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Margrethe II

American  
[mahr-gray-tuh] / mɑrˈgreɪ tə /

noun

  1. born 1940, queen of Denmark 1972–2024: abdicated.


Margrethe II British  
/ marˈɡreːdə /

noun

  1. born 1940, queen of Denmark from 1972

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Frederik X is Denmark’s new king, just two weeks after his mother, Queen Margrethe II, said that she would step down.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

He will become King Frederik X of Denmark two weeks after his 83-year-old mother, Queen Margrethe II, announced she would be the first Danish royal to abdicate in some 900 years.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2024

"I will hand over the throne to my son Crown Prince Frederik," Margrethe II of Denmark said in her year-end address.

From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2024

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2023

Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, 83, was a third cousin — related by way of both Queen Victoria and King Christian IX of Denmark.

From Washington Post ● May 1, 2023

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