Denmark's Queen Margrethe II to step down on January 14 after 52 years on the throne

In a surprise announcement, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, in her New Year's speech, said that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The Queen announced during her New Year's speech that she would abdicate on January 14th, which is the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.

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