Party Prince’ who changed his name and enrolled in an American university
At the beginning of the new year, political and religious leaders, kings and queens often express good wishes for their people and the world in their messages on TV, but with the announcement of the abdication of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark on January 1, all Surprised.
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced during her televised election that she will officially step down on January 14.
It should be remembered that January 14 is the same day when she became queen after the death of her father 52 years ago.
The Queen came on TV, gave a message of good wishes and also said that ‘I will hand over the throne very soon to my son, Crown Prince Frederick.’
83-year-old Queen Margaret is the only queen in the world who has held the position for the longest time in Europe. He assumed the throne after the death of his father, King Frederick IX, in 1972.
He revealed during his New Year’s address that he made the decision following a painful back operation in early 2023.
He said that the surgery naturally made him think about the future, that now is the time to leave this responsibility to the next generation.
Contrary to British royal tradition, the 55-year-old Crown Prince Frederick will not have a formal coronation ceremony. Instead, his induction will be announced that day from Emilienborg Castle in Copenhagen.
Queen famous for her habit of smoking and staying away from mobile phones
Queen Margaret is a popular figure in Denmark. Many in Denmark thought she would not abdicate the throne in her lifetime.
“She is to us what Queen Elizabeth was to you,” Danish journalist Tine Götzsche said.
Queen Margaret attended Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in 2022 and celebrated her jubilee in the same year.
She was not expected to become queen when she was born, but when she was 13, Danish law was changed to allow women to take the throne.
A decade ago, Queen Margaret said that she was “inspired by the Queen of England and that I should dedicate my life to my nation in the same way that the Queen of Great Britain did.” For all this, the life of the Queen of Great Britain was very important to me.
Some even consider her to be the longest reigning queen in the world. The Sultan of Brunei remained on the throne for a long time, but his country gained independence in 1984.
Earlier this year, she became the longest-reigning monarch in Denmark’s history, surpassing King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway.
Queen Margaret, known as Daisy, is known for her smoking habit and rejection of mobile phones and the internet, describing herself as ‘much happier and calmer’ without them.
The new king popularly known as the ‘Party Prince’
Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark was known as somewhat of a ‘party prince’ in Denmark in the early 1990s, but his views began to change after graduating from Aarhus University in 1995 with a Masters in Political Science. .
He was the first Danish royal to complete his university education.
During his studies he spent time at Harvard in America, where he enrolled under the assumed name of Frederick Henrikson.
He later served in the Danish Navy, where he was nicknamed ‘Pingo’. He was reportedly given the name after his diving suit filled with water during a scuba diving course as he walked like a penguin.
Like Britain’s King Charles III, Crown Prince Frederick is known for his passion for the environment.
He has committed to make Denmark’s policy in this regard better and more effective in the future.
His wife, Princess Mary, grew up on the Australian island of Tasmania and was working as a lawyer when they met in 2000.
Some describe her as a woman representing modern values. He brought up his four children like ordinary people and sent them to government schools. These children were never given precedence over others as members of the royal family.
Like other royal families across Europe, the Danish royal family is reducing the number of people receiving the protocol in the face of the challenges of modern society.
Last year, the children of Crown Prince Frederik’s younger brother were stripped of their royal titles, sparking some public controversy.