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Sunday, December 31, 2023

Oldest reigning monarch abdicates (Dec. 31, 2023)

Effective January 2024

Danish Queen Margrethe (who ascended to the throne in 1972) has abdicated

in favor of her son, Prince Frederik of Denmark. She is 83 years old.

She shared the news in her annual "New Year's Eve Speech" broadcast

on national Danish television.

cnn.com is source of this news

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