King Frederik X Takes Danish Throne as Mother Abdicates
- Denmark’s new king ascends to the throne in a simple ceremony
- Frederik succeeds Queen Margrethe II after surprise abdication
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In Denmark’s first abdication in nearly 900 years, Queen Margrethe II on Sunday made way for her son, who assumed the royal moniker King Frederik X.
The queen signed a declaration of abdication at 2 p.m. at Christiansborg Palace in central Copenhagen. An hour later, in a ceremony on the palace’s balcony, Frederik was proclaimed as king by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, witnessed by jubilant crowds below.