Denmark's Queen Margrethe II to step down on Jan. 14 after 50 years on the throne

Queen Margrethe II announces her abdication from Christian IX

The queen announced during her New Year's speech that she would abdicate on the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.

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