Margrethe II: Danish monarch announces abdication live on TV - BBC News
Margrethe II, who has reigned for half a century, will step down to be replaced by her son.
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Watch: Queen of Denmark announces abdication live on TV
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II has announced her surprise abdication in a new year TV address.
She will formally step down on 14 January, which will be 52 years to the day since she became queen.
"I will leave the throne to my son, Crown Prince Frederik," she announced.
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