Having reigned for more than 50 years since her father King Frederick IX died in 1972, she's now also the longest-serving current head of state. ( Queen Elizabeth served as monarch for 70 years ...

Queen Margrethe of Denmark Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Attending Queen Elizabeth's ... female sovereign of Denmark at the age of 32 following the death of her father, King Frederick IX.

How Prince Frederick’s affair ... King Frederik IX. “In two weeks’ time I have been Queen of ... 2024 — 52 years after I succeeded my beloved father — I will step down as Queen of Denmark.

Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Margrethe II of Denmark are third cousins. Both the Queen and Queen Margrethe descend from two powerful historical royal figures, Queen Victoria and King Christian IX ...

Queen Margrethe of Denmark is a distant cousin of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the two are the only ruling queens in Europe at this time. Photographed, February 17, 2000.

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.

Denmark's royal family says Queen Margrethe II has cancelled all of her official activities for the week after testing positive on the evening of September 20. Skip to main content ABC News ...

Queen Margrethe of Denmark has been hospitalised after contracting a cold, the royal household has revealed. The 85-year-old, who abdicated in January in favour of her son, King Frederick X, was ...

Frederick X proclaimed Denmark’s new monarch. ... Queen Elizabeth II, and Margrethe were third cousins. ... King Frederik IX, on Jan. 14, 1972.

In January 1972, King Frederick IX of Denmark died after a short illness at the age of 72. He was succeeded by his daughter Margrethe who became the first Queen of Denmark in 600 years.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark ... Queen Margrethe II, formally signed her abdication, ... Frederick X proclaimed Denmark’s new monarch. January 15, 2024 at 3:42 a.m.