Queen Margrethe II abdication LIVE: Monarch indicators abdication

You can watch the Danish Queen Margrethe abdication and the proclamation of her son Crown Prince Frederik beneath.

The Dutch Royal Family have handed alongside their congratulations to Queen Margrethe and her successor King Frederik in the present day.

In a press release put out on social media, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima and Princess Beatrix stated: ‘Today, after 52 years, Denmark has a brand new head of state.

‘It is with heat and affection that we honour Queen Margrethe for her unconditional dedication and extraordinary dedication to her nation.

‘We sit up for assembly King Frederik X and Queen Mary of their new roles and can proceed to cherish the deep friendship between the Netherlands and Denmark.’

This is the second King Frederik and Queen Mary kissed in entrance of cheering crowds on the balcony of Christiansborg Castle.

People watching the printed of in the present day’s festivities from residence may need noticed some members of the group holding indicators saying ‘Justice for Pingo’.

This is not a cry for assist for somebody locked up for a criminal offense they did not commit, however moderately an affectionate joke aimed on the new King.

During his maturity Frederik has undertaken quite a few army programs, together with in Denmark’s Navy, the place he has reached the rank of Rear Admiral.

He earned the nickname ‘Pingo’ when he accomplished a Navy scuba diving course after his wetsuit stuffed up with water, forcing him to waddle like a penguin.

Stunning images have proven 1000’s of individuals packed onto the streets of Copenhagen in the present day to witness the historic abdication of Queen Margrethe and the ascension of her eldest son Frederik to the throne.

The Danish Royal House yesterday posted a musical tribute to Queen Margrethe on the eve of her abdication.

The video, set to Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want to Have Fun, exhibits particular moments from the monarch’s reign.

It consists of clips from her conferences with the late Queen Elizabeth II, Pope John Paul II and former US president Bill Clinton.

It additionally showcased her outgoing character which has made her so standard in Denmark and overseas.

King Frederik was all smiles as he kissed his spouse Queen Mary in entrance of the crowds on the Christiansborg Palace this afternoon.

His Majesty was additionally joined by his youngsters Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent and Princess Josephine on the balcony, the place they waved to the folks beneath.

King Frederik has been joined on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace by his spouse Queen Mary, sporting an all-white gown.

They had been later joined by their 4 youngsters.

The Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has proclaimed the King thrice from the balacony at Christiansborg Palace.

The new monarch was seen wiping away tears as he spoke to the group who cheered for the brand new monarch.

The King and Queen have despatched their ‘best needs’ to King Frederik X and Queen Mary of Denmark on the day of their accession to the throne.

Charles wrote a message, shared by Buckingham Palace, by which he additionally paid tribute to ‘the various years of service’ of Queen Margrethe II.

Buckingham Palace stated Charles has written privately to the 83-year-old, who stepped down on this afternoon following a 52-year reign.

Queen Margrethe signed her formal abdication at a gathering with the Danish authorities at Christiansborg Palace, in Copenhagen, making approach for Frederik, 55, and his Australian-born spouse Mary, 51, who’s the daughter of Scottish immigrants.

In his letter to Frederik and Mary, Charles wrote: ‘My spouse joins me in writing to convey our best needs on the day of your accession to the throne of the Kingdom of Denmark.

‘I pay tribute to the various years of service of your mom, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, and keep in mind fondly the frequent visits between our nations, together with our go to to Copenhagen and Elsinore in 2012. and the broader world.

“I pay tribute to the many years of service of your mother, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II, and remember fondly the frequent visits between our countries, including our visit to Copenhagen and Elsinore in 2012.

‘I was delighted that Your Majesties were able to attend our coronation last year and I much look forward to future opportunities to celebrate the close connection that unites our countries and our families.’

After signing her abdication, the former monarch was seen leaving Christiansborg Palace in a limousine instead of a horse drawn carriage.

As she is not monarch, the brand new King and Queen will as a substitute take the carriage by Copenhagen.

Wearing a magenta outfit, Margrethe signed her abdication during a meeting with the Danish Cabinet,

The document was presented to her as she sat at a massive table covered in red cloth around which royals and members of the Danish government were seated.

After signing it, the ‘tearful’ Queen rose and gestured to her son to take her place, and she or he stated ‘God save the king’ as she left the room.

Royal fans have paid tribute to Queen Margrethe as she abdicated from the throne, with many noting the out-going monarch was tearful as she left the with the Danish Cabinet at the Christiansborg Palace.

One wrote: ‘Oh my heart as Queen Margrethe leaves the room in tears!’

Another said: ‘As Crown Prince Frederik sat down with tears in his eyes to sign the papers, Queen Margrethe seemed to break down and turned and left the room.’

A 3rd added: ‘Queen Margrethe leaving the room in tears after Fred sits on the chair.’

Royal journalists are reporting that Queen Margrethe left the room ‘in tears’ following her abdication.

She was seen holding a walking stick, as she left the state meeting, with her son King Frederix X and the now Crown Prince Christian sitting at the head of the table.

King Frederik X has taken the throne following the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II, Danish broadcaster DR has reported.

Video footage showed the monarch of 52-years signing the abdication document.

Margrethe, 83, is the first Danish monarch to voluntarily relinquish the throne in nearly 900 years since King Erik III Lam stepped down to enter a monastery in 1146.

She signed her abdication during a meeting with the Danish Cabinet at the Christiansborg Palace.

The document was presented to her as she sat at a massive table covered in red cloth around which royals and members of the Danish government were seated.

Frederik, 55, was present in the room. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will next proclaim him king on the balcony of the palace before thousands of people.

Frederik’s 18-year-old son, Christian, who turns into Denmark’s crown prince and inheritor to the throne, was additionally in attendance.

Hundreds of thousands are on the streets of chilly Copenhagen this afternoon as they wait to welcome Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary.

Wearing huge coats, bobble hats and some even in ski gear, Danes braced the 3 degree weather to try and get a glimpse of the royal occasion.

Thousands cheered in the grey city as the royals passed through.

• Queen Margrethe has arrvied at Christiansborg Palace
• She is joined by Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary and their son Prince Christian
• While at the palace Queen Margrethe will sign her abdication where a state council meeting will be held
• Meanwhile hundreds of thousands of Danish people and Aussies a like have gathered outside on the streets of Copenhagen
• Following the assembly, Frederik will rclaimed from the balcony by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

There were loud cheers from the crowd as Queen Margrethe arrived at Christiansborg Palace by horse-drawn carriage.

Pepole on the packed streets surrounding the sq. had been seen waving Danish flags as they clapped for the outgoing monarch.

A livebroadcast from regional channel DR1 showed the Crown Prince and his wife Princess Mary, being driven from the streets of Copenhagen.

Prince Frederik was seen sporting his ceremonial outfit whereas Princess Mary opted for a white gown.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary – along with their son Prince Christian – are making their way to Christiansborg Castle.

A procession of cars set off with the royals setting off in a 1958 Rolls-Royce from Amalienborg.

Margrethe II followed in a carriage, smiling and waving at delighted crowds as she left from Christian IX’s Palace.

Both will pass through Frederiksgade, Bredgade, Kongens Nytorv, Holmens Canal and Prince Jørgen’s Courtyard on the way.

Queen Margrethe’s abdication has kicked off as Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary – along with their son Prince Christian – have begun to make their way to Christiansborg Castle.

A live broadcast from regional channel DR1 shows soldiers marching up and down the streets as excited crowds have lined up, donning plastic crowds, Danish flag and various regalia to celebrate the low-key ceremony.

Photos from the event also show security making checks at the balcony of Christiansborg Castle, with only hours to go before Queen Margrethe II’s abdication – which she announced on New Year’s Eve.

Stable keepers have also been readying the horses in the royal stables of Christiansborg Palace this morning.

And earlier today, soldiers from the Danish Guard Hussar regiment appeared to be practicing for today’s events.

Margrethe left her residence for the Christiansborg Palace in a horse-drawn coach escorted by members of the Hussar Regiment in blue uniforms with red jackets on horses. There she is set to formally sign her abdication.

Her son Crown Prince Frederik and his wife, Crown Princess Mary, also left for the palace in a limousine. Later the royal standard will be lowered on Margrethe’s home and raised on the building where Frederik and Mary live.

The Honour guard is preparing outside Amalienborg Palace Square, as the future King and Queen are expected to leave the royal residence at any moment.

Queen Margrethe will follow shortly after in a horse-drawn coach and head for teh Christiansborg Palace.

Crowds are growing on Christiansborg Castle Square as excited members of the public wait to see the arrival of the incoming King and Queen.

Danes and Aussies a like were seen flying their native flags, with Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary expected to arrive shortly.

Shortly the future King and Queen will leave their royal residence at Amalienborg Palace and travel through the city at Christiansborg Palace.

Their journey is expected to begin at 12.35pm GMT. MailOnline will bring you all the latest coverage of the historic event.

Prince Joachim will attend his mother’s abdication and his elder brother’s crowning today, but his wife and children will not be in tow.

It follows a royal row after Queen Magrethe removed the prince and princess titles, as well as His/Her royal highness, from her youngest sons four children: Nikolai, 24, Felix, 21, Henrik, 14, and Athena, 11.

A palace spokesperson said: ‘Prince Joachim will be there, but the children go to school, there is no special reason.’

The spokesperson added that Queen Margrethe’s youngest son will leave Denmark the following day to return to his home in the US.

Prince Joachim, who is now a defence industry attaché at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington DC, travelled from the US to Copenhagen to attend the abdication today.

However, he is without his wife Marie and their two children Henrick and Athena.

Joachim’s children from his first marriage, Nikolai and Felix, are also not expected to attend.

Royal photograph Mark Stewart has paid tribute to Queen Margrethe ahead of her abdication.

Writing on X, he said: ‘Denmark is preparing for an historic day. After 52 years Queen Margrethe, 83, is abdicating.

‘She will sign the document of abdication at 2pm. It has been a pleasure and a honour to photograph this most colourful of monarchs for over 35 years.’

Excitement is building throughout Denmark, with thousands of people crowding onto the streets of Copenhagen – many wearing their plastic and cardboard crowns.

People began gathering outside parliament early tgus nirbubg, with many swarming the streets of Copenhagen’s main shopping street, the Pedestrian Stroeget, which was decorated with red and white Danish flags, and several shops had hung up photos of the Queen and king-to-be.

City buses are adorned with smaller replicas of the Danish flag as is customary during royal events.

The royal guards’ music band made their daily parade through Copenhagen but wore red jackets, instead of their usual black, to mark major events.

It has long been reported that Princess Mary, then wroking as a marketing manager at an advertisement company, first met Frederik in a packed city pub in Sydney 23 years ago.

The 51-year-old Australian-born royal supposedly had no idea the handsome European tourist she had been chatting to for hours was actually the future king of Denmark.

But in a resurfaced interview, Amber Petty, who was a bridesmaid at their wedding in 2004, revealed the pair actually met at an ‘exclusive private dinner party’ at the Slip Inn and the whole thing was ‘organised’.

Speaking to Channel Seven breakfast show Sunrise in 2021, Petty said the event was attended by a group of royals who were visiting Australia for the 2000 Summer Olympics.

‘I’m sorry to break everybody’s hearts, but it’s not always about randomly bumping into princes in pubs,’ she said on the program.

‘It wasn’t just a random meeting… it was an organised small dinner during the Olympics and Mary happened to be invited and most of the guests happened to be royals.’

Amongst the thousands of Danes on the streets of Copenhagen this morning were a number of Australians who have moved abroad to the country – as well as some who had flown in for the occasion.

Aussies were out in force, clutching on to their native flag, as they look to welcome Princess Mary, who was born in Sydney and later moved to Denmark after meeting Crown Prince Frederik.

Brisbane biomedical science graduate Ebony Wilson, 25, and her grandmother Judy Langtree who bought a last-minute plane ticket for Copenhagen to be part of Danish royal succession.

‘We can relate more to that because she’s from a middle-class background, and we are too,’ said Judy.

Meanwhile, Australian expat Leon Fischer and his Danish-born wife Susan headed out into the cold to welcome the new King and Queen.

‘I think it’s good that she’s not from royalty and has a normal Australian background.

‘Abdication has become more common because people are becoming older and older,’ Lars Hovbakke Sorsen, a Danish historian and lecturer. ‘Therefore, we have more old monarchs in Europe and thus older crown princes and crown princesses.

As Queen Margarthe steps aside, here is a look at some other European sovereigns who have handed over their thrones to their younger and more energetic heirs in recent years:

Akihito of Japan:

Emperor Akihito abdicated in 2019 at the age of 85, citing age and declining health in his decision to hand over the throne to his son, Emperor Naruhito. It was Japan’s first abdication in two centuries.

Akihito had devoted his three-decades long reign to making amends for a war fought in his father’s name while taking the aloof monarchy closer to the people. His era was the first in Japan’s modern history without war.

Juan Carlos of Spain

Juan Carlos I, now 86, abdicated in disgrace in 2014. He had once been so popular that many Spaniards would say that they were ‘not monarchists, but Juan Carlists’.

But his relations with the Spanish public began to crack in 2012, when the former patron of the World Wide Fund for Nature injured himself on an elephant hunting trip in Botswana while his subjects back home were living through a full-blown economic crisis.

Juan Carlos left Spain in August 2020 amid investigations into his involvement in alleged financial wrongdoings. Spanish prosecutors had to shelve their case after concluding that the alleged misconduct, involving millions of euros in undeclared accounts, happened when Juan Carlos had legal immunity as king.

Felipe renounced his inheritance from Juan Carlos and stripped him of his state-provided subsidy in 2020 in a groundbreaking move to distance himself from his father.

Beatrix of the Netherlands

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands may have started a trend toward royals retiring when she announced her abdication in 2013, shortly before turning 75 and after a 33-year reign.

In explaining her decision to hand over the throne to her son, King Willem-Alexander, she said she believed it was time to pass responsibility to a new generation.

Beatrix was quickly followed in her abdication by her Belgian counterpart, King Albert II, and not long after that by Spain’s Juan Carlos.

Abdication is the norm at the egalitarian House of Orange. Beatrix’s mother – Juliana – and her mother’s mother – Wilhelmina – all stood down and eased into retirement.

Albert II of Belgium

Three months after Beatrix’s abdication, King Albert II decided to hand over the throne his son, Philippe. At 79, Albert said his age and health no longer allowed him to fulfil all of his duties.

The move in 2013 ended nearly two decades of steady reign over a country divided between northern Dutch-speaking Flanders and French-speaking southern Wallonia.

He was the primary king to voluntarily abdicate since Belgium gained its independence in 1830.

CROWN PRINCE FREDERIK WILL BECOME KING

Frederick, 55, formerly known as Crown Prince Frederick – is set to become His Majesty King Frederick X.

Her Majesty The Queen will continue to be known as Her Majesty and bear the title HM Queen Margrethe.

CROWN PRINCESS MARY WILL BECOME QUEEN

Meanwhile, his spouse Crown Princess Mary – who’s very talked-about with the Danish public resulting from her dedication to royal responsibility and dedication to studying the language – will develop into Queen Consort.

She is also set to become the nation’s first Australian-born queen.

The couple, who met in a bar in 2000 during the Olympics in Sydney, share four children, who each occupy the next spaces in the line of succession.

PRINCE CHRISTIAN WILL BECOME CROWN PRINCE

Their son Prince Christian will become the next in line to the Danish throne at just 18.

His title will change to Crown Prince Christian as he will be the heir apparent.

He may have to act as head of state when his father is out of the country.

Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf has paid tribute to his cousin Queen Margrethe, who he calls ‘Daisy’, in a sweet montage posted to his Instagram.

The clip exhibits images of the royal pair collectively at totally different capabilities over time, together with older photographs from their youthful days.

For those of you just joining us, here is a recap of how the historic day in Denmark will unfold:

1:35PM (12:35PM GMT, 11:35PM AUS): Frederik, 55, and Mary, 51, set off in a  a 1958 Rolls-Royce from Amalienborg to Christiansborg Palace, along with their son HRH Prince Christian

1:37PM (12:37PM GMT, 11:37PM AUS): Margrethe will follow, leaving from Christian IX’s Palace in a carriage

2PM (1PM GMT, 12AM AUS): There will be a Council of State at Christiansborg Palace, which Margrethe, Frederik, and Christian will take part in together with the Government and the Council of State secretary

2:15PM (1:15PM GMT, 12:15AM AUS): Margrethe will then make her way back to Amalienborg

2:30PM (1:30PM GMT, 12:30AM AUS): Frederik and Mary will hold a formal reception for specially invited guests

3PM (2PM GMT, 1AM AUS): The couple will make a balcony appearance at Christiansborg Palace. The Prime Minister will then proclaim the King’s accession to the throne

3:10PM (2:10PM GMT, 1:10AM AUS): Frederik and Mary will take a carriage from Christiansborg Palace back to Amalienborg, which will be escorted by a mounted squadron

5PM (4PM GMT, 3AM AUS): There will also be a transfer of the royal colours from Christian IX’s Palace to Frederik VIII’s Palace

In September 2022, Queen Margrethe sparked a royal row when she made the decision to remove prince and princess, as well as His/Her Highness titles, from Nikolai, 24, Felix, 21, Henrik, 14, and Athena, 11, who are the children of her second son, Prince Joachim.

She made the decision so the children could ‘shape their own lives without being limited by the special considerations and dutities’ attached to the Danish Royal Family.

Prince Joachim, who is sixth in line to the throne, hit out as his mother a year later claiming the decision had ‘harmed his children.

Today, the Queen’s second son will attend her abdication, however, his children will stay in the Washington, in the United States, where the family is now based, after he took up a role as a defence industry attaché at the Embassy of Denmark.

His wife, Princess Marie, will also stay with the children, who have school.

Their four children no longer have royal titles:

Nikolai, 24, of Denmark: The Copenhagen Business School student and model regularly tops lists of the world’s most eligible bachelors. He lives in Denmark but has jetted around the world to walk for designers in Paris and London. Nikolai has also appeared on the cover of Vogue Scandinavia.

Felix, 21, of Denmark: Following in his brother’s footsteps, Prince Felix has also had success as a model and has starred in an advertising campaign for Georg Jensen. He had a short stint at the Royal Danish Military Academy but quit after two months because it ‘wasn’t for him’.

Henrik, 13, and Athena, 11, of Denmark: The youngest of Prince Joachim’s four children, Henrik and Athena are the product of his second marriage to Princess Marie.

Pictured: Felix, Princess Marie, Prince Joachim, Athena, Henrik and Nikolai

A statuesque, 6ft chain-smoker, with a penchant for brightly coloured raincoats and a remarkable sideline in the arts, she is one of the most admired — and flamboyant — of European monarchs.

Following the announcement of her abdication rumours swirled among her six million subjects over what could have prompted such a move from the 83-year-old who once claimed: ‘I cannot envisage [abdicating]. Unless I fall hopelessly ill.’

After more than half a century on the throne, Margrethe is the longest-sitting ruler in 1,200 years of the Danish monarchy.

As the country’s 54th sovereign (but only its second queen), her heritage stretches back more than 1,000 years to King Gorm the Old. With the passing of our late Queen, she also became the world’s longest-serving monarch.

So why would a ruler, sworn like Elizabeth II to duty above all, abdicate now?

Queen Margrethe, affectionately known as Daisy after the marguerite flower, has been congratulated by her cousin Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf, who himself celebrated 50 years on the throne in September last year.

‘Your Majesty, dear Cousin Daisy! When you step down today from your high office as Queen of Denmark, I want to say a warm thank you for the good cooperation over the years,’ the Swedish king said on Instagram.

‘When you resign today from your high office as Queen of Denmark, I would like to express my warm thanks for good cooperation over the years.

‘You now enter a changed role, but the friendship between us remains intimate and constant.

‘As Denmark’s Queen, you have been a guarantor of the closeness and affection that today prevails between out countries and houses. For this I want to thank you in particular.

‘On this historic day, my household and I want you all happiness and prosperity sooner or later’.

Danes have flocked to Copenhagen today to watch their Queen pass the throne to her first-born son Crown Prince Frederik.

Unlike in Britain there will be no coronation itself, however, the succession will begin around 1pm GMT, when Margrethe signs the declaration of her abdication.

This will take place during a meeting of the Council of State at parliament where the government, Frederik and his oldest son Christian, 18 years old and the new heir to the throne, will participate.

Excited crowds wrapped up warm as they crowded in to get a glimpse of the historic occasion.

‘The royal family means everything that is Danish. It’s fairytales and traditions,’ said onlooker Anna Karina Laursen, 59, a nod to the country’s famous fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen.

‘I was in shock and started crying when the queen said on New Year’s Eve she would abdicate,’ said Karen Holk Jeppesen, 31, a communications consultant, standing in front of parliament where the new king will be proclaimed later today.

Jeppesen, who arrived in Copenhagen with her sister yesterday, said she booked a hotel in the capital the day after the queen’s announcement.

‘It’s very rare to witness a real historical moment that you know will be written about in the history books,’ she said.

Police are expecting huge crowds in the streets of the Danish capital

‘We’re expecting many, many people will come out,’ Copenhagen police official Peter Dahl said.

‘It’s impossible to say how many, but I think there will be more than 100,000 people,’ he said, adding that police reinforcements had been called in from across the country.

When Frederik and Mary of Denmark develop into King and Queen Consort later today, their lives will change irrevocably – as will the lives of their four children.

So far, the teen royals have grown up with relative normality.

They live far from the glare of publicity, attending state schools and staying close to the Australian side of the family, including their grandfather, Scottish-born maths professor, John Donaldson.

While the eldest child, soon-to-be Crown Prince Christian has already become more involved in the family business since his 18th birthday in October – celebrated with a gala dinner with his grandmother, Her Majesty Queen Margrethe – he is currently focused on finishing his education.

Younger siblings Princess Isabella, 16, and twins Vincent and Josephine, who recently celebrated their 13th birthday, are all concentrating on their schoolwork.

And while photographers have captured official family portraits at birthdays, official events and annual photo-calls at the royal family’s summer residence, Grasten Castle, private snaps reveal a close and ordinary family life.

Margrethe chose to abdicate exactly 52 years to the day after she took over from her father, Frederik IX.

‘There’s a lot of symbolism around this day,’ Cecilie Nielsen, royal correspondent for Danish public broadcaster DR, told AFP.

Aske Julius, a 27-year-old Copenhagen resident, said last night he hoped to get a good spot to see the proclamation of the new king.

‘More than half of the Danish population has never known anything else but the queen,” he stated. “She’s really the embodiment of Denmark… the soul of the nation.’

Apart from the abdication, the protocol is largely similar to previous royal successions in Denmark.

No foreign dignitaries or royals are invited, and there is no coronation or throne for the new monarch.

Opinion polls show that more than 80 percent of Danes supported her decision to step down.

The outgoing monarch will retain her title of queen and may represent the royal family on occasion.

Queen Margrethe’s announcement comes two months after pictures emerged of Crown Prince Frederik having fun with an evening out with Mexican socialite in Madrid, with out his spouse Princess Mary.

The Australian-born royal was later noticed in tears and shared a cryptic submit about loneliness simply weeks after the images emerged, sparking rumours of an alleged affair.

Royal consultants beforehand informed MailOnline the Queen’s choice to finish her regin was a ‘shrewd’ bid to save lots of the Danish monarchy and avert for the ‘catastrophe’ of his marraige.

Commentators stated the monarch ‘intentionally’ dropped a ‘huge bombshell’ on the proper time to safe the way forward for the Danish Royal Family, and its ‘biggest asset’, Crown Princess Mary, who’s extraordinarily standard within the nation.

British royal creator Phil Dampier, additionally an knowledgeable on European monarchies, informed MailOnline: ‘I feel Margrethe might have apprehensive that their marriage was in hassle and due to this fact she needed to act.

‘The Queen at all times thought Mary was a implausible asset to the royal household and if she thought she would possibly depart it might have been a catastrophe. She will now hope that Frederik and Mary patch up any variations and work collectively as the brand new King and Queen’.

Pictured: Married Frederik noticed with Mexican socialitie Genoveva Casanova in Ma

drid in October

Hotels, rail and airline tickets have been absolutely booked because the queen dropped her bombshell abdication announcement in her annual televised New Year’s Eve handle.

Rikke Holm Petersen, of vacationer organisation Wonderful Copenhagen, informed the Guardian that individuals began securing their stays as quickly as Margrethe made her announcement on New Year’s Eve.

And one restaurant working alongside the procession’s route added that they’ve needed to recruit extra employees to fulfill the anticipated demand.

When Queen Margrethe grew to become queen, following the demise of her father, greater than 10,000 folks gathered on the sq. beneath Christianborg Palace.

Today police anticipate a minimum of 10 instances that within the streets of the capital.

‘It’s not possible to say what number of however I feel there might be greater than 100,000 folks,’ Copenhagen police official Peter Dahl stated, including that police reinforcements had been referred to as in from throughout the nation.

Queen Margrethe was the third cousin of Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II. Both Queen’s descended from Queen Victoria.

Pictured: Queen Elizabeth, Queen Margrethe, Prince Phillip and Prince Henrik on the Buckingham Palace balcony in 1979. And the 2 Queen’s on the Natural History Museum in London in 2000.

The Danish royal household might be out in drive in the present day to mark the historic event, a protracted with main lights of Danish society.

Not fairly everybody might be there, nonetheless. Prince Joachim, Frederik’s youthful brother, will attend the occasion to assist his sibling – however he’ll achieve this with out his spouse, Princess Marie and their two youngsters, Count Henrik, 14, and Countess Athena of Monpezat, 11.

The Danish palace has confirmed that the household will stay in Washington DC, the place they reside now that Joachim has develop into a defence trade attaché on the Embassy of Denmark.

It is a good distance for the kids to return, in fact – and a college day, because the palace factors out.

All the identical, the preparations are a reminder that the Danish royal household shares issues – and tried options – with their counterparts on this aspect of the North Sea.

Prince Harry, one other ‘spare’ within the line of succession, is prone to sympathise particularly.

Read extra beneath in regards to the similarities between the 2 ‘Spares’.

Queen Margrethe’s shock New Year’s Eve announcement was not the primary time one in all her choice’s despatched ripples throughout the nation.

In September 2022, the monarch determined to take away the prince and princess in addition to ‘His/Her Highness’ titles from Nikolai, 24, Felix, 21, Henrik, 14, and Athena, 11, who’re the kids of her second son, Prince Joachim.

She stated she hoped it might assist ‘form their very own lives with out being restricted by the particular issues and duties’ {that a} formal affiliation with the Danish Royal Family entails.

Like her abdication, the stripping of her personal grandchildren’s titles got here as a serious shock and sparked a royal row.

Last 12 months, Prince Joachim publicly spoke out towards his mom’s choice within the days that adopted – claiming that his youngsters born from Joachim’s first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg – and Henrik and Athena had been ‘harmed’ within the course of.

Months later, the sixth-in-line to the throne admitted that ‘communication was lacking’ inside the Royal Family within the lead-up to the shock announcement.

Pictured: Queen Margrethe along with her son Prince Frederik of Denmark (left) and Prince Joachim of Denmark (proper)

Trumpeters from the Danish Royal Horse Guard had been noticed practising in Copenhagen this morning as they put together for the coronation of the long run King Frederik and Queen Mary.

The service women and men had been seen sat upon the white horses close to to Christiansborg Palace this morning.

On January 4, Queen Margrethe rode within the so-called Gold Coach – pulled by six white horses – for the final time, following the conclusion of her last engagement forward of her abdication.

Here is what the brand new Danish line of succession and the royal household’s titles will seem like after Crown Prince Frederik takes the throne at 3pm in the present day.

MONARCH: King Frederick X (beforehand Crown Prince Frederick)

Her Majesty The Queen will proceed to be Her Majesty and bear the title HM Queen Margrethe.

CONSORT: Queen Mary (previously Crown Princess Mary)

The Royal Couple will henceforth bear the title The King and The Queen of Denmark

1. Crown Prince Christian (beforehand Prince Christian)

2. Princess Isabella

3. Prince Vincent

4. Princess Josephine

5. Prince Joachim

6. Count Nikolai

7. Count Felix

8. Count Henrik

9. Countess Athena

10. Princess Benedikte

Pictured: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (C) and relations, Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (5L), Princess Isabella of Denmark (3L), Princess Josephine of Denmark (L), Prince Vincent of Denmark, Prince Christian of Denmark, Count Henrik, Count Felix, Count Nikolai and Countess Athena wave to the group on the Queen’s 83rd birthday final April.

Princess Mary of Denmark is definitely bringing a breathe of recent air into the monarchy.

The Australian-born mother-of-four, 51, grew up in Tasmania, a world away from the opulence and extravagance of the Amalienborg Palace.

But her ‘frequent beginning’, trend sense, and shows of doting motherhood have drawn comparisons with one other former outsider who has firmly secured her place within the Firm – the Princess of Wales.

Read extra in regards to the similarities between Princess Mary and Kate Middleton beneath!

The streets of the Danish capital are filling with excited members of the general public, whereas crimson and white flags are flying from town’s buildings.

Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the historic day gathered early with their fold out chairs and heat garments at Christiansborg Castle Square, the place Crown Prince Frederik will later succeed the throne.

Some had been seen dressed up in royal costumes with crowns on their head, whereas others drapped the Danish flag over their shoulders.

Princess Mary, who married Crown Prince Frederik in 2004, is ready to develop into the primary Australian-born queen in the present day.

The Aussie, who met the long run monarch in a pub in Sydney 23 years in the past, has since gained over her adopted nation by her dedication to royal responsibility and her fluency within the Danish language.

A latest ballot 85 per cent of Danes have a optimistic opinion of the 51-year-old, who shares 4 youngsters with the long run King.

This is how the historic day will unfold because the Queen abdicates the throne:

1:35PM (12:35PM GMT, 11:35PM AUS): Frederik, 55, and Mary, 51, set off in a  a 1958 Rolls-Royce from Amalienborg to Christiansborg Palace, along with their son HRH Prince Christian

1:37PM (12:37PM GMT, 11:37PM AUS): Margrethe will follow, leaving from Christian IX’s Palace in a carriage

2PM (1PM GMT, 12AM AUS): There will be a Council of State at Christiansborg Palace, which Margrethe, Frederik, and Christian will take part in together with the Government and the Council of State secretary

2:15PM (1:15PM GMT, 12:15AM AUS): Margrethe will then make her way back to Amalienborg

2:30PM (1:30PM GMT, 12:30AM AUS): Frederik and Mary will hold a formal reception for specially invited guests

3PM (2PM GMT, 1AM AUS): The couple will make a balcony appearance at Christiansborg Palace. The Prime Minister will then proclaim the King’s accession to the throne

3:10PM (2:10PM GMT, 1:10AM AUS): Frederik and Mary will take a carriage from Christiansborg Palace back to Amalienborg, which will be escorted by a mounted squadron

5PM (4PM GMT, 3AM AUS): There will also be a transfer of the royal colours from Christian IX’s Palace to Frederik VIII’s Palace

Last evening an emotional Queen Margrethe listened to members of the general public sing to her in Copenhagen on the eve of her abdication.

Danish royalists have taken to the streets of Copenhagen this weekend, waving crimson and white flags in honour of their beloved monarch.

A video posted on X captured the general public singing to Margrethe exterior Amalienborg, Margrethe’s winter residence.

One of the home windows to the palace was left large open, in order that she may hear those that got here to sing to her.

The Queen, identified for her chain-smoking and flamboyant model – was seen on the clip strolling round her residence and peering out on the crowd.

Since 1972 the outgoing Queen has managed to maintain a some-what regular life, changing into identified for her chain-smoking habits and being so ‘regular’ that has been noticed buying within the grocery store.

The Monarch of many abilities even was employed as a set designer in 2021 for a romantic fantasy novel by Out of Africa’s Karen Blixen, one in all Denmark’s most internationally recognised feminine authors, for a Netflix movie.

Last 12 months the royal hit the headlines when she determined to take away royal titles from the 4 youngsters of her son Prince Joachim.

Read extra in regards to the vibrant lifetime of Queen Margrethe beneath.

Today Queen Margrethe will develop into Denmark’s first monarch to abdicate in practically 900 years, as she palms over the throne to Crown Prince Frederik.

Europe’s longest-reigning monarch had at all times maintained that she wouldn’t give up throughout her 52-year reign on the throne however following again surgical procedure final 12 months she was led to ideas in regards to the future.

‘Time takes its toll,’ she stated, asserting her plans to abdicate in a New Year’s handle that surprised the dominion.

Thousands of individuals will collect in Copenhagen in the present day to look at the historic second.

The Queen will abdicate round 2pm native time – 1pm GMT – signing her abdication.

An hour later, her eldest son will proclaimed as King on the balcony of Christianborg Palace within the coronary heart of the Danish capital.

Good morning and welcome to MailOnline’s liveblog masking the abdication of Queen Margrethe.

We will carry you all the important thing moments from in the present day as Europe’s longest-reigning monarch steps apart making approach for her son Crown Prince Frederik to develop into King of Denmark.

Follow alongside because the historic day unfolds, with the King’s accession to the throne being introduced round 3pm GMT.