Historic day for the Danish Royal Family. Margaritaafter 52 years on the throne, signed the declaration of abdication in a Council of State this Sunday, January 14, where he transferred his powers to his son Federico. The ceremony has been marked by austerity and sobriety, without any member of foreign royalty. Nevertheless, Felipe VI y Joy have conveyed a brief congratulations to the new kings of Denmark: Frederick Mary Donalson.
“Our congratulations on the beginning of your Reign, with the greatest personal affection and best wishes for the people of Denmark,” the Spanish Royal House has published through its X account. Along with the congratulations, Zarzuela has shared a snapshot, which corresponds to the last visit of the Spanish monarchs to Denmark, in November 2023.
It must be remembered that the state trip of Felipe VI and Doña Letizia to the Nordic country coincided with the publication of the famous photographs of Frederick of Denmark and Genoveva Casanova walking through the center of Madrid.
At 83 years old, the Queen Margaret He abdicated this Sunday after 52 years of his accession to the throne. At Christiansborg Palace, around 2:20 p.m. (half an hour later than expected), Margaret signed the declaration of abdication, where she transferred her powers to Frederick X. After more than half a century on the throne, between cries and cheers from the Danish people, the monarch has put an end to her long reign.