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Queen Margrethe II's Son King Frederik X Officially Takes Throne After She Abdicates

Margrethe ended her reign as the Queen of Denmark, on the 52nd anniversary of her ascension.

There, Margrethe was filmed seated next to Frederik and his immediate heir, his 18-year-old son, Prince Christian, as she smiled while signing the official decree. MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty ImagesMargrethe's abdication came on the 52nd anniversary of the day she took the throne in 1972, at the age of 31, following the sudden death of her father, King Frederik IX. I leave the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik," the Queen shared what will now be her final New Year's Eve address to the Danish public.

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