Queen Margrethe II. Photo: Steffi Loos/Getty Days after attending Queen Elizabeth 's funeral, Queen Margrethe of Denmark has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Danish Royal Court.

After Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96 on Sept. 8, Queen Margrethe, 82, of Denmark has become Europe's only ruling female monarch.

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark has been Queen for 52 years, making her Denmark's longest-serving monarch. Queen Margrethe took to the throne in 1972, after the passing of her father, King Frederik IX.

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In the case of how Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were related, it all comes down to the “grandmother of Europe,” England’s Queen Victoria, who ruled from 1837 to 1901.

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe will be formally stepping down from her role as the nation’s monarch on January 14 – but did you know she’s actually related to Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth?

The Queen of Denmark has tested positive to COVID-19 one day after attending the state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II in London.

First Danish queen for 600 years In January 1972, King Frederick IX of Denmark died at the age of 72. He was succeeded by his daughter Margrethe who became the first Queen of Denmark in 600 years.

Queen Margrethe signs a declaration of abdication as Crown Prince Frederik becomes King Frederik X of Denmark and Prince Christian watches on on January 14, 2024.

Though they ruled from capitals hundreds of miles apart, Queen Elizabeth and Queen Margrethe found time now and again to meet and spill the tea about family, children and other matters.

The late queen and her husband were connected in more ways than one. So were Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip related?