Queen Margrethe of Denmark officially abdicated today and passed the throne to her son, who will become King Frederick Over a hundred thousand people He took part in the event, as television pictures showed.
Video Denmark, Frederick X celebrated his accession to the throne
The 83-year-old monarch signed her declaration of abdication in the State Council at Christiansborg Palace, with her 55-year-old son sitting to her right. A small doll in the shape of a kangaroo appeared among the crowd cheering her because the new Queen Mary was born in Hobart, Tasmania (Australia).
“United, committed to the Kingdom of Denmark“: the new King Frederik
After asking for three rounds of applause for Queen Margrethe, who abdicated in favor of her son from the hundreds of thousands of Danes who flocked to the square to witness the ceremony, the Prime Minister repeated three times: “Long live His Majesty King Frederik.” The monarch, emotional , tearful but smiling, thanked his mother in his speech to the citizens: “She will always be remembered as an extraordinary regent. “My mother managed to become one with her kingdom like no other,” he said as the people in the square burst into applause.
“Today the throne changes hands. My hope is to become the unifying king of tomorrow. This is a task that I have undertaken my entire life. A responsibility that I take on with respect, pride and great joy,” he said. Queen Mary, the king's Australian wife, dressed all in white, and her four children then arrived on the balcony. At their departure, after the kiss between the two rulers, the farewell, King Frederik placed his hand on his heart as a gesture of thanks to the subjects who waved the Danish flags to cheer him on.
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